The Effect of a Motorized Gimbal on Local Accelerometer-Based Position Tracking
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Engineering
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the accuracy of a position-calculating device by finding the average difference in distance between what is measured by a camera from above and what is calculated by an accelerometer/gyroscope attached to a motorized gimbal. A drone acted as the aerial camera used to check the system’s accuracy. Position tracking accuracy was determined between two groups: one with the motorized gimbal system turned on, and one with it turned off. Neither setup was able to effectively determine its own position, but the group with the motorized gimbal was able to do it statistically significantly better.
Recommended Citation
Tuller, DuBose, "The Effect of a Motorized Gimbal on Local Accelerometer-Based Position Tracking" (2019). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 174.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2019/all/174
Location
Founders Hall 222 B
Start Date
3-30-2019 11:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of a Motorized Gimbal on Local Accelerometer-Based Position Tracking
Founders Hall 222 B
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the accuracy of a position-calculating device by finding the average difference in distance between what is measured by a camera from above and what is calculated by an accelerometer/gyroscope attached to a motorized gimbal. A drone acted as the aerial camera used to check the system’s accuracy. Position tracking accuracy was determined between two groups: one with the motorized gimbal system turned on, and one with it turned off. Neither setup was able to effectively determine its own position, but the group with the motorized gimbal was able to do it statistically significantly better.
