Precise Gimbal Control
How to fine-tune the gimbal pointing controls
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How to fine-tune the gimbal pointing controls
Last updated
The payload's tilt rate scales with zoom. This means that as the digital zoom level is increased, the gimbal's tilt rate will decrease to provide pointing control.
The overall gimbal tilt speed (slow/med/fast) can be adjusted under the camera settings.
By default, the aircraft's yaw control is unaffected by the camera's zoom level; however, zoom rate scaling can also be applied to yaw/pan through Slow Speed Mode.
For even more control, the global yaw rate of Astro can also be adjusted if desired. The default global yaw rate of Astro is 75 degrees/second.
The max yaw rate can be adjusted by going to Advanced Mode (tap the Auterion logo in the upper left-hand corner seven times). Then click on the Auterion logo again and click through Vehicle Setup -> Parameter -> MPC_MAN_Y_MAX. The units are in degrees/second.
Be careful when changing parameters, and double-check what you are doing. Changing the wrong parameter can cause unexpected behavior or even a crash!
Slow Speed mode is a togglable flight mode that affects the sensitivity of the aircraft's yaw when the camera is zoomed in.
Slow Speed mode can be toggled on and off when Astro is in Position mode. It's active when the icon is lit, and you view the video stream.
Slow Speed mode will automatically deactivate when viewing the IR stream
Slow Speed mode is turned off by default
Only the aircraft's yaw speed is affected, not the maximum translational/vertical speed of the aircraft.
