February 2, 2020
Description
TWBPT (The Worlds Best Pan & Tilt) for Foxeer Mix..
I have designed a new type of Pan & Tilt mount for FPV, that have two big advantages over a regular pan and tilt mount.
Advantage 1:
It can look around in 360 degree, så you can look at the tail of your plane when flying.
Advantage 2:
Clean cable management, the camera and tilt servo cables goes through the pan center of rotation, so that no cables can be tangled.
This pan and tilt mount i designed for the Foxeer Mix camera, the Foxeer Mix, is a small form factor camera that records in HD but also outputs analog signal for FPV.
In this mount, i also made a mounting place for the Foxeer Mix PCB.
The following parts are used in this mount:
Camera: Foxeer Mix
http://foxeer.com/Foxeer-Mix-1080p-60fps-Super-WDR-Mini-HD-FPV-Camera-g-213
Pan Servo: Turnigy TGY-R5180MG
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigytm-tgy-r5180mg-180-degree-mg-analog-servo-2-0kg-0-12sec-12g.html
Tilt servo: TGY-1370A
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigytm-tgy-1370a-servo-0-4kg-0-10sec-3-7g.html
Screws:
For mounting camera module i used included screws. For mounting the rest, i used servo screws.
How to make your own:
Download and 3D print the parts. Use settings so you can print fine details. 0.16 mm layer height worked for me.
base_bottom.stl and cam_holder.stl needs to be printed with support.
For build instructions look at my build guide video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzxyZC5CuAM
Update: 2020-02-09
I added an optional compact Bixler 2 canopy, mount for the TWBPT.
It is printed without support, and you will need to glue in two 8x2,5mm cylindrical
magnets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3WZTDc2MSM
Update: 2020-03-18
Version 2 of the Bixler canopy mount. Now fits a bit better and stays centered. Also have airvents and hole for video tx mount. Use double sided tape and a piece of steel wire to mount the video tx. Can be printed without support, print with thin walls and sparse amount of infill to reduce weight..
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial