TY - CHAP

T1 - PID Controller Application in a Gimbal Construction for Camera Stabilization and Tracking

AU - de Paula, Pierre Alvim

AU - dos Santos, Murillo Ferreira

AU - Mercorelli, Paolo

AU - Schettino, Vinícius Barbosa

N1 - Publisher Copyright: ©2024 IEEE.

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - This paper details the development of a gimbal prototype employing Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID) controllers for camera stabilization and orientation control. The system, featuring real-time image processing with a Raspberry Pi and motor control via an ESP-32 microcontroller, successfully stabilizes and orients a small camera. Integration of OpenCV facilitates application tasks like face detection and tracking. The study compares the efficacy of PD and PID controllers, fine-tuned through the ultimate sensitivity method. Although the PID controller demonstrates promising results in camera control, this research primarily establishes foundational knowledge, paving the way for future investigations into the integration of such systems into drones or other vehicles. Supplementary materials, including performance demonstrations, accompany this paper.

AB - This paper details the development of a gimbal prototype employing Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID) controllers for camera stabilization and orientation control. The system, featuring real-time image processing with a Raspberry Pi and motor control via an ESP-32 microcontroller, successfully stabilizes and orients a small camera. Integration of OpenCV facilitates application tasks like face detection and tracking. The study compares the efficacy of PD and PID controllers, fine-tuned through the ultimate sensitivity method. Although the PID controller demonstrates promising results in camera control, this research primarily establishes foundational knowledge, paving the way for future investigations into the integration of such systems into drones or other vehicles. Supplementary materials, including performance demonstrations, accompany this paper.

KW - Camera Stabilization

KW - Gimbal

KW - PID controller

KW - Engineering

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85198514980&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/ICCC62069.2024.10569310

DO - 10.1109/ICCC62069.2024.10569310

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:85198514980

SN - 979-8-3503-5071-5

T3 - Proceedings of the 2024 25th International Carpathian Control Conference, ICCC 2024

BT - Proceedings of the 2024 25th International Carpathian Control Conference, ICCC 2024

A2 - Kot, Andrzej

PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

T2 - 25th International Carpathian Control Conference, ICCC 2024

Y2 - 22 May 2024 through 24 May 2024

ER -