pityocamptes
Newbie level 5
One of the members here has been kind enough to help my son and I with a school project. Basically it is a pan/tilt gimbal that will have a mannequin head on the top that is controlled wirelessly by a head tracker - so as your head moves the mannequins head should also follow suit. I don't foresee the head weighing more than a couple pounds, though not sure of the gimbal weight. The member needs the type of motor I should use, and since I am not very familiar with this I am not sure. He indicated that it should not be a servo, though for the project it would be nice for the head to center upon start up or by pushing a button, etc. - not sure if that is relevant. Also, the motor should keep pace with no matter how fast the user moves their head, slow, to very fast - basically replicating the users head movement. Any help appreciated. I looked at some stepper motors, but not sure. DC is fine as the other components for the project are also DC. Inexpensive motor would be great... :grin: Thanks.