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MAXIMUS 7 OPERATOR’S MANUAL
August 17, 2016
6.7 Maintenance Tool, Gimbal tab
The left hand side group in the Gimbal tab is the ORIENTATION.
The Console sub-group shows the command from the joystick and can be used to check that the joystick
works correctly. The range of the readings are approximately -2000 to +2000 [2000 is about 240
deg/sec].
The Platform sub-group shows the orientation of the platform in degrees. The Yaw is derived from the
turret position, the Pitch and Roll from the gyro orientation.
The LOS Gyro sub-group shows the gyro’s inclination [in G-s] and velocity [in deg/sec] in the x-y-z
axes. Since the gyro is placed under the camera x would correspond to roll, y to pitch and z to yaw.
The SERVO POSITIONS group shows the mechanical angle of each axis in degrees. Also you can set a
home position by moving the axis to the desired angle and double click the blue radio button to left of the
label. (You can not set zero angle anywhere! The correct movement of the gimbal is related to these
positions, if just one of them is incorrect the gimbal will behave uncontrollably and could cause damage to
itself or personnel.
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