Philippine E-Journals

Design Study of Gyro-stabilized, Remote-controlled Weapon Station

Mary Ann E. Telen | Sherwin A. Guirnaldo

 

Abstract:

Weaponry is a crucial element in the battlefield. Artillery should be stable and steady when it is fired to the target. However, when the target is moving, artillery becomes a challenge for the shooter to lock its target; the same case when the shooter is moving. Accuracy and precision is a must to avoid casualties and reserve resources. Hence, this study designed a weapon dock that is controlled remotely to have a stable aim on the target. The technology used sensors called gyroscope that is responsible for indicating change of direction and stabilization. A joystick was used as a remote controller for the pitch and yaw which help the shooter to point and lock its target for better accuracy. Quantitative results were gathered from gyro and joystick that aid the researchers to record errors and inaccuracy in the system which served as the baseline for the stabilization controller to correct. The study achieved the stabilized disturbance with its best response time of at least 630ms which may be improved with fast motor and self-tuning fuzzy proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller.