Tilt sensing with LSM6DS3 and servo

Hello everyone, i am working on a tilt sensing application wich should adjust servo position according to data coming from an accellerometer. I connected a small laser to the servo, in this way i can watch on a wall if the device is working.

I'm currently using LSM6DS3 sensor and the servo included in arduino starter kit (waiting for a parallax 900-00005). The problem happens in static condition: accelerometer is locked on a certain angulation but the servo didn't stop. I can see the laser moving on the wall. It's not a big movement, i think 1 degree of oscillation around the wished postion.

I think that it's a problem of the bad quality servo included in starter kit, that's why i ordered a parallax.
Anyone has an idea?

Here's the code

//Programmazione di Arduino per il tilt sensing e  motorizzazione di un servo
//affinchè segua le variazioni angolari su singolo asse di un accelerometro

//Include le librerie necesarie
#include "SparkFunLSM6DS3.h"
#include "Wire.h"
#include "SPI.h"
#include "Servo.h"

//Crea gli oggetti e le variabili
LSM6DS3 myIMU;          
Servo servo;
double AcX,AcY,AcZ;
int Pitch;
float sommaX, sommaY, sommaZ = 0;
int counter = 0;


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);                     //Imposta il data rate in baud per la comunicazione seriale

  pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);            //Accende il laser
  
  servo.attach(8);                        //Servomotore collegato al pin 8 delle uscite digitali di Arduino
  
  myIMU.begin();                          //Inizializzazione MPU

  myIMU.settings.accelEnabled = 1;        //Abiita accelerometro
  myIMU.settings.accelRange = 2;          //Massima forza di gravità percepibile
  myIMU.settings.accelSampleRate = 1600;  //Sample rate dell'accelerometro in Hz. 
  myIMU.settings.accelBandWidth = 50;    //Larghezza di banda dell'accelerometro in Hz. 
  
}

void loop()
{

  //Acquisizione degli assi X, Y, Z dell'accelerometro

  sommaX = sommaX + myIMU.readFloatAccelX();
  sommaY = sommaY + myIMU.readFloatAccelY();
  sommaZ = sommaZ + myIMU.readFloatAccelZ();
  conta++;

  if (coounter >= 20){
      AcX = sommaX/counter;
      AcY = sommaY/counter;
      AcZ = sommaZ/counter;
      counter = 0;
      sommaX = sommaY = sommaZ = 0;
     }
     
  //Calcolo dell'angolo di pitch (asse X)
  Pitch = FunctionPitch(AcY, AcX, AcZ);  
  Serial.println(Pitch);

  //Mapping dei valori dell'angolo di pitch da un internvallo (-90,90) ad uno (0,180)
  int ServoPitch = map(Pitch, -90, 90, 180, 0);

  //Il servo acquiisce la stessa posizione dell'angolo di pitch
  servo.write(ServoPitch);
  
}


//Funzione per il calcolo dell'angolo di Pitch
double FunctionPitch(double A, double B, double C){
  double DatoA, DatoB, Value;
  DatoA = A;
  DatoB = (B*B) + (C*C);
  DatoB = sqrt(DatoB);
  
  Value = atan2(DatoA, DatoB);
  Value = ceil(Value * 180/3.14);
  
  return (int)Value;  

}

Please edit your post to use code tags, instead of quote tags, to enclose the code.

Use Serial.print() statements to see if the servo commands are causing the oscillation. Are the values stable?

Never power a servo or motor from the 5V Arduino output -- that will cause similar or worse problems. Use a separate power supply for the servo, and connect the grounds.

jremington:
Please edit your post to use code tags, instead of quote tags, to enclose the code.

Use Serial.print() statements to see if the servo commands are causing the oscillation. Are the values stable?

Never power a servo or motor from the 5V Arduino output -- that will cause similar or worse problems. Use a separate power supply for the servo, and connect the grounds.

Hi, thanks for reply.

On serial monitor i can see that values are stable during the time and they are integer numbers, so i don't think that the problem is there.

I will try to supply the servo with external power instead 5V pin and i'll let you know. This is a nice clue to try solve the problem, thanks!

Let me say i experience some benefits in stability of servo's aim using arduino DUE instead of UNO.