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DIY active seatbelt tensioner

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by psmooky2, Nov 5, 2022.

  1. psmooky2

    psmooky2 Member Gold Contributor

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    Where can i find this option

    because the situation is it feels prettig good

    -100. 0. +100
    Full brake Full acceleration


    I want to try to only use -100 t0 0 and skip. 0 to +100. I hope this is a good explanation

    But i only can Find degree limitation but it is in both directions
    And offcourse overall intensity and axes limitation etc.
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    Hi. How is your tensioner doing? Do U Have some heat problem with wiper motor?
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    psmooky2 Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi,

    It is working oké but it stalls sometimes then i need to restart the Arduino.

    but i am very busy last weeks so had no time to figure it out het
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    From my experience :) check modified ground, try different usb port and try different electric socket if u have lots of other plugs in one. Take care
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    I tried a usb 2.0 instead of 3.0 last night i had no issues and it worked fine.

    thnx for the idea
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    looks great !!! i like the 1 axis thing more then the 2 axis belt tensioner.. in my opinion a 2 axis makes no sense, because in real life the belt doesnt do it on 1 side only !!!!!

    i think about to do it like you in addition to my 6dof rig. bu i wanna fnish my build first and look how it feels without the tensioner.
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    The belttensioner is really Nice in terms of immersion.

    I started redesign it today i Will post pictures en info About it to do:

    fixing the pole to the seatslider so it moves Along with the seat.

    New motormount, shaft, Bearkats en positioning of the pot meter. (Final design maybe with covering etc now the shaft and the potmeter are not 100% alligned.

    redesign electrical circuit (final design with correct wire coloring etc)

    Fine tuning the settings of the motion.

    and i need to figure out a way when i accelerate the belt doesnt loose an only thightens on braking.

    and then the next step wil be planning for more Motion with 2 back mounted 24v dc motors dont now of it Will be only Seat moving or full frame still doing research i think in perspective of immersion it Will be Seat moving (i only do racing) so i can feel pressure on hands/steering wheel.
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    Done

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    Looks really Nice
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    Very cool. If you figured out how not to loosen the belt please let us know
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    psmooky2 Member Gold Contributor

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    How are u going to mount the seatbelt with a single to two strap like a Y because thats wat im thinking about with the redesign.

    It Will be much smaller than what i have know.
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    Why not wind both belt bands Just on the Single roll?
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    I don't understand why you mean
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    see above :

    "and i need to figure out a way when i accelerate the belt doesnt loose an only thightens on braking."

    it was from psmooky :)
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    What version of simtools u use? U must set max min values. I don't remember but its call tuning center :) on simtools 2.x and simply max min on sim tools 3 beta
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    i found it in tuning center.

    I wanted to try it last night but my setup stopped working. It gives a bleep and stops so i Will try today with another arduino is ik post pictures wen i got it working.
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    found it.

    run the tuning center and Capture min and Max then manually turn down the Max to 0 and let min on -3,5 Those are my setting now see picture om the picture Its 0.2 but Turned it down to 0.

    then save new settings (you first need to capture settings from the game before u are able to adjust manually)

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    great !!!! and so you have surge 2 times ??? one regular for the simrig motion and an additional for the tensioner ?
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    psmooky2 Member Gold Contributor

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    No only one time

    only have the tensioner now i im planning on building Motion but not started yet.
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