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1DOF (yaw) Noobie Q

Discussion in 'New users start here - FAQ' started by Chonker, Sep 30, 2011.

  1. Chonker

    Chonker New Member

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    Hello,

    I've been getting into racing simulation more and more and would like to embark upon a motion platform project. I was planning on my usual way of working which is to start with CAD, then scale model before building something large. I've been giving it some thought at think the best place to start is with a fixed seat/monitor/wheel mount on a turntable to give yaw. My reasoning for this is the sensation I miss most from driving a real car is yaw, in the case of feeling the rear end break away, and starting this will give me a platform that I can later build a pitch/roll gimbal onto.

    I'm a mechanical engineer so the design/fabrication of the rig isn't a problem, but the software/interface side of things has me a bit worried. On the front page X-sim is described as 2 up to 6 Degree of Freedom (DOF). I'm wondering if this is because pitch/yaw are the usual starting place or if I'm going to immediately hit a problem wanting to do yaw only?

    Cheers
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    Chonker, Sep 30, 2011
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  2. bsft

    bsft

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    Hello Chonker, for car racing, most of us use lateral force (body roll), longitudinal force (braking and acceleration), and vertical force (bumps). And that can but rolled into a 2 DOF set up quite well.
    Yaw is more like drift and you would not really feel that unless you built a frame that has a side to side motion.
    Enjoy designing!
    Cheers, David.
    bsft, Sep 30, 2011
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