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Check out this Hexapod! (6DOF)

Discussion in 'Commercial Simulators and Peripherie' started by ebinary, Aug 7, 2009.

  1. ebinary

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    http://www.prsco.com/rotopod.html#

    Check out the wild moves on this Hexapod. Its an interesting design, as it does not use linear actuators at all. Heights appear to be changed by moving a pair of servos closer or farther away, around the outer ring.

    I count (at least) 6 degrees of freedom (its interesting how it accomplishes Sway and Surge), plus 360 degrees or better of Yaw (mostly restricticted by cabling issues).

    I would not like to do the math on the reverse-kinetics on this unit.

    Eric
    ebinary, Aug 7, 2009
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    Amazing!!! Thanks for that!!! Great idea!!
    tronicgr, Aug 9, 2009
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    Mambo, Aug 25, 2009
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  4. ebinary

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    The stole my dome idea too! Although it doesn't look like their dome rotates with the platform.
    ebinary, Aug 25, 2009
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    This thread from cnczone.com states the price for their lower end hexapod at $85k, I wonder what it is these days and how much their rotopod costs?
    darkdud, Aug 28, 2009
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