DIY 2DOF seat mover, simucube and pedals !

Hi every one !

First of all, I'm a new member, but I haven't seen anywhere to post a presentation post as it's usually asked in forums.
Should I do it here or is there another section to do it ?

I took some time during our lockdown to start my new sim frame !
The plan was to do a 2dof seat mover, to use simucube for the wheel and pedals, and basically try to do every thing by myself ! Especially the pedals

So first of all for the seat mover, nothing you haven't seen already ! pretty standard regarding the design. I have used some 350w motors and a sabertooth 2x32. And quite obviously my plan is to use simtools !
I have chosen the seat mover instead of a complete frame mover because I'm using VR headset, and it seems more natural to me.






I still have to wire everything and attached the seat belts.
I left the sliders under the whole system so that the center of gravity won't be affected by the seat position. I just hope that it won't create some play after some time !

For the steering wheel I'm using a simucube 1 with a ioni pro, a 600W 36V power supply and a Hirden engine from China (very similar to the famous Mige).

About the Pedals, I designed them to be mounted upside/down, I don't know the right terms for that, sorry.
So obviously it's not as sexy as some commercial pedal boxes, but it's homemade and it works ! with simucube it's very easy to setup as everything is directly connected to the same board.

I took the following sensors (from my work) : http://www.vishay.com/sensors/list/product-57115/




For the brake pedal I took a rear-brake master cylinder from a bike, and implemented a 250 bar pressure sensor. Samething, as it's plugged directly on the simucube it's very easy to setup !
So far so good, but the real test will be in games !!
I still have the foot rest to create.




I put all the electronic components in a huge PC case…. not optimized but I don't want to order anything like this during the lockdown.



Still quite rough, it still needs a lot of love but the whole project is going quite smoothly up to now !
I still have to do a H-shifter support, modify my wheels to add some palets and buttons, attach seat belt, do some cable managment… understand the software….

But at least now I have somewhere to post my updates and get your advice !

Chears,

Articho

Thanks noorbeast.

I thought i created an account here 3 years ago but çan't find it.

I dont know if i'll be able to wait to get to the 30days criteria....
Especially this close to the end of the projet.

Hi all.

Quick update on the gobal rig :

- I had to strenghen the rig because it was flexing quite a bit, and I didn't want to lose any effects…. And my 2DOF isn't even working yet !

- don't use "chinese" brake master cylinder… mine was already here so I tried to use it, but it last 1 sessions only, and the internal sealing broke. I switched to a nissin one I took from my former CBR and it works like a charm. I also added some flexible material between the brake pads and the feeling is very good.

The 2DOF is still OFF but I had the chance to test the direct drive wheel, and it's soooo good. I couldn't go back to my old CSR wheel.

Chears !
Kevin