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Joyrider - Thanos

Discussion in 'SimTools compatible interfaces' started by Germany122, Jun 20, 2013.

  1. Germany122

    Germany122 New Member

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    Hey guys, my english ist not very well, so I have to write in german!

    Hey, wie schon oben geschrieben, will ich den Thanos-Simulator bauen. Dazu habe ich mir die Bauanleitung des Joyriders gekauft.
    Jetzt wollte ich ersteinmal allgemeine Erfahrungen sammeln bzw. bekommen.

    Wie habt Ihr angefangen? Ich hätte jetzt erstmal den Joyrider gebaut, und danach mich so langsam mit der dahinter steckenden Software beschäftigt.

    Wo habt Ihr die Rohre gekauft?

    Beste Grüße
    Lauri
    Germany122, Jun 20, 2013
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  2. eaorobbie

    eaorobbie Well-Known Member SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, DC motor, JRK, SimforceGT, 6DOF
    eaorobbie, Jun 20, 2013
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  3. tronicgr

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    I never said its my design... LMAO... :star:

    I paid to obtain the PDF with the plans and after I build it like in the instructions of Acesim, I added the motor towers blocks and servo control with Basic Stamp2 at first and then AMC1.5 that was first tested in action in the Athens Digital Week 2008 :
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiS7rIv-Xf8
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVItAoPYUtI
    tronics-full-motion-car-racing-simulator-using-x-sim-t471.html


    Those were the good old days... Now every average Joe thinks that he can make a simulator with parts of the shelf.... :gl: with that.


    Thanos
    tronicgr, Jun 21, 2013
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  4. bsft

    bsft

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    Yes Thanos, you are a pioneer and have helped many a person get going in the world of motion simulators.

    But as for off the shelf and good luck with that, it is becoming easier thanks to advances and research.
    Off the shelf controllers, Pololu JRKS and h-bridges, Arduino control boards, Sabertooth h-bridges, the Kangaroo control board.
    All off the shelf and fairly easy to sort.
    Motors to supply motion, well, in the 12v range, apart from wipers that need modding to sort grounding issues, there are the 12v boat winch motors and 12v big worm gear motors. Apart from needing a lever, and a home made feedback pot setup, they are just right.
    Sim frames are already off the shelf , some commercial places offer pre-packed sim frames, granted restrictive and expensive.
    Other designs in the frames like simul8tr's frame off the insidesimracing.tv site , http://insidesimracing.tv/forums/topic/ ... s-on-pg-9/ , its becoming easier and simpler to build a DIY simulator.
    Pivot point may be tricky, but usually one can be made up fairly cheap.

    Yes Thanos, those were the good old days, but now, the average joe can build his own simulator.
    bsft, Jun 22, 2013
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