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Newbie building a 2 motor simulator

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by Sprintcar, Apr 16, 2020.

  1. Sprintcar

    Sprintcar New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, DC motor, Arduino, Motion platform
    Hi I am a newbie and started building a 2 motor motion simulator. I am using 2 wheelchair motors- a steel frame with universal joints and an Arduino with Cryton 13s motor boards. At least that is my current plan
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    Sprintcar, Apr 16, 2020
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  2. Daguru

    Daguru Rally drivers do it in the Dirt

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    Welcome and good luck :thumbs
    Daguru, Apr 17, 2020
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  3. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    You will find plenty of helpful information in the FAQs to get you started, in particular check out the fundamentals of motion and the design section: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    You can go through existing member projects for specific ideas or inspiration: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Or search for specific types of projects using the Google Custom Search function on the Recent page: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/find-new/posts?recent=1

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/
    noorbeast, Apr 17, 2020
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