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Discussion in 'Ready, set, go - Start your engines' started by Mike Goldblatt, Apr 13, 2015.

  1. Mike Goldblatt

    Mike Goldblatt New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, DC motor, Arduino
    Working on a budget car simulator for Dirt3. Looking for any advice from anyone who has experience.
    I have 3 monitors, a wheel, a seat, pedals, and a shifter,an arduino, and some wiper motors. I'm looking to use two motors to run this thing. Budget for the rest of the project is around 200$.
  2. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    My Motion Simulator:
    3DOF, DC motor, JRK
    With wiper motors for Dirt 3 a shoulder mount seat shaker design would be the way to go, here is an outstanding example by @Scratch for some inpiration: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/building-journey-of-crate-racing-cockpit.5446/

    There is extensive Arduino information and code in the FAQ section: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/arduino.6/category

    There is also more general build information in the FAQs: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/building-resources.12/category

    Do note that for most wiper motors you need to ground mod them: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/wiper-motor-mandatory-ground-isolation.25/
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