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hossamzayed New Member Posts: 6	360 Flight sim Rig Jun 2, 2015 15:22:26 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hossamzayed on Jun 2, 2015 15:22:26 GMT We are a team of 4 engineers from egypt trying to build a 360 flight simulator rig that rotates a full 360 degree on 2 axis.
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360 Flight sim Rig Jun 2, 2015 15:32:38 GMT via mobile

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Dear Mr. Thanos , i want to thank you for your inspiration. If you remember me from your youtube channel.
I took your advice and joined the forum.
So far we have managed to test our control ststem.
We are using arduino leonardo as our microcontroler as it can be used as a keyboard and mouse on a pc platform.
We use an analog joystick and connected it to arduino.
Then connected the arduino to both the PC and the VFD variable frequency drive to 2 DC motors with quadrature encoders connected back to arduino we managed to mentain the motor speeds over different loads in the motors , and at the same time synched the shaft rotation speed with the in game simulation plane rotation on both axis.
The current problem we are facing is that the sync between shaft rotation and plane rotation is not quite acurate. We need a feedback from the game with the plane axact rotation angles on both axis so we can compare it with our gyro readings of the rig and code the correction method in order to insure complete syncronization.
Any feedback is highly appreciated.

tronicgr Moderator Posts: 868	360 Flight sim Rig Jun 2, 2015 19:27:09 GMT via mobile hossamzayed likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tronicgr on Jun 2, 2015 19:27:09 GMT Any photos of it? It would be cool if it looked like the SEGA R360!!
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hossamzayed New Member Posts: 6	360 Flight sim Rig Jun 3, 2015 8:18:30 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hossamzayed on Jun 3, 2015 8:18:30 GMT Well here is a link to the PDF copy www.dropbox.com/s/85zjb61nfvnjkl4/flight%20simulator%201002-layout1.pdf?dl=0

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360 Flight sim Rig Jun 3, 2015 8:24:48 GMT via mobile

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Is it possible to get that feedback over serial from HAWX game we are using. If not , is it possible to do it if we make a flight sim game on cryengine?
I really need your feedback on that.
I'm sure that your 6 DOF rigs you bilt especially for cars require feedback from games with even more complicated data like collisions and such as motion feedbacks from game effects over the car itself.
Really appreciate your feedback
We want to step into the next phase and start building the whole thing but we cant do that until we confirm the proof concept model with accurate sync between sim and rig

clyevo Full Member Posts: 200	360 Flight sim Rig Jun 3, 2015 10:25:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by clyevo on Jun 3, 2015 10:25:46 GMT what software are you using to take the telemetry data from the game and to talk to your arduino board?

tronicgr Moderator Posts: 868	360 Flight sim Rig Jun 3, 2015 10:31:54 GMT hossamzayed likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tronicgr on Jun 3, 2015 10:31:54 GMT For motion data for realistic flight sims you could use Ian's software: bffsimulation.com/software.php He doesn't support the HAWX thought. Maybe you could check to see if its supported by www.xsimulator.net
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hossamzayed New Member Posts: 6	360 Flight sim Rig Jun 4, 2015 17:52:50 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hossamzayed on Jun 4, 2015 17:52:50 GMT Jun 3, 2015 10:25:46 GMT clyevo said: what software are you using to take the telemetry data from the game and to talk to your arduino board? That's actually what we are trying to figure out

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360 Flight sim Rig Jun 4, 2015 17:54:58 GMT via mobile

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Jun 3, 2015 10:31:54 GMT tronicgr said:

For motion data for realistic flight sims you could use Ian's software: bffsimulation.com/software.php
He doesn't support the HAWX thought. Maybe you could check to see if its supported by www.xsimulator.net

Thanks a lot for your feedback , we started digging in that direction and hopefully we will get results from it. Will keep you posted. In the mean time we are checking a solution from unity to arduino. As the game can be written in unity as it is in cryengine.

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tronicgr: dureiken Hi, Open a thread and I'll try my best to help. A little busy with Kickstarter details at the moment but I'll see what I can do. Aug 12, 2017 11:57:42 GMT *

dureiken74: I just did it

Aug 27, 2017 11:59:06 GMT

fimmy: How's the firmware going? Sept 6, 2017 8:34:43 GMT

tronicgr: @fimmy I had to put it on hold to finalize the manufacturing of the new kickstarter controllers. I tested parts of it to ensure compliance with the new features and looks good so far. I'll get back to it soon for integration. Sept 9, 2017 12:52:35 GMT

Theuns: Very nice design.I'm also busy with mine and changing it also to Linear Actuators with 220v Servo motors.I'm waiting for my new controllers from Thanos. If I may ask Do you have any Sketchup files of your design and willing to share it I Thanks Theuns Sept 14, 2017 22:45:09 GMT

atayeu: Hey everyone! I'm reading up and gathering all of the intel I can find for my first motion platform. this is by far best information for creating one. Oct 14, 2017 7:25:57 GMT

tronicgr: New blog post: motionsim.blogspot.com/2018/02/using-linear-ac-servomotor-actuators.html Feb 10, 2018 17:05:15 GMT

lovepenchant: hey i have a question Mar 30, 2018 11:35:43 GMT

lovepenchant: is this free forum ? Mar 30, 2018 11:35:53 GMT *

whereiswaldo: does someone know a lot about drivers of ac servo's? Dec 4, 2018 20:24:44 GMT

tronicgr:
New Firmware release v3.5

Read details here:
motionsim.blogspot.com/2018/12/amc1280usb-firmware-v35-release.html
Dec 15, 2018 22:57:47 GMT

tmcnam: I must be crazy but I still can't find the blueprints to the platform by GA-Dawg. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys. Mar 10, 2019 21:31:57 GMT

Trip Rodriguez: Sorry tmcnam, the shoutbox doesn't get much attention. Did you find the blueprints? They are at the VERY bottom of the extremely long first post. It says "attachments: 6DOF.zip May 4, 2019 19:13:25 GMT

zivby: How much weight this setup can carry? May 19, 2019 11:57:16 GMT

tronicgr: Sorry for been away from this forum for some time now. Check out new firmware that supports real AC servomotor on the standard AMC1280USB: motionsim.blogspot.com/2019/05/new-firmware-for-easy-aasd-15a.html Jun 1, 2019 21:43:12 GMT *

Theuns: Hi Marko. Theuns from Brisbane. It's no easy to find the correct motors in Brisbane and if you do it's expensive. Did you find some motors for your simulator Jun 23, 2019 2:31:34 GMT

tronicgr: Hey guys,this forum is now outdated, please join my Discord server discord.gg/bx4PxYR Dec 20, 2020 6:23:50 GMT

jeanmarcfr69: Bonjour Thanos Apr 12, 2021 6:56:31 GMT

jeanmarcfr69: Thanos je suis francais et j'ai besoins de compléments d'information pour finaliser une installation avec 1 x AMC1280USB DELUX avec extension 3x servo motor DORNA. POurriez vous m'aider ? Apr 12, 2021 6:58:17 GMT

hfj68: Hello! I'm a newcomer and a complete novice entering uncharted territory. I'm thinking of mounting a Cessna 172 or 182 cockpit simulator with three screens on a 6DOF platform. I don’t know anything about engineering, coding, and technical. How do I start? Oct 25, 2023 18:48:47 GMT