6dof stewart platform help

Hi Guys
Ive been lucky enough to be given a old 6dof stewart platform and was wondering if it would be possible to get it to work with simtools. I presume it would just need some new firmware. Any ideas where to start?

Is it electrical actuator? 3 phases motors?

You should post more pictures of the motor data plates, the drivers...

The only information i have is it was made bycuesim as a flight simulator base. here is a picture of the motion drive plate.

It is powered by 3 phase and then goes into a transformer .
The biggest issue at the moment with it being gifted is going to be removing it as it still has the flight cockpit on top. haha

found an article about a similar simulator it does have a little spec on page 11 about actuators speeds?
http://wpage.unina.it/agodemar/TSV/AIAA_MST_2007_DeMarco_Coiro_Nicolosi_paper.pdf

you mean an "inverter"?

Well there is a box that says transformer whether there is an inverter somewhere else as the casing for the motor drive is pretty massive

The motor id plate shows it is a "single phase motor"........ a VFD converts single phase to a 3 phase motor, which is not needed in your case.
Inverter "normally" refers to the type of motor - "Inverter Duty" referencing a motor requiring many forwards and reverses.............they are built heavier duty to withstand that use and to help compensate for the build-up of heat.

Motor plate has single and three phase specifications.

Do we have to ask you once again a picture (of the inside of the box...)? Mentalism is not easy

IF you're going to use the "3-phase" motor hook-up (which you need to for forward/reversing of the motor) - then you would use a VFD (Variable Frequency Diverter) - which takes "single phase" IN and converts it to "3-phase" OUT to drive the motor.

hey guys not managed to gain any access to look in any of the control boxes but have managed to get hold of the "destruction manual" ive attached it beneath .

Those are servos I think....still very jealous...

Nice find!

They're brushless DC servos to be exact. And you only need a transformer if you are running off industrial mains that are over 240 volts to bring the voltage down to 240 volts.

To keep it simple for the minute would it be worth just running it through the transformer? I presume then it could bre just a case of getting it to work with some sort of interface and simtools if possible?

Thanks
The only catch is removing the unit. Il post some images of the unit when i can

I assume you read the manual? Do you have the PC card? Do you have the associated software too? If so do you have a computer that will run 2001 or possibly older software?

Without that, and even if you do, I wish you the best but I believe you really have an uphill battle ahead of you if you are going to try to adapt the original hardware. I think you may instead need to consider finding alternate brushless motor drivers and a way to control them via a PC or arduino or replace the motors altogether with brushed DC or three phase AC motors that are already known how to implement with Simtools.

I also don’t know for sure what transformer you are talking about. I just saw mention of needing a transformer when you need to drop from 360 or 415 volts to 220. If you’re already using 220v you can’t and don’t need to use the transformer.

Good luck.

After curiosity and a google search one of the first brushless motor divers I found looks like it may make a good alternative if it becomes necessary. A little pricy though at $520usd x 6 but arduino controllable.
https://www.anaheimautomation.com/p...tem.php?sID=357&serID=20&pt=i&tID=1000&cID=23

You still need find a power source though.

Actually, I didn't divide the requirements by 6. So this is much better at $171usd x 6.
http://www.anaheimautomation.com/pr...-item.php?sID=277&serID=5&pt=i&tID=100&cID=23

Its possibly a little under powered in amperage though.