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4 dof ,D mover and quibic style

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by Richardamo1, Dec 1, 2024.

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    Screenshot_20241201_161336_Google.jpg Screenshot_20241201_161135_Chrome.jpg Hi guys
    Just a quick question.
    The d mover 4 dof or the quibik v20 style platform.
    I fancy changing my rig to this design, my question is what software would work with the rear actuators to allow the traction loss.

    I have a Thanos AMC 7 channel controller also.
    Please see pics for reference.
    Richardamo1, Dec 1, 2024
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    Chris_Beeves Active Member Gold Contributor

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    I built my bike rig like that.
    IMG_4357.jpeg

    Works good with Simtools. Didn’t try any other se yet, but I know Simhub does not support it.
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    Maybe on the next Mover release. I'm working on that rig module right now.
    And in the two above variants... Small difference on the front joints.
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    Hi bud
    Thanks for the reply,looks awesome to be fair,what controller did you you a Thanos AMC?
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    Also may I have a look at the rear joint please ,I was thinking of using a ball joint setup.
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    Nice,so I assume you mean fly pt software yes?
    If so what controller,I have the Thanos AMC
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    Thanks!
    Yeah, the rear joint was a pain.. It’s a custom thing with something like 20 parts.. If I was smart I would have gone the ball joint way! Haha

    I have the AMC, yes
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    Hey that's awesome
    Would you be so kind as to post a pic anyway,I would love to see it
    If possible
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    Hi Chris,2 things,I was under the impression that the 2 front actuators should be on a cardan u joint or similar and the rear fixed on one axis like the d mover and quibik v20.

    And sorry to bother you ,but would you be able to share a screen shot of your basic simtools axis setup
    That would help me so much,I can then experiment as I have simtools v3 and sim racing studio
    Richardamo1, Dec 2, 2024
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    Sure;
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    Yeah, that’s the tricky part of the setup. The front needs to be free to move in all axes except the y axis (side to side) but still be flexible enough to accept the change of distance between the front actuators caused by the roll motion. The rear needs to be free to move in all axes but the x-axis (front to back). The extra fourth dof comes at a cost ;)

    My axis setup is a motorcycle mess, not really applicable to cars. But the general idea is to use the fronts for roll/sway, rear for traction loss, all four for heave and pitch/surge.
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    If you have the chance I would advise you to build a scale model with RC servos. That really helped me understand the setup.
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