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Showroom 6DOF Formula SAE Simulator

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by LAK132, Jul 23, 2016.

  1. LAK132

    LAK132 New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
    Motion platform, 6DOF
    Not too long ago Flinders Uni finally got their Stewart Platform up and running, ever since we have wanted to get our racing sim seat on it.

    The platform has some obvious limitations thought, for one it has a very heavy duty plate on it which weighs over a tonne (iirc), so the platform can't do particularly high Gs. It does have a significant load capacity though, so our ex-racecar simulator should work nicely :D

    Here's a video of the platform in action:


    As for the simulator seat itself, it is made from an old Formula SAE car that has had all its running gear removed and a PS3, monitor and Logitech steering wheel mounted in. We will be replacing the PS3 with a PC so we can use XSimulator to talk to the platform software and potentially have it running with a VR headset rather than a monitor
    LAK132, Jul 23, 2016
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  2. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    My Motion Simulator:
    3DOF, DC motor, JRK
    Hardware wise how is the Flinders Uni Stewart Platform controlled?

    I look forward to seeing some pictures of your Formula SAE car setup.
    noorbeast, Jul 23, 2016
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  3. bruce stephen

    bruce stephen Hammer doesnt fix it, must be electrical

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, DC motor, Arduino, Motion platform, 6DOF
    Interesting I'll be watching
    bruce stephen, Jul 24, 2016
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  4. LAK132

    LAK132 New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
    Motion platform, 6DOF
    Desktop PC that you can see in the video controls the platform. What the PC talks to I'm not 100% sure.
    The main control loop for it is done with LabView (should be able to use SimTool's network interface to talk to it)
    LAK132, Feb 13, 2017
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