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Motion Simulation for Remote Control

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by nic, Jun 1, 2016.

  1. nic

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    Hi,

    This is not a project yet, but I would like to discuss this idea: Can we get IMU data (gyro and accelerometer) from a drone, RC car etc. and use it to move a motion simulator?

    There has been this thread about this by @benj, but I am not sure if anything came out of it.
    (Cannot post links, search for FPV drone racing)

    Then there are these people at VRMotion.rocks (thanks to @SeatTime for the hint) . They do exactly that, but they are just getting started it seems.

    My question: How can we do this with SimTools? I suppose the IMU data would replace the input from a computer game. What is the typical data sent by the game? How can I build a new plugin for SimTools? And of course: How difficult will that be for an average programmer?

    Thanks,
    Nic
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    Simtools 2.0 is currently in closed beta testing: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/simtools-2-0-question-and-answer.8175/

    One of the planned enhancements is a Video Ride Player/Creator and there have been some ideas thrown around regarding how best to record motion. One idea being researched is to use a mobile phone as the motion recording input device. I would think that would work equally well for a drone.
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    Thanks @noorbeast, that's good news!

    But maybe we can already build an IMU plugin for the current Simtools.

    How is Simtools developed? Do you have a small development team, or is it open source?
    nic, Jun 2, 2016
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    Exactly what I was looking for! Seems almost straight forward. I'd imagine one should hook up the IMU to some system that filters the raw data and packs them into UDP packets.
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    One more question: Since my building skills are much worse than my programming skills, I might go for a commercial motion simulator. Are there motion simulator out there that work with SimTools?
    nic, Jun 3, 2016
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    Hi, was my question on commercial motion simulators the wrong question? I realize most community members are building their own motion simulator. Does that mean that SimTools is not intended to be used with commercial simulators?

    Thanks,
    nic
    nic, Jun 7, 2016
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    There have been a number of commercial entities that have used the current version of SimTool without first negotiating a commercial license. That has led to a far more detailed license regime for SimTools 2.0, which has license options for commercial entities wanting to use SimTools with their product and for users to license SimTools for a commercial rig they may have purchased: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/simtools-2-0-question-and-answer.8175/#post-99841
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    noorbeast, Jun 7, 2016
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