Peter's Converted 9D Vr Motion Platform

I never understand why sim manufacturers make rigs with unlimited yaw. This makes everything more complicated (sliprings, safety...) and has very little advantage for the actual simulation. I think they either don't know how motion cueing works or the want to make the machine look more attractive for spectators standing outside.

Unlimited roll and pitch angle can be useful for extreme cases like fighter jets or aerobatic flight. But rotating at a constant speed in the yaw axis makes no difference to standing still as long as you're not excentric or spin very fast so you'd feel centrifugal forces.

You nailed it, it looks cool.

Personally I'm glad it can do that and can't wait to get it to work. I've narrowed the problem down to most likely the gear box and once I replace it I'll have something really kickass.

more information is coming, but I have to do a few things before I can to this tear down.