[simpits-tech] F-16 Force Transducer Side Stick - Update....

[Erwin Neyt]

Marv,

Good news!

> Today was a significant milestone in that project.  I got the 
> first lab prototype transducer working.  I am still running 
> experiments, but it looks quite promising.  Repeatability is 
> approaching less than 2.5% with no signal conditioning.

Can you tell me what type of sensors you're planning to use? 
 
> What does this mean?  Well it proves concept that the force 
> sensors I am using will measure pressure applied to a grip 
> and resolve down 10 bits or 1 out of 4096.

Very nice, more then ten times beter then a regular joystick.

> The transducer will allow a true no movement F-16 style 
> joystick with the exact dimensions of the real side stick.

No movement? or is there the ability to alow some movement like the real
stick.

Erwin.