[simpits-tech] Hello

[Brian Sikkema]

Oh blast, another Craig! I've enough trouble keeping the Steves apart! Sure 
you don't want to go by the name "Robin?" I'm pretty sure we don't have one 
of those yet... ;)

All kidding aside, welcome aboard. I'm sure you'll be wondering just why in 
the world you joined this group in a short amount of time. Once that feeling 
passes, there generally is a good amount of info to be had here. :) Ok, so I 
can't really put ALL kidding aside, it isn't my nature. But anyway, sounds 
like you have some really interesting/usefull stuff going there. Another 
single-pipe for Gene to pick on! Hehehe. But don't let him get to you too 
much, if he wants to trust a fatigue-cracked titanium tennis court, he can 
go right ahead! ;)

Quick question, what do you mean by "helmet force cueing?" Sounds 
interesting to me...

Again, welcome aboard, I hope you can maintain your sanity long enough to 
get some good info!

Brian





----Original Message Follows----
From: "Craig Rochester" <johncraigroch@msn.com>
Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
To: "Simpits-Tech@Simpits. Org" <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Subject: [simpits-tech] Hello
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 13:29:02 -0400

Now that I figured out how to post messages here,  I'll introduce myself:

Craig "Bricklayer" Rochester
Born 1955
Happily married(except for this hobby :)), I child and a mutt
Boston(Jamaica Plain) Massachusetts- immigrated to People's Republic of
Massachusetts 1988
Falcon4 and Battle of Britain enthusiast
Mechanical Engineer- process design for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

I'd like to say thank you to the people who administer this list (geneb?).
This is the best forum I've seen for fight sim pit building, great
discussions!

I've got a few irons in the fire for this hobby. I'm interested in improving
the sensory experience of simulated flight and air combat. My areas of
interest are:

* Head-tracking interface to Falcon4(working prototype)
* HMD - I hate staring at a monitor(design 80%)
* LVDT force based mod for Cougar stick(electronics working with crude test
rig)
* Force feedback stick(like 100 lbs force) for WWII prop sims(on the drawing
board)
* G-Suit regulator/interface to Falcon4 (completed)
* Helmet force cuing(completed 1 axis test rig)
* G-seat roll, pitch, and yaw force cueing , maybe a motion platform if I
live that long :)
* VR gloves for a clickable 3D cockpit(waiting for a clickable 3D pit)
* ...and other wacky stuff

I've got a web page about it: http://pages.zdnet.com/johncraigrochester
(sorely needs updating)

I'll be looking forward to the discussions here and hope I can add something
to this community.

Regards,

Craig



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