[simpits-tech] Hello

Erwin Neyt simpits-tech@simpits.org
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:50:23 +0200


Hi Craig,

Nice to 'see' you here. Hope you get these guys here 'hot' about G-suits and
such. LOL.

Welcome.

Erwin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Rochester [mailto:johncraigroch@msn.com] 
> Sent: zondag 20 oktober 2002 19:29
> To: Simpits-Tech@Simpits. Org
> Subject: [simpits-tech] Hello
> 
> 
> 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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