[simpits-tech] Re: Simpits-tech Digest, Vol 27, Issue 8

[Cris Harrison]

what are you going to do about moving the 'platform' you can pull out 
the g loading but you might look at taking accelerations vectors (pitch, 
roll and yaw) and using those ie if you have no accel then dont do 
anything and really you have to work backwards but anyway good luck
BTW check out my NOTAM
www.phoenixcomm.net/~phnx2000/sim/notams.shtml and READ RFC #1
good luck...
Cris Harrison
btw you need 6 liner actuators.. 2 per leg mounted in a 3 pairs
each pair mounted 120deg around the base...
looks like a papson chair base....
and remember to get the G you need lots of power ... air cyliners might 
be better and  you prol whant a strok of 12" at the min...

K :) wrote:

>
>     Anybody know an easy way to get joystick positioning out of the
>     computer and direct the data to a serial port ?
>
>      
>
>     I am building a motion platform sort of like the one Jim in NZ did
>     except I am going to be using electric linear actuators.  The
>     problem I am having is that my joystick is a USB Thrustmaster
>     Cougar and I am having trouble getting the joystick position data
>     out of the computer that is running the sim to the computer that
>     runs the platform.  Any ideas will be welcome.  I'm down to
>     looking for ways to physically attach another set of pots to the
>     stick (an ugly solution if there ever was one)
>
>      
>
>     Thanks
>
>      
>
>     Kevin
>
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