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[wannabeaflyer]

Guys just an update ...from CAD Model to Reality anyways just a quick progress update spent a few hours today and built my 6DOF Motion platform ( R.C Servo driven ) Not Finshed Yet but the Main elements are done and now comes the fun part... the M5 Post in the middle is only there as temp support while i work out the best length for the leg's guys please feel free to add any comments which will help me to fine tune my model as all the drawings will be available on this website and will also do a parts list to show the items used and roughly how much this project will cost for anyone interested...opps Forgot to add the controll system will be based onn posibly the POLOU USB Servo Controller as one option but i think the main one will Be Thanos's AMC controller as i would like to keep it in line with the Work Thanos and John Planmix are doing,,,, ( The mechanical elements was easy the software Hmmmmmm Big headaches but willbe a good learning experiance )

[wannabeaflyer]

hi sirnoname thanks for the question , i am now doing some research regarding programming this model using visual basic and Matlab as the 2 main elements had some advice from John Planmix and will need to carefull when creating my program. as you pointed out the servo arm movement is not linear ..i have to say other people have made models of this type work using servos so i shows it can be done, this does not mean its going to be easy and at this point i will be starting from the beginning as i cant find any shareware ,freeware or anyware programs out there on the net to get this project going .. a lot of work to be done but as i always say its the journey getting there thats the fun part... i will post all my efforts on this website good bad or so so, if you guys dont mind , someone may pick up on my mistakes and have a valid input into a project i hope we will all benifit from.

[wannabeaflyer]

Sirnoname my matlab software is going to be a Xmas present and she wont let me have it till then but am doing some background work with VB and hope to get to the basic point of extracting Position data using simconnect very soon. the last time i played with VBasic was when i was doing the software for my 2DOF full size sim but have to say stopped because the platform needed Better Actuators .. im back to getting myself familiar with VB again so realisticaly i dont think i'll have much until after Xmas (Work / Family / Time) the main thing for me is that i will have all the elements to learn on ...dont give up on me i'll try to get something usefull to this forum as soon as i can .

[Raceray]

I want to ask you for permission to use your cad sketches to integrate them into your forum header.
They look very nice and clean and i would apreciate it very much to use them for our community

Is that ok for you?

Btw. It´s a pitty that your model of a 6dof platform is not moving, but Robins 6DOF progress makes me really believe that your work was not for nothing and it will move in the next month

regards
René

[wannabeaflyer]

Hi Rene Feel free to use any of the stuff i have .. it was always my intention to let people have free access to it, if they thought it would help so no problems sir, i have only got these ideas from seeing the work that other guys share so its the leats i could do

[Raceray]

Thanks buddy,

perfect!!! So you can admire your cad sketches in the next hours at the website header

regards, René

[Robin]

So how is this platform going?

[fooons]

It's an amazing job, congratulations! wannabeaflyer

[AldoZ]

Great, great work dude!

watching the airplane model pic I got a question: are you trying to use IL-2 for your tests?

If yes or if you will to try it please, check if you find the "longitudinal accelleration" in the IL-2 plug-in.

I searched it but nothing and it's really sad!
Since now I can't to simulate the "on the ground" accelleration and decelleration of the take-off and landing.

Flight simulator X plug-in can simulate it and I am really sad to see that a really good simulator as IL-2 can't have the same.

Again, great work! I love to see 6 dof