SinusoidDelta

It's very possible a transient voltage surge wiped out the microcontroller on the throttle when your computer rebooted. Not sure if it's because of poor circuit design or just quality. Hopefully it's something simple instead and TM support gets back to you soon.

From a QA standpoint, the probability of a customer receiving two units with defects indicates poor process/quality control. Interesting that I see the TM Warthog on sale fairly often now too. It kind of seems like value engineering to me but that's pure speculation. I loved my warthog at first, aside from the cheap feel of the switches. But after about 1,000 hours of use, the 'stiction' problem emerged and progressed to the point of being unacceptable. I had the same issue, precise stick input was impossible. It was impossible to pull the stick back without inducing considerable amount of Y displacement. The stick would hang up slightly off center position, never in the same spot when hands off. When I disassembled it, the reasons were obvious. This problem isn't limited to the posts in this thread, a Google search shows it's a common problem in addition to all the switch/button failures. It also can't be compared from a reliability standpoint to the TM Cougar, the mechanisms are entirely different.

Incredible work! Thank you!

In addition to adding a cap verify that all potentiometer ground meet at a single point. I don't know if it's possible in your application but an FFT could filter out spikes.

Not really sure what you're getting at. It's evident in the price the bugeye stick is a commercial piece of hardware. It's not my desired HOTAS. Some users inquired about pricing without response, now they know it's not a reasonable option for us. And the side stick images are a NASA developed controller. A unique design I thought I'd share.

Sorry, My knowledge level is almost nill on this topic. I'm referring to what I think is the HLSL ambient lighting implemention. There are a huge amount of variables I see in the /shaders directory and no idea how they are linked. Atmospheric scattering, diffuse lighting, fog, haze, noise, irradiance, inscattering, transmittance, attenuation....:huh: There are so many variables and equations I don't know how to make sense of it. It is a vague question, I apologize for that.

hahaha I have nothing to back that up, just trying to keep the mood positive.:) Do you have some understanding of how the lighting system works or know if that information is available?

I mean this with all due respect to ED but their implementation of imposters is a band-aid on an arterial wound. I think they are well aware of this and hopefully something is in the works.

I couldn't agree more. There's a reason the Oculus needed to change course and use IR tracking. Even then, its a novelty item until the FOV is much bigger.

I got a response a few months back about the Bugeye desktop F16 stick: $3000 I wouldn't hold your breath on a budget model coming out. I'd love to fabricate a sidestick based of this design....it's genius:

FYI for those interested in discussions rather than could've/should've/would've arguments, here is what we have to work with from the -1 %5Bimg%5Dhttps%3A//i.imgur.com/FpLv0oH.png[/img]

I can see planes with this mod in 4K. Unfortunately the atmosphere is still polluted with light.

Full customizable and affordable are nearly mutually exclusive quantities. I think this company deserves more attention as they are reasonable at providing both. http://www.maxflightstick.com/store/ Defining a "good" joystick is purely subjective. The OP's ideal joystick in some senses is polar opposite of mine: -I want a heavy stick... -I want force to increase at a linear rate from 'hands off' position ~20 lbs at full displacement -I absolutely do not want a twist stick. -Mechanically I want two distinct axes, not a gimbal, no control mixing -It should be designed with durability in mind and serviceable. -High stress areas constructed with adequately strong material (Literally the opposite of the TM stick) I think this thread allows us to describe what we want in a stick. I didn't see this thread as an argument or a complain-fest. Also keep in mind, FFB steering wheels are somewhat easier to design due to simply being rotary motion. Control loading in two axes is more complex and expensive. The demand just doesn't exist. Microsoft has a history of making unprofitable products.

There are 5 AB stages. Watch the nozzle position indicator beneath the fuel flow gauges as you advance the throttle. Be sure to take note of the drastic change in fuel flow at each stage. :)

I'm of the opinion the cougar mechanism is more desirable. The lateral/longitundal axes are independent unlike the warthog. The issue with its design is long term durability and potentiometers.

I couldn't agree more! A lack of competition, lack of demand for accurate non-mixing axes (not a heavily sprung "bob weight"), a "license" from the USAF, large mass, realistic appearance, hall sensors (with unnecessary resolution when the mechanics of the stick are so inaccurate) have made the TM Warthog the most appealing to consumers.

That looks very impressive, how is response/latency? Is there a video showing the person in front of the screen? Could you explain what pseudo 6DOF is? How is translation generated from an IMU? I have my doubts about it being better than tracking fixed points of known geometry. With the 10dof solution. Position is estimated from a third order, the 2nd integral of acceleration. It's hard to overcome the drawbacks of such a system, even with a magnetometer.

Yep, I received the same response. Check these guys out, much more affordable but still more than a warthog. They are very friendly and in addition to what's shown on their website they will create a custom solution specific to your needs. http://www.maxflightstick.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=102&product_id=31

It depends on the aircraft, I should've clarified. I'm speaking about the F-15C specifically. CAS provides the same aircraft response at the same amount of stick deflection/force throughout the flight envelope.

Unfortunately the Kinect was never able to reach the level of performance offered by Track IR. Kinect actually isn't stereoscopic, it uses a single infrared camera at 640x480 and a laser diode projected through a special diffraction grating. The grating creates a pseudo-random speckle pattern which and with some very complex calculations, can be converted into a depth map. The only decent use of Kinect is simply using the IR camera for the tracking your IR point model which isn't any more accurate than a webcam. One technology I'm really interested in it the Intel RealSense depth camera which uses a similar speckle pattern to depth map process but has stereoscopic infrared cameras and an HD RGB camera. It's already supported by OpenTrack and I'm considering purchasing one. See my post on The RealSense here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=157606

I imagine you could modify some of the fog parameters to mask objects below a certain altitude.

Dang, sorry to hear you didn't find anything. It could be many things, TM support may be able to shed some light on the error code. It might take a while to hear back. It's very likely some disconnection has occurred in the wiring. Was the stick purchased used? I would return it if possible. I wouldn't be surprised if something like this had happened: I had your problem when I reassembled my warthog and pinched the ultra small gauge wife's running through the gimbal into the stick grip. I was able to resolder everything and got it working but I was pretty upset considering I broke it :/

I meant internally, remove the steel plate from the bottom.

The FC3 F-15 radar is so far removed from what exists in reality that discussions on accuracy of modes and behavior are superfluous. And GG is only listing whats in the declassified -34, only Eagle Drivers know what the classified -34-1-1-1 or -1-1-2 contains. Basically we got what we got. It's a fun representation, although frustrating. It's difficult to be the underdog and not get upset. But when you win its much more rewarding. I fly the eagle only because it's always been my favorite aircraft. The flight model gives a sense of immersion not offered anywhere else.

Check xHCI is off. If that is verified, remove the base plate. Verify the mini atx connectors are all attached.