6DoF Motion VR Simpit

[Miles Vorkosigan]

DIY six degree of freedom (6DoF) VR motion simpit, someone that I was flying with last night asked me to post pictures so here you go:

 

Motors are 6 @ Bodine 12v DC, 42rpm, 23amp, 310in-lb. with 3 1/2" cranks.

 

Motor drivers are 3 @ Sabertooth 2x32 by MotionDynamics (two motors 32amp with 64 amp spike)

 

Micro controllers are 3 @ Arduino UNO (one per Sabertooth) running SMC3 motion cue program by Rufus Dufus and modified by BlazinH (X-Simulator.net members)

 

Power is suppliedby 6 @ 30amp LED PSUs in chain with a small lawn mower battery to absorb regenerative current (which could damage or shut down the power supplies).

 

Motion software is Simtools with game plugins provided by the community at X-Simulator.net (special thanks to Value1).

 

Two bass transducers on the arm rests provide the thump and bump.

 

The six degrees of freedom are Heave, Surge, Sway, Roll, Pitch and Yaw.

 

The monitor stand is left over from my previous VR simpit. I need to rework the mount to have it closer so I can see the screen when I am not in VR. It is within squint distance though ;)

[Miles Vorkosigan]

Um....it has VR? :D

[Brewnix]

Awesome machine. That looks like the Samsung O you have hanging there? Curious on how the HMD tracking is while moving?

[0414 Wee Neal]

Platform

 

Hi Propnut

 

that looks great. I fly with a 2DOF from DOFreality which is great, but am considering upgrading to a 6DOF! Woud you be willing to share your design, completely understand if not.

 

What length of movement do you have on the crank arms?

 

Thanks

 

Neal

[Miles Vorkosigan]

Brewnix: It tracks very well, there is some worry about motion cancellation but I have not had any problems. I have heard others mention that they do have some issues when driving race cars but they also have their rigs set up to have very violent motion :D

 

Bluethornton: You can see more details about my build on Xsimulator.net here:

 

https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/6dof-vr-flight-pit.13070/

[Hansolo]

Awesome work Propnut :thumbup: Looking forward for a small vid showing while running

 

Cheers

Hans