LOMAC Driving a motion platform

[bnepethomas]

Hi Guys

 

Though I'd share what finally came together last weekend. LOMAC driving a 2 seater 2dof motion platform. Its been driven by FC 1.1 using the LUA export into a filter that in turn drives a UDP interface for the platform. If you can't be bothered with the overview of the pit wind forward to around the 2:30 mark and you'll see the platform in a roll.

 

Cheers

 

Peter

[Nate--IRL--]

That's very very cool.

 

Nate

[159th_Royalman]

Does it come with and air sickness bag :thumbup:

[bnepethomas]

Does it come with and air sickness bag :thumbup:

Barf bags haven't been required yet :) but there have been a few times where I've needed to stand back from the platform and get a breath of fresh air on terra firma.

[159th_Royalman]

BTW - Can it go inverted?

[topdog]

I can't access anything youtube related from here to see, but a search for youtube user 'tronicgr' will dig out some good demonstrations of motion platforms rigged up to lockon - starting out with just a cage on pulleys for X/Y rolling, but he's since been working on one of the more expensive platforms with more motion freedom (dimensions).

 

Very inspirational, and if you look around you'll even find something of a how-to for assemling one (he had a design originally with one pulley on the left side of the cage, that wasn't so good since the cables needed to be re-tensioned frequently and he's since relocated it), so dig through and find the good ones and the updates :)

 

Once I move house I'm planning on dedicating some space for making one.

[theGozr]

That is great now it need to be on FC 2,0 :)

[Scudslaker]

+1 Rep!)

 

i love it, where can i buy one for me and my wife!)

[bnepethomas]

Should have included a photo of the platform itself, it doesn't do the inverted thing (but I'm sorta glad about that, its hard enough as it is keeping stuff from flying about the pit when maneuvering)

Here's a link to the platform which the pit is sitting on. Its three feet high, which does place limits on how how the cabin can be on top of the platform.

http://www.ckas.com.au/2dof_systems_37.html

 

I've had a couple of near misses with the ceiling inside the house... so its time to build a shed with plenty of head room ;)

 

If you ever really want to do the inverted flight thing head to the smithsonian in DC, this thing is a hoot, definitely not something you can fit in the average living room though......

[topdog]

Nice setup, I was able to check it out now :)

 

Unfortunately seems like the other site I was referring to has had to shut down but an offline copy of it is still available and may have some good references/plans for helping others. None of it is my work of course, no credit for me to take unlike your own efforts.

 

Good to see different approaches/solutions to the same kind of problems though, and this kind of design may help solve some of those headroom issues for some. I do like the almost 'bath tub' style of it though it'd be a little less glamorous to get in/out than the platform based solution heh.

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/tronicgr#p/u/38/1SX_oBSGoKk