Looks like I was right :p

by | Aug 7, 2014 | Design

2 minutes after my email I recieved 2 out of office replies and four requesting more details…. This is better. I sent another 9 mails… go go spammer!! :p

Door

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Design, Pictures

This is a Vision Goal “Hatch/Door Mounts A motion simulator should be pretty easy to get in and out of but for people with difficulties we need to develop some special hinges and quick locking plates to help them. With a standard fitting users can incorporate a...

Working on a Front Door

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Design

I’d guess not everyone is as sprightly as me so it seems logical to offer an easier way to get in and out. It will require more parts and hence cost but if you dont want to climb in through the back then this is your best bet…. Picture soon.

I need a proper video…

by | Aug 5, 2014 | Design

I keep getting the same questions on reddit that are answered in the blog but people are too lazy to find :p So I think I’ll whip up a quick video with a voice over just to help show what the project should be able to deliver.

Keeping Yaw after all?

by | Aug 5, 2014 | Design, Engineering, Other sims

Moving to belts and dropping rotation might not be inevitable after all. Instead we could incorporate a system that adds rotation too The simple pitch and roll solution with belts looks like this : This is the view from the bottom of the sphere, motors on the sides...

Balance

by | Aug 5, 2014 | Design, Engineering

Although we”ll ideally be able to place the user near the center of the sphere there will inevitably be a different center of gravity. Depending on how the user sits they would probably settle back at a 45 degree angle or so. This might be fine for some games...