like why is the ffb design superior to counter balance
like why is the ffb design superior to counter balance
Sim curious to know
Sso you can use a torsion spring like this
Sthe only diference between a spring and counter balance is that you can fly upside down with the counter balance irl and the stick would stay where it is while with a spring it would fall
NTime for me to go to bed here in my time zone but...
- My FFB design is counterbalanced
- FFB design will bring all the features of the Rhino control board including, but not limited to
- Adjustable dampening force
- Friction Effects
- Ability to simulate friction lock for collective
- Adjustable end stops
- Telemetry based effects (gunfire, ordinance drop, ETL, etc..etc..)
Ssorry about that
BFFB allows a proper use of collective brake usage, that
Sthe friction lock sounds interesting
B's the #1 reason
Sbut whats the purpose of it while flyng
SI heard a few more expensive helciopters have it
Bthink friction lock, but unlocks at push of button and allows the altitude hold function to move the collective
Bit's hard to explain, as it works different in different helos
Shmm
BI personally wouldn't have a use for it as my K51 does everything I need except maybe for quick swap heads, but if you wanted that level of fidelity
BI'm not even sure DCS even models it as a ffb thing
SI guess its a preference thing, I fly in vr so I dont know how I would feel about my collective moving
BDCS doesn't actually have any baked in FFB stuff, i think it's up to the individual module makers to make it work
Bat least that's how I understand it
Sfor example the apache has altitude hold but I dont think the collective moves while it holds altitude in the real thing
BI only fly VR as well, but your brain "knows" where it is based on engine noise alone really
BI don't know, ask Brad, he'd tell you
SI feel like I would want to have that if I was building a replica cockpit of a specific helicopter that has that feature and I want it to operate exactly the same way
BI know in the KA50, the whole "break out" zone where you can overpower the collective to break out of alt hold is a DCSism because IRL you press the collective brake disengage button to move the collective and that is what disables the alt hold
Syou can achieve friction lock and moving collective with a closed loop stepper motor. you just tell it where to go and when to hold position
Botherwise, it's held in place via mag brake, not friction iirc.
Sindustiral servo motors sometimes come with mag brakes
BI dunno, this is all rivet counter in the weeds stuff that doesn't matter
Swell its a cost and complexity thing
BA simple stepper like he is building is the easiest and cheapest way to do the thing. Otherwise a 15 cent friction clutch like the K51 does the rest for the rest of us
BThe K51 isn't even counterbalanced and it's smooth as silk
Soh is he doing it with a stepper
Sit must be light then
Bit might have a torsen spring, i dunno, i can't care enough to look inside
Sbecause I built a non counter weight non spring collective and it is smooth but its not as optimal like I would want it
BIt's literally the biggest reason I hate the russian invasion right now is he can't ship them out to the US IIRC anymore
Show much does it sell for
Bwas like $150 shipped? I don't remember exactly, and exchange rates change
Swell if you tell me how much your willing to pay maybe I could build you a even nicer one
SI can give it 14bit, nice beefy switches and buttons etc
SI actually have one available
Bnone of that interests me, honestly. Why 14 bit, it already has enough resolution to change output merely by resting a finger on it with a desaturated range
S
BI have a kiowa head modeled and still can't be bothered to print it out, lol
SWell I was thinking of modeling a kiowa model for mine
BThe inside joke used to be the kiowa was going to release before I could finish printing, now it's that it won't release until I get around to printing it
Bthe more I think about it, the more I don't think I need more buttons than what I have
SThe adc I use is actually 15 bit but the hall sensor is not precise enough so for example temperature changes can be measured but it is sensetiv enough to measure your steps as your walking around
Balready have 2 hats, 3 buttons, 3 pos switch, 2 2 pos switches, and a rotary, and throttle
BI think the KA50 is the only thing that I have it all bound to things, and that is only because I have the search light bound for no reason at all