That is one of the custom setups I had considered ! A nightmare to solve (double trilateration) but

That is one of the custom setups I had considered ! A nightmare to solve (double trilateration) but a table was my solution.
Though this setup wasn't the best... the linkage was too deflected too have an acceptable usable range.

PierreOP•6/15/22, 2:04 PM

And that is the second setup I came up with. Much simpler, higher force, easier to solve, no crazy linkage deflection.

But would still require some table for one of the two axis.
Project hadn't advanced at the time due to the lack of interface and I didn't really have the time to make it myself !

walmis•6/15/22, 2:05 PM

Yeah... I like the KISS principle

Mabond96•6/15/22, 3:34 PM

I'm interested in using your kits for a GA Simulator in XP11, is it possible to connect a more basic grip (Will be me own design with a single push button mounted on the top), and have the push button work through your controller? Also, is it possible to have the spring tension increase as you accelerate down the runway? I.e the aircraft I am simulating has all mechanical control linkages and therefore stay 'sloppy' until the speed increases

NITE 107 | Snake•6/15/22, 3:43 PM

I cant answer your question regarding mounting grips, but the control surface tension should work based on the FFB implementation of the simulator?

NITE 107 | Snake•6/15/22, 3:44 PM

IL2 is an example of a good implementation where the stiffness of the controls depends on your speed and the type of control surface

NNITE 107 | Snake I cant answer your question regarding mounting grips, but the control surface te...

Mabond96•6/15/22, 3:45 PM

Thanks, that's a good point. I'll look into it

PPierre That is one of the custom setups I had considered ! A nightmare to solve (double...

Gator•6/15/22, 4:04 PM

Totally feasible with the right gear reduction. No need to have the motors at an angle. Works fine with VPForce inline with the axis.
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EExpertNewbie I can attest to this, having owned the Brunner CLS-E. When flying anything that ...

Mike (Mugs)•6/15/22, 5:10 PM

^^^ This is exactly the issue I have with my Brunner CLS-E, it drives me nuts with the disconnect FFB forces right at the worst time in dogfights

PierreOP•6/15/22, 5:32 PM

Yepp... Lots of solutions...
Though gears have backlash
Reduction means less direct... And introducing play/elasticity
Direct or pseudo direct needs more powerful motors and may need geometry corrections... may also have a bit of play in pseudo direct...

Lots of designs... But if car racing is anything to go by the direct appears to be the best of choices !

Woodspeople•6/15/22, 5:55 PM

From what i've seen, rotational inertia seems to be fairly linearly correlated to rated torque produced in a motor (within a certain company's motor lineup at least). So, trading speed for inertia basically seems like a tradeoff of size/price vs system slop/elasticity.

walmis•6/15/22, 6:07 PM

I tried one cool trick, if you set negative intertia in the VPforce utility, it cancels out rotor inertia somewhat lol

Woodspeople•6/15/22, 6:07 PM

Cool!

PierreOP•6/15/22, 6:07 PM

But because force feedback you should be able to have negative software inertia and reduce this bad inertia effect.
Also despite having more inertia, it will turn slower, meaning less acceleration and less inertia feedback. So result is actually similar.
Plus... Actual flight controls usually have significant inertia !

Wwalmis I tried one cool trick, if you set negative intertia in the VPforce utility, it ...

Woodspeople•6/15/22, 6:09 PM

I can't quite put my finger on the physical reason why right now but it seems to me that negative inertia would reduce system stability, did you notice this?

walmis•6/15/22, 6:10 PM

Yes, gain and bandwidth needs to be tuned

PPierre But because force feedback you should be able to have negative software inertia ...

Woodspeople•6/15/22, 6:10 PM

yes, the second sentence there was what I was trying to get at with the linear relationship between torque and inertia, It seems that the inertia/Nm will stay approximately the same with a reduction or without.

PierreOP•6/15/22, 6:10 PM

That's normal !

Once it detects acceleration, it will add force in the direction of the acceleration, leading to more acceleration and more force...

As said, reducing gain is best to not go into actual negative inertia

Woodspeople•6/15/22, 6:11 PM

Ok, that is what I was thinking but explained decently. thanks.

MMabond96 I'm interested in using your kits for a GA Simulator in XP11, is it possible to ...

walmis•6/15/22, 7:00 PM

You can implement a simple grip with vpforce shift register board to add support for up to 32 buttons. The board will cost up to 10€. The grip attachement is M36x2 thread.

walmis•6/15/22, 7:01 PM

And miniDIN-5 connector

BikerSid•6/15/22, 7:04 PM

@pierre_lbThere's a gear design which is used in the primary drives ( crankshaft to clutch ) of modern motorcycle engines. Basically one of the gears is split into two halves, and the halves are biased using springs to be slightly out of alignment. That removes any backlash without having the gear train meshed so closely that it will destroy itself. It's difficult to explain, but obvious when you look at it. I've often thought the system would be good for driving transducers\rotary position sensors etc

Wwalmis You can implement a simple grip with vpforce shift register board to add support...

Mabond96•6/15/22, 7:23 PM

Thanks, just wanted to check! Amazing work by the way. I started with the original thread by Propellor on the DCS forum, and have an assembled gimbal and chassis, just needed to sort the drive system and never got round to it. Much prefer they way you have done this though, great stuff.

mobettameta•6/15/22, 8:13 PM

is there a website where product is sold?

Mmobettameta is there a website where product is sold?

Windborn•6/15/22, 8:15 PM

Soon (read the frq)

PPierre Yepp... Lots of solutions... Though gears have backlash Reduction means less dir...

dillon.biz•6/15/22, 8:41 PM

Chains with different sized sprockets

BBikerSid @pierre_lbThere's a gear design which is used in the primary drives ( crankshaft...

Woodspeople•6/15/22, 10:22 PM

Facinating, I think I can sort of see it. Do you know what it is called?

PierreOP•6/15/22, 11:34 PM

https://youtu.be/c3bjt_8CdKw

YouTubethang010146

Eliminating backlash in gear drives 2

The blue gear is idly pivoted on the beige shaft.
The red tension spring pulls the beige and blue gears, thus eliminating the tooth backlash between the yellow and beige gear shafts.
The spring must be strong enough to maintain the tooth contact of the three gears.
The third scene of the video shows how the backlash is eliminated under the sprin...

TripRodriguez•6/16/22, 4:22 AM

Has anyone done FFB anti-torque (rudder in helicopter) pedals? Does DCS support this? If so I'd like to order the Rhino plus a single motor kit to DIY my own FFB pedals. If it's possible, I'll post this in suggestions.

TripRodriguez•6/16/22, 4:22 AM

FFB pedals might also be nice in warbirds and such, but force trim/mag brake in helicopters is where I really want it.

walmis•6/16/22, 4:32 AM

The pedals are doable, but directinput does not support third axis iirc. So sim telemetry data would be needed to be interpreted and developed to be sent to the ffb device.

Vladinsky•6/16/22, 4:48 AM

No need for data export as far as the DCS helicopters are concerned, it just needs the same hardware force trim you're planning to do later.

Vladinsky•6/16/22, 4:50 AM

Wonder how easy it would be to put a motor on the Crosswinds....

VVladinsky No need for data export as far as the DCS helicopters are concerned, it just nee...

walmis•6/16/22, 6:06 AM

Ah right, I was thinking about warbirds

Vladinsky•6/16/22, 6:11 AM

Oh yeah for those, absolutely

BikerSid•6/16/22, 10:22 AM

@triprodriguezI've got a feeling that real world helicopter pedals give no feedback to the pilot. I can find out for sure if you are interested.

NITE 107 | Snake•6/16/22, 10:32 AM

@bikersid you're right in terms of feedback, but i think what trip was referring to was trim

NITE 107 | Snake•6/16/22, 10:33 AM

you can basically reset the center point using trim so that you dont need to hold pressure to keep the pedals in the same place

NITE 107 | Snake•6/16/22, 10:33 AM

which should be reproducible with a FFB style motor

Vladinsky•6/16/22, 10:34 AM

You'll get some manner of feedback in light helicopters with simple cable/pushrod controls but there will only be artificial feel with irreversible hydro boosted controls. Usually through the form of a trimmable spring cartridge or simple friction.

Mabond96•6/16/22, 3:00 PM

Sorry to keep jumping in! Has anybody experimented with having two of these connected at once, before? e.g Is there scope to make one of the units mirror the other in a full two seat cockpit?

walmis•6/16/22, 3:03 PM

I had an inquiry about this from a glider instructor, I will be able to implement synchronization over LAN some time in the future

Mabond96•6/16/22, 3:08 PM

Ahh interesting! I'm building a full scale cockpit, replicating a Grob 109b motorglider, for a gliding club. Not much left to arrange, mostly controls now. It's a side by side seat config and syncing the sticks will be quite key. Any ideas when this might be possible?

walmis•6/16/22, 3:14 PM

Can't promise any exact date, but I'll definitely put in a time slot for this in the near future

Mabond96•6/16/22, 3:15 PM

Amazing. Thankyou! Have you had any experience with the original gimbal design my 'Propeler' on the DCS forum?

walmis•6/16/22, 3:17 PM

Yes, the one in the Rhino is quite similar, but I designed it from scratch

Mabond96•6/16/22, 3:24 PM

Ahh nice. I have a functional gimbal, printed in Carbon PETG. It works nice, but at the extents of the control range, there is some binding and can't work out what it is!

Flashgod_VR•6/16/22, 3:40 PM

https://forum.dcs.world/uploads/monthly_2021_04/IMG_20210408_093214.jpg.5aac57d3caed5ac485b8c71eab3bb15e.jpg

does the upper "T-shaped" part have enough play with its bearings?

Flashgod_VR•6/16/22, 3:42 PM

it needs to be able to turn a little in the main piece...

Gator•6/16/22, 3:45 PM

The bearings to that bolt should have minimal play. If you have slop there you will have movement of the stick without gimbal rotation. Basically a dead zone. The parts twist slightly in relation to each other as you move through the control range. The center axis stays aligned but the pieces are rotated in relation and separated.

Flashgod_VR•6/16/22, 3:46 PM

my english sucks

That is one of the custom setups I had considered ! A nightmare to solve (double trilateration) but

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