Category Archives: Project Progress

Where Does the Time Go?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

Well, My mini shell finally arrived. I had to thicken the inside for added strength. Here you can see I’ve got it masked and am adding layers of paint for final shaping. This has become quite the mini project in … Continue reading →

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Waiting…

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Shapeways is backed up with orders. I had expected to have my mini Learjet shell by now. I won’t have any pictures until it arrives and I can complete the test platform.

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More 3D Modeling

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Hi all! I apologize. It has been too long. Life has been pretty busy lately and I’m on the cusp of an exciting new adventure. That said, progress is still being made on the miniature 3D model of the Learjet 45 … Continue reading →

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Micro Servos (Fit for a Tiny Elvis)

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Found some micro servos that can be used for the yaw coordinator. The technical drawing is full scale. I’m still not sure how I want to build it yet, but I have a few ideas floating around in my head. … Continue reading →

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Yaw Coordinator

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

I’ve got my software working reasonably well, so I decided to build a quick and dirty mock up of a yaw coordinator and test it out. The ball shakes a little too much, because the connection wire to the servo … Continue reading →

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Motion Control Hardware

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

I finally jumped-in and purchased a ServoCenter servo controller card. It can handle 16 servos and has a myriad of other analog and digital input/output options. Additionally, it does smoothing and has some other neat features that will prove useful … Continue reading →

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Motion Control II

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

I converted the Z acceleration data into a tilt angle that can be used for simulation. The max angle I’m using is 45 degrees, which is too much to be practical, given that the linear actuators aren’t that quick. It … Continue reading →

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Motion Control Software

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

I know it’s probably a long way off for me, but I’ve been working through some ideas about creating simulator motion control software for my pit. Ideally, the software will control several servos that manipulate a few home-built instruments and … Continue reading →

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Another Quick Update

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Hi all, I’ve been doing quite a bit of reorganizing and finishing up projects around the house. I’m contemplating a move, for several reasons, but one of them is to give me more room to play with my airplane. That … Continue reading →

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Quick Update

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

Hi all! I apologize for the lack of updates lately. I had trouble getting bendable plywood for the windscreen templates, so I am using 1/8-inch MDF. I just finished tracing the pattern and will be cutting it in the next … Continue reading →

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