Tag Archives: Software

Happy Holidays! Santa Simulator will be back next year!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

  Santa Simulator is taking a year off. Research is in-process for a better development platform. Download a demo of what we have in store…(Testing was very limited and this demo requires a newer computer. Your mileage may vary and … Continue reading →

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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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3D Modeling (Booleans are Bad Mmmkay)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

I’m working on a 3D model of the Learjet 45 that I will eventually be 3D printing for my miniature motion base test setup. My last serious run at modeling was back n the mid ’90s, so I’m kind of … 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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New Software Suite

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

In my ‘pit, I will be using the Jet 45 Advance Avionics Suite by FlightDeckSoft. A 15-day demo is available and they are having a pre-release discount for a limited time. If you’re building or flying anything that uses the … Continue reading →

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