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PC Driving Simulator Help Please (Motion)

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Hi Ben.

 

I too like to hack and mod everything, and I need to take my latest idea to the next level. I would really love and appreciate your input on my project.

 

Firstly a little info on the project so far;

 

I modded my SteelSeries SRW-S1 motion sensor wheel to fit on a Sidewinder PC steering wheel base so I could get force feedback F1 wheel on the cheap. That was the easy part though. I now plan on building a full on sim racing seat but I want some sort of motion and there is no way I can afford D-box motion actuators.

 

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130216_121326_zps0b7af6c2.jpg

 

Since the Sidewinder base tells the racing sim the wheel position etc, I wondered if I could use the motion sensor input from the SRW-S1 to control a motor that would make the seat or the whole rig move inline with the steering wheel.

 

I have at my disposal 2 power wheelchair motors with 32:1 gearbox (images below) along with motor controller and joystick etc.

 

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130311_205243_zpsdc5429ba.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130311_205121_zps671931e7.jpg

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130311_205217_zpsd39a58f5.jpg

I guess what I would like to ask you, Ben, is; how would you go about it and what extra hardware do you think I might need etc?

 

Any input is very welcome.

 

Thanks in advance, Steve.

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  • Steve you have a good idea but you are going about it wrong.

    1. your motors are fine
    2. you have your data not from the wheel but from the sim itself (pc hopefully) or how are you going to know how much force you need or what happens in a turn or on a hill
    3. moving a seat is easy but you want to move the seat, peadels, control panel, wheel, shifters, and you monitors etc all at the same time.
    4. If you have a PC based game there are groups that hacked some of the games. take your clue from the flight sim community.. http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech has good stuff there. and I belong to this group.

     

    so this is not a small project. good luck

    Cris H.

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  • Steve you have a good idea but you are going about it wrong.

    1. your motors are fine
    2. you have your data not from the wheel but from the sim itself (pc hopefully) or how are you going to know how much force you need or what happens in a turn or on a hill
    3. moving a seat is easy but you want to move the seat, peadels, control panel, wheel, shifters, and you monitors etc all at the same time.
    4. If you have a PC based game there are groups that hacked some of the games. take your clue from the flight sim community.. http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech has good stuff there. and I belong to this group.

     

    so this is not a small project. good luck

    Cris H.

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