6DOF Joystick Stewart Platform Remo

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6DOF Joystick Stewart Platform Remote Controller

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You can find out about this and many more robots @ http://marginallyclever.com. So... I suck at Kerbal Space program. I needed a better joystick to fly with and I know that - in theory - a stewart platform can be used as a 6DOF joystick. Unfortunately they're really hard to get. So I figure I'l just build my own. Maybe I can get the Minecraft guys in on this, too. This is as far as I've got so far. If you know anything about forward kinematics, I'd very much like to ...

6DOF Joystick Stewart Platform Remote Controller
6DOF Joystick Stewart Platform Remote Controller

6DOF Joystick Stewart Platform Remote Controller

You can find out about this and many more robots @ http://marginallyclever.com.

So... I suck at Kerbal Space program. I needed a better joystick to fly with and I know that - in theory - a stewart platform can be used as a 6DOF joystick. Unfortunately they're really hard to get. So I figure I'l just build my own. Maybe I can get the Minecraft guys in on this, too.

This is as far as I've got so far. If you know anything about forward kinematics, I'd very much like to hear from you.

It's a remote control for a Stewart Platform. Soon it will be a 6DOF HID joystick

Actuators / output devices: rotary stewart platform (one of my other creations)
Control method: manual
CPU: Arduino
Operating system: Arduino
Power source: 5v3a
Programming language: Arduino
Sensors / input devices: 6 modified hobby servos
Target environment: arduino, windows, osx, linux

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6DOF Joystick Stewart Platform Remote Controller

6DOF Joystick Stewart Platform Remote Controller

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