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Your typical fake cockpit simulator has limited maneuverability, but this high speed robot arm can move in multiple axis at the same time, accurately recreating the feeling of flying including the extreme g-forces that come with it.
Built by the Centre for Intelligent Systems Research at Australia’s Deakin University, the Universal Motion Simulator was partially funded by the government and military looking for a cheaper way to train pilots, and even drivers. What sets it apart from traditional simulators is the robot arm’s ability to keep the rider moving or spinning on two axis at the same time, allowing it to better recreate the feeling of actual flight maneuvers. The large space needed for the arm to whip a pilot about means that projection screens are impractical, so they simply wear a head tracking video helmet that ensures that what they see matches what they feel.
The movements of the arm in the video are frighteningly fast, and while it can reproduce the feeling of fighting up to six Gs so a pilot can affectively train for combat, I suspect it’s capable of ramping that up to the point where it could easily cause bodily harm. So I’m suspecting you won’t see it appearing as a new thrill ride at your local theme park anytime soon. [Deakin University via Hackaday]
Surely all that moving about is going to shake up his tinnies, unless they have also invented a gyro stabilised fridge to go with it.
What is the point of a video showing a motion simulator if you don’t actually spend any time showing us what it can do. I have no problems with seeing the speaker but every time we switch to the real subject of the video it’s like the editor got the visual equivalent of Turrette’s. I don’t need to go on this thing to get motion sick, I just need to watch the clip again!
@MGBartlett check out the original video cut on the CISR channel. It might explain some of the funny edits…! http://www.youtube.com/user/cisrdeakin
You can sort of ride one yourself here in the UK..Weston Supermare was one on the pier http://www.grandpier.co.uk/robocoaster/ and there is one in Scotland too.. There was also one at legoland Windsor a few years back. They are called Robocoasters. The new Harry potter Forbbiden Journey @ Islands of Adventure in Florida is based on the same tech accept put on to a track !