Authorised Vendor Thanos AMC-AASD15A 6axis Servo Motion Controller

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

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[pt-actuator]

Here is a quick family photo of the AMC-AASD15A units I made so far, most of them are about to be on their way to beta testing as soon the post office opens on Tuesday...

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This is amazing! Thanos. Good job !

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

Say you have a platform with 4 actuators and you want to add another actuator for traction loss. What if the new actuator is 150mm while the other 4 actuators are just 100mm stroke? What if the new actuator is a foldback type? Watch this video to see how easy is to setup all this in the AMC-AASD15A:

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

Here is summary report for newcomers so you dont have to read through all pages of this thread: http://motionsim.blogspot.com/2019/05/new-firmware-for-easy-aasd-15a.html

Thanks
Thanos

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

I designed button covers and slim knob for the 3D printed enclosure... I'll include them soon in the design files on thingiverse

 

[pt-actuator]

I designed button covers and slim knob for the 3D printed enclosure... I'll include them soon in the design files on thingiverse

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I am excited these days, and hope to get this beta test board ASAP. and,thanks for your hard working , Thanos.

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

Wondering how the enclosure looks inside?

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

Ok, I got my 60ST-M01930 servomotor today and tried to assemble it on the foldback actuator I had. I can only tell, i prefer strongly to just get the actuators with already installed motors on them, even if all dimensions were right and fit exactly, still took me more than 30 minutes! I can feel for all people here that are in worse place having to source parts that may or may not fit exactly and assemble this tight enough to hold together for a rough ride.

Anyway, it could be boring to watch, but here it is, heavily trimmed down to 11mins...

Thanks
Thanos

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

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[Tronicgr_6DOF]

With the new simtools hexapod plugin and the low cost linear servomotor actuators that are coming soon, we will be able to have a decent Steward 6DOF platform now with less than 4000usd in materials

BTW, these are screenshots of the yet not released simtools 2.4... Great things are coming!


Thanks,
Thanos

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

I posted a new mandatory firmware update for the AMC-AASD15A. Please use the rev 1d.

It fixes some issues with direction settings for inline/foldback actuators and correct recalibration on reconnect or powerOff/On of the servos...

https://github.com/tronicgr/AMC-AASD15A-Firmware


Thanks
Thanos

 

[sn4il]

we will be able to have a decent Steward 6DOF platform

I'm not sure how Steward platform with servos will work but it's been proven that Steward with big AC motors and gearboxes was not a good idea for racing sim to begin with.

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

I updated the Thingiverse files (STL) for 3D printing of the enclosure to include small knob and button covers
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3648091

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

I'm not sure how Steward platform with servos will work but it's been proven that Steward with big AC motors and gearboxes was not a good idea for racing sim to begin with.

There where some good platforms that where using AC motors with VFD inverters and worm gearboxes and performed well for racing sims.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHhe4-qvBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mAPDHoFqeE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRlK4c0-5rE

But now we can make better ones with linear servomotor actuators. Like these:

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

After finished assembly of my foldback actuator and setup quickly the parameters on it and I did a side to side comparison test to my other faster inline actuator (500mm/s).

Thanks
Thanos

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

Here is a video that shows how to correctly setup your controller for use with 4 vertical actuators and a horizontal actuator for traction loss (4DOF+TL) :

Thanks
Thanos

 

[Joe Extraknow]

With the new simtools hexapod plugin and the low cost linear servomotor actuators that are coming soon, we will be able to have a decent Steward 6DOF platform now with less than 4000usd in materials

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BTW, these are screenshots of the yet not released simtools 2.4... Great things are coming!


Thanks,
Thanos

This is great news. Let us know when is available

https://www.racedepartment.com/attachments/mmexport1559223112537-jpg.308261/

I like to build a 6dof flight sim...,
Thanks

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

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[Joe Extraknow]

The new one, your hand held as shown in the pic which is NOT belt driven, is it designed for push-pull, right?

Also, for 300mm stoke one, what is minimum height required from floor to ceiling for 6dof platform as shown (if I use VR set only, no monitors)?

 

[Tronicgr_6DOF]

The new one, your hand held as shown in the pic which is NOT belt driven, is it designed for push-pull, right?

Also, for 300mm stoke one, what is minimum height required from floor to ceiling for 6dof platform as shown (if I use VR set only, no monitors)?

The actuators are designed for push-pull even if just used for floor contact.

About the clearance needed for the 6DOF platform, you should ask PT-Actuator, they can verify dimensions and mounting options.

I have a video of such platform that is shown here (without screens mounted yet though):