The Aussies Have Built One Bad Ass Flight Simulator - Polidicks

[video=youtube;SkjEOO1rM9A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjEOO1rM9A#![/video] [QUOTE]Your typical fake cockpit simulator has limited maneuverability, but this high speed[URL="http://www.deakin.edu.au/itri/cisr/media.php#ums-launch"]robot arm[/URL] 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 [URL="http://www.deakin.edu.au/itri/cisr/media.php#ums-launch"]Deakin University[/URL], 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.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://gizmodo.com/5861828/the-aussies-have-built-one-bad-ass-flight-simulator[/URL]

Shame it'll be useless by our pilots, the upside down flying would probably be bothersome.

That thing looks damn intimidating.

Barf simulator

Oh hey, I went to that university... for 1 year

[QUOTE=fskman;33397682]Shame it'll be useless by our pilots, the upside down flying would probably be bothersome.[/QUOTE] they wouldnt be upside down anymore

Yeah, I would be so down for trying something like this. Looks crazy.

My granddad helped program the first flight simulators, and when they were first making it, they tested one with hydraulics that would mimic a helicopter flying, and one without. They proved that they didn't need to have a flight simulator with hydraulics, for the human brain already compensated for that. So is this needed? Not really. Is it cool? Fuck yeah.

[QUOTE=Fee;33397788]Oh hey, I went to that university... for 1 year[/QUOTE] My girlfriend went there for HALF of a year before swapping to RMIT. Deakin is fucking weird.

[QUOTE=RuinedIt;33397898]My granddad helped program the first flight simulators, and when they were first making it, they tested one with hydraulics that would mimic a helicopter flying, and one without. They proved that they didn't need to have a flight simulator with hydraulics, for the human brain already compensated for that. So is this needed? Not really. Is it cool? Fuck yeah.[/QUOTE]Your brain works differently under stress though.

[QUOTE=RuinedIt;33397898]My granddad helped program the first flight simulators, and when they were first making it, they tested one with hydraulics that would mimic a helicopter flying, and one without. They proved that they didn't need to have a flight simulator with hydraulics, for the human brain already compensated for that. So is this needed? Not really. Is it cool? Fuck yeah.[/QUOTE] Hydraulics are pretty much essential if you are, as the article states, trying to recreate the feeling of g-forces during flight

Of course there's no replacement for actual hands on stick experience, but this is a good improvement.

Holy shit that looks like fun.

It's all cool and dandy until the simulator decides the pilot is wasting it's time and smears him all over the wall.

Now we just need 2 of them so we can do some crazy dog fights.

Id rather play Tribes Ascend on it.

[QUOTE=Sexy Eskimo;33400530]Now we just need 2 of them so we can do some crazy dog fights.[/QUOTE] Fuck! Yes! And wind tunnels! And a legit ejection pod!

[QUOTE=Master X;33400557]And a legit ejection pod![/QUOTE] And then you eject into the ceiling and get serious brain damage / internal bleeding

[QUOTE=Master X;33400557]Fuck! Yes! And wind tunnels! And a legit ejection pod![/QUOTE] Why would you need wind tunnels?

Wind tunnel? But you're inside a cockpit

[QUOTE=TheTalon;33400710]Wind tunnel? But you're inside a cockpit[/QUOTE] And all the forces are simulated

Haha whoa why hasn't anyone commercialized this.. Though it's a bit high-tech for that. Other than that it looks like any amusement park ride.

I wonder whether or not it effectively simulates the blur factor for instance, I can see the terrain in this video perfectly [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q1JRUCSYi0&feature=related[/media] whereas the first time doing stall spins it was just a blur and I couldn't visually differentiate anything outside the cockpit

I know what I want for my next birthday. Shame I have no chance of getting one.

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33400860]I know what I want for my next birthday. Shame I have no chance of getting one.[/QUOTE] Why not go for the real thing?

Wow looks awesome, its great to see Australia creating things like this.

What happens when you crash?

[QUOTE=Contag;33400877]Why not go for the real thing?[/QUOTE] A real plane won't fit in my garage.

When I went to D.C. I went to the Air and Space Museum and played with the Flight Simulator. Shit is awesome. [editline]23rd November 2011[/editline] and some kid pissed himself there

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33401123]A real plane won't fit in my garage.[/QUOTE] Most casual pilots don't own planes, you hire them out when you want to fly.