1901 points l2silver | 1 comments | 27 Apr 23 15:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.246s | source

Maybe you've created your own AR program for wearables that shows the definition of a word when you highlight it IRL, or you've built a personal calendar app for your family to display on a monitor in the kitchen. Whatever it is, I'd love to hear it.

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RowanH ◴[28 Apr 23 08:50 UTC] No.35738990[source]▶

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The G-Seat as part of my sim-rig. 9 AC Servos, borderline dangerous, beast of a simulator. The G-Seat I decided to do better than commercial offerings (had tried "the best" and it was pretty average). CNC brake folded aluminium seat with moveable flaps controlled by AC Servos - had to 'de tune' as they were literally at rib-breaking speed initially. About a year worth of development designed and prototype in Fusion 360, through to this :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STnnqonpcAU

And another vid at max rpm on the servos...

https://youtu.be/eMZC0ekEXQ8?t=39

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1. wingtw ◴[30 Apr 23 18:59 UTC] No.35765523[source]▶

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Ive had an idea for a flight sim station for a while, but its no where near diy'able am afraid - to be able to 'mimic' different g forces, im thinking a big 'arm' rotating (like the one soviet cosmonauts and i think fighter pilots were trained on), with a capsule in the end of the arm containing a cage with a chair, rotatable 360 deg, with a screen - so if you need sode Gs, youd just rotate the cage so that your side is facing outwards...dunno about the doability at all :D

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