Mobile Driving/Flying Cockpit with Motion and Tactile ( Build )

RCHeliguy · Apr 1, 2023

I've been told that some damping of the Tracker 3.0 will improve it's performance.
So I'm printing a mount that allows me to use different durometer Sorbothane rings that I already have on hand. There will be a ring on the bottom and top with a washer at the bottom for a 2.5" 1/4 20 bolt so I can adjust the tension.

The new Prusa MK4 looks very nice!
Just ordered one. There was no one thing about it that made me order it, but speed, quietness, somehow improved print quality and convenience come to mind.

Also ordered a 3.5mm 4 pole 90 degree bend adapter for my headset since having the plug stick way out is going to be a sure way to but the plug receiver's mount.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YFBCQTT

mechsicko · Apr 1, 2023

RCHeliguy said:
I've been told that some damping of the Tracker 3.0 will improve it's performance.
So I'm printing a mount that allows me to use different durometer Sorbothane rings that I already have on hand. There will be a ring on the bottom and top with a washer at the bottom for a 2.5" 1/4 20 bolt so I can adjust the tension.

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The new Prusa MK4 looks very nice!
Just ordered one. There was no one thing about it that made me order it, but speed, quietness, somehow improved print quality and convenience come to mind.

Also ordered a 3.5mm 4 pole 90 degree bend adapter for my headset since having the plug stick way out is going to be a sure way to but the plug receiver's mount.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YFBCQTT

Have you checked out Bambu Labs XC1? (current champ of speed and accuracy) ..it's the printer the MK4 was made in response to. People doing low scale production printing are replacing two MKIII's with a single XC1. It has a 1000hz lidar scanner at the head that analyzes extrusion lines in real time and makes microcorrections that allow >500mm/s print speed at very high accuracy.. full enclosure, a multi-material bay and a hotend that goes to 300c. Stock it cranks a perfect Benchy in 18m! I'm sure the MKIV is a great printer too, and who knows in the long run maybe a more practical solution? The Bambu is very impressive though and is the first printer in a long time to truly one-up the market from a tech standpoint

RCHeliguy · Apr 1, 2023

mechsicko said:
Have you checked out Bambu Labs XC1? (current champ of speed and accuracy) ..it's the printer the MK4 was made in response to. People doing low scale production printing are replacing two MKIII's with a single XC1. It has a 1000hz lidar scanner at the head that analyzes extrusion lines in real time and makes microcorrections that allow >500mm/s print speed at very high accuracy.. full enclosure, a multi-material bay and a hotend that goes to 300c. Stock it cranks a perfect Benchy in 18m! I'm sure the MKIV is a great printer too, and who knows in the long run maybe a more practical solution? The Bambu is very impressive though and is the first printer in a long time to truly one-up the market from a tech standpoint

They have a video showing the MK4 making a benchy in 20min which is pretty close to 18min.

I'm sure the Anker and Bambu are fine products. My mk3s has been absolutely bulletproof for the last 2.5 years and just done an amazing job with everything I've printed. So I know exactly what to expect with the MK4.

RCHeliguy · Apr 1, 2023

I was a sweaty mess this morning after a lot of Dirt Rally 2.0! I may need to rethink my cooling solution before the summer. I backed off the motion and tactile a bit. It was wearing me out!

Did some rig maintenance today.

1. I couldn't cinch my seatbelts enough for my G-Belt, so I tightened them up a bit. Probably a happy indication of my weight

2. I noticed my steering wheel was off to the side a bit, but all the measurements side to side were perfect. I found out that my tactile plate wasn't level and my springs were not even from side to side. So I tightened them appropriately and measured my tactile plate to 0.1 degrees off level. Now my steering wheel is perfectly centered again.

Made more modifications to my tracker mount.

Dirt Rally looks so freaking good!

Switching back over to iRacing initially to test the motion compensation damping.

LOVING these new organic supports! They pop off with no fuss.
Running the PrusaSlicer 2.6 alpha 3 at the moment with the organic support option.

RCHeliguy · Apr 1, 2023

Two Sorbothane damping washers sandwiching the cylinder.

Looks interesting, but it will either work, or it won't.

Edit: Initial testing shows this is a bit better than a solid mount, but still not nearly good enough.

RCHeliguy · Apr 1, 2023

What I'm seeing is that the MK4 has a pile of untapped potential as it ships.

It's supposed to be about 3x faster than the MK3 and they have high flow extruders on the way soon. They've also added a pile more safety features.

Considering how much they've sqeezed out of an 8bit processor, it should be interesting to see how far they take the MK4 over time.

RCHeliguy · Apr 2, 2023

Interesting.

One thing about the Prusa is that it is open source and 3rd parties can design parts for them.

RCHeliguy · Apr 3, 2023

I canceled my MK4 order.

1. I don't have any big 3D printer projects planned
2. My MK3S is still doing a fantastic job.
3. If I'm going to upgrade in a way that gives me new capabilities I should likely consider the XL instead.

So I'm going to think about this.

HoiHman · Apr 3, 2023

RCHeliguy said:
I canceled my MK4 order.

1. I don't have any big 3D printer projects planned
2. My MK3S is still doing a fantastic job.
3. If I'm going to upgrade in a way that gives me new capabilities I should likely consider the XL instead.

So I'm going to think about this.

Thanks for pointing to the release of the MK4, somehow i totally missed it.
I don't print as much as i used to and my MK3S+ is still doing a great job.

But faster 3d printing at higher quality, gcode via USB or Wifi/Ethernet is enough for me to upgrade.

I will order the DIY kit (taxfree) as soon as they are available. My current MK3S+ will probably sell fast and at a reasonable price, making this a sensible upgrade.

RCHeliguy · Apr 3, 2023

I downloaded the PrusaSlicer 2.6 alpha 6 and sliced the same thing that I just printed on my MK3, and sliced a bunch of options for the MK4 and XL.

All are with a 0.6mm nozzle.

.15 MK3 Detail 13hr 18min
.2 MK3 10hr 7min
.3 MK3 7hr 1 min

.15 MK4 Detail 12hr 36min
.2 MK4 Detail 9hr 15min
.25 MK4 6hr 9m
.32 MK4 4hr 46min

.15 XL Detail 12hr 23min
.2 XL Detail 8hr 55min
.25 XL Quality 5hr 42min
.25 XL Speed 5hr 1min
.32 XL Quality 4hr 39min
.32 XL Speed 4hr 12min

We may need the high flow nozzles that are coming to get the larger speed improvements that were suggested.

or "possibly" they haven't optimized the MK4, XL profiles for speed yet.

RCHeliguy · Apr 3, 2023

I wonder how many times now I have said that I think my rig is done....

RCHeliguy · Apr 5, 2023

(edit) Not going to open that hornets nest right now.

RCHeliguy · Apr 7, 2023

My wife finally convinced me to get a fitbit. Just got off my rowing machine and I had a max of 156 bpm. BTW since this is new and I don't trust it, I had my Polar heartrate monitor to verify it. Pretty close. That surprised me since I've heard how unreliable they can be.

However, it was under reporting my heartrate until I pulled it back firmly.

Now I can tell how good a night sleep I got and a pile of other things.

Still not used to wearing something like this.

Now I'm curious what my heart rate looks in a race, how much the FFB settings play into that etc...

Might be mildly amusing to see if it counts sim racing as exercise.

Ruttman98 · Apr 7, 2023

I remember a video (maybe from the old ISRTV days) which confirmed sim racing DOES burn significant calories--certainly more than mere "couch potato" mode watching and movie or other video content.

Will be interesting to see your numbers.

RCHeliguy · Apr 7, 2023

Ruttman98 said:
I remember a video (maybe from the old ISRTV days) which confirmed sim racing DOES burn significant calories--certainly more than mere "couch potato" mode watching and movie or other video content.

Will be interesting to see your numbers.

I guess it's like a tamagotchi that rewards you for exercising and grades your sleep to make you feel bad if you didn't get enough.

I need it to remind me that I haven't gotten enough sim racing in this week

metalnwood · Apr 8, 2023

RCHeliguy said:
My wife finally convinced me to get a fitbit. Just got off my rowing machine and I had a max of 156 bpm. BTW since this is new and I don't trust it, I had my Polar heartrate monitor to verify it. Pretty close. That surprised me since I've heard how unreliable they can be.

However, it was under reporting my heartrate until I pulled it back firmly.

Now I can tell how good a night sleep I got and a pile of other things.

Still not used to wearing something like this.

Now I'm curious what my heart rate looks in a race, how much the FFB settings play into that etc...

Might be mildly amusing to see if it counts sim racing as exercise.

You hold the world record for the amount of years subscribed to iracing without doing an online race with it. Do that and then report on heartrate, ai doesnt do the same thing for heartrate, it might give you the the heartrate from physical excursion but not the spikes that come from moments in a good race

RCHeliguy · Apr 8, 2023

metalnwood said:
You hold the world record for the amount of years subscribed to iracing without doing an online race with it. Do that and then report on heartrate, ai doesnt do the same thing for heartrate, it might give you the the heartrate from physical excursion but not the spikes that come from moments in a good race

I did race from Rookies to a Category C license and I completely agree with you that real races are a lot more exciting.

I raced the MX-5, Ferrari 488 and the BMW M8 GTE, but I've spent more time running hot laps and AI races than real races for a while now. I haven't had the time to learn the tracks well enough to drive safely. I've barely had the time to run hot laps.

So time to put my rig up for sale then?

metalnwood · Apr 8, 2023

RCHeliguy said:
I did race from Rookies to a Category C license and I completely agree with you that real races are a lot more exciting.

I raced the MX-5, Ferrari 488 and the BMW M8 GTE, but I've spent more time running hot laps and AI races than real races for a while now. I haven't had the time to learn the tracks well enough to drive safely. I've barely had the time to run hot laps.

So time to put my rig up for sale then?

No, don't sell it just use it! It only takes 15 laps to be safe in a race, you have the time for that, the proof is in the thread and the time spent developing the rig and on the forums. It seems a shame that all the time spent on the rig you can't balance the time to learn a new track and use it for what it was made for.

edit - post seems harsher reading it than the encouragement it was supposed to be, so its not meant in a bad way.

anton_Chez · Apr 8, 2023

I'd like to challenge that record. I've had iRacing for probably 5 years, maybe not every single month but the vast majority of it. I've only done league organised races with it, nothing public yet.

RCHeliguy · Apr 9, 2023

What my fitbit has told me so far after a few days while it figures out my baseline.

Sleeping heartrate = 50 bpm
Resting heartrate = 56 bpm
O2% avg is 95% lowest dip 94%

Max heartrate while rowing 156 bpm
Max heartrate while lifting weights 118 bpm
Max heartrate while hiking 142 bpm

No irregular ECG notifications.
Cardio fitness = excellent 45-49 ( The range is supposed to narrow over time. ) However for comparison they list Ryan Hall a US marathon record holder as having an 81.
Calculation is based on VO2 Max while exercising and resting heartrate.
Apparently I can increase my Cardio fitness by losing weight or increasing my VO2. No big surprise.

Back when I was racing bicycles my O2% was higher.

It would like me to sleep more. I'm only averaging a 76-79 sleep score out of 100.

heartrate while playing "In Death" ( approx 91 )

Just downloaded F1 2022 and Vertigo 2

Vertigo 2 ( approximately 80 bpm)

Hope to have some in sim bpm values soon. I think I'll start with Dirt Rally 2.0.
Not sure when I'll have time to setup F1 22'

So now to see if I can get back down to my ideal weight.