Early stage sim - StemulatorUK
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:39 pm
Hi All,
We're converting a caravan into multiple simulators which we've called STEMulator. The overall aim is to get more kids to take up STEM subjects and to get more people to follow engineering / STEM based careers.
Our first version used Saitek instruments but they were too limited and after we stumbled across Sim Innovations we started a rebuild with dual touch screens. We're aiming for something Cessna - like, but actually it will be flexible to support various aircraft types, but with some artistic licence and compromise.
We had to extend the Saitek yoke so we could put the main body further behind the dashboard, leaving room for switches. Eventually we'll join these together physically to create a proper dual yoke sim.
We've open sourced this on thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4511277
We also plan to build our own controls, switches and other features, all open source, in the hope that we can persuade schools to build their own simulators. Air Manager will be fantastic for this!
Here's the basics of our open source Yoke
https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3WT9vH53x ... _copy_link
And our switch panel:
Follow more of our journey on instagram https://www.instagram.com/stemulatoruk/
And on facebook https://www.facebook.com/stemulatoruk
With a background in software development, diversifying into the world of aviation, I'll no doubt be asking questions on the forum as we learn more about this world of simulators, so thanks in advance for the help!
Keep safe
Tony
We're converting a caravan into multiple simulators which we've called STEMulator. The overall aim is to get more kids to take up STEM subjects and to get more people to follow engineering / STEM based careers.
Our first version used Saitek instruments but they were too limited and after we stumbled across Sim Innovations we started a rebuild with dual touch screens. We're aiming for something Cessna - like, but actually it will be flexible to support various aircraft types, but with some artistic licence and compromise.
We had to extend the Saitek yoke so we could put the main body further behind the dashboard, leaving room for switches. Eventually we'll join these together physically to create a proper dual yoke sim.
We've open sourced this on thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4511277
We also plan to build our own controls, switches and other features, all open source, in the hope that we can persuade schools to build their own simulators. Air Manager will be fantastic for this!
Here's the basics of our open source Yoke
https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3WT9vH53x ... _copy_link
And our switch panel:
Follow more of our journey on instagram https://www.instagram.com/stemulatoruk/
And on facebook https://www.facebook.com/stemulatoruk
With a background in software development, diversifying into the world of aviation, I'll no doubt be asking questions on the forum as we learn more about this world of simulators, so thanks in advance for the help!
Keep safe
Tony