Pointing the cockpit so that gravity gives you the acceleration that you want.
Its not perfect, but it requires very little in the way of space.
Tim
volarchico wrote:
But my guess is for a fighter jet, it only simulates positive G's of various levels, whereas an F1 simulator would need to simulate positive (acceleration), negative (braking), and lateral in TWO directions (cornering)...impossible? Definitely not practical...
The simulators i'm talking about are centrifuge coupled simulators; The centrifuge creates the centripetal acceleration (the faster you turn, the higher the G's). The cockpit is rotated so that the direction of the acceleration vector is as desired;hardingfv32 wrote:So how do you generate the sensation of a long high speed sweeper in a simulator?
Brian
I haven't driven an F1 simulator but I otherwise agree - in the real car I notice the g-forces but my attention is more towards the 'feel' of the car, not the coarse g-forces as such.scarbs wrote:From my experience driving an f1 simulator, I dont think the missing "G" load is a problem.
I call BS on this.jamsbong wrote: Then during practice session, they will only need a few laps to master then changes of the car.
Does simulating >1g loads mean that you have to actually attain >1g loads?jamsbong wrote:Good discussion guys.
I guess have >1g load simulator is probably too expensive and unnecessary for the sake of accurate simulation.
Exactly. Simulations aren't perfect. They do performance prediction, but that doesn't mean they nail it 100%. You don't just run some sims, throw the car on a 7-post, and arrive at a racetrack perfect. Or at least that would be the exception to the rule.jamsbong wrote:maybe the sim was inaccurate.
ATFS-400 Model 31 PHOENIX Performance Capabilities
• Sustained Gz: +20 Gz max / -8 Gz
• Sustained Gx: + 6 Gx
• Sustained Gy: + 6 Gy
• Gz onset (G/s): 10 -15 G/sec
Total System Bandwidth was increased to 4 Hz
View the stats of the simulators listed above. They are capable of much more than you imagine.marcush. wrote:tbh at 5 gs all your internals will face that load - I´m pretty sure for someone who has driven a Formula 1 car to its limits the simulator is just a gadget and good for evaluating random things or driver acclimatisation to the environment of a f1 weekend ..
I very much doubt guys like Hamilton ,Vettel or Schumacher could gain speed by pounding around in a simulator.These guys can drive a car.The relevance of the simualtor to the real thing is not very high .