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actuator at the right time and the actuator shaft would spin without user commands. This phase
was re-calibrated using high level Moog access codes as provided by their application support
engineers.
10.3 Future Recommendations
After meeting all of the deliverables for the 2013-2014 senior design project, the path forward
for the 2014-2015 team is laid out as follows. The mechanical engineering team’s goals next year
will consist of four distinct parts. The first part will be taking another colleges reverse
engineering efforts of the Corsair cockpit and turning the data into a useable cockpit for the
simulator. The other college’s work contains the SolidWorks model of the Corsair cockpit along
with the tooling needed to construct a Corsair cockpit. Therefore, the team will be tasked with
modifying the Corsair cockpit so that it not only attaches to the simulator, but also is light
enough to be mounted to the simulator.
The second task laid out for the mechanical engineering team is the design and implementation
of an interior for the Corsair cockpit. The entire inside of the cockpit must be designed to not
only look like the interior of a Corsair cockpit but also function like the interior of a Corsair
cockpit. Heavy research into the simulator industry and the design of the Corsair cockpit will
need to be done to succeed in this aspect of the project.
The third goal for next year’s mechanical engineering team is to continue to explore the
possibility of implementing an outside the cabin visualization system. The system is designed by
Immersive Display Inc. and a structure to secure the visualization system will need to be
designed. This part of the project will involve communication with the Immersive Display Inc. to
create a visualization system that is both functional and cheap.
The fourth part of the project is to finish updating the simulator motion base. The 2013-2014
team only installed one new servo motor gearbox combination due to limited funds. Once
funding becomes available, two new servo motors and two new gearboxes must be purchased to
finish updating the simulator base. In addition, two more motor mounts must be fabricated.
However, all selection work for the motors and gearboxes has been done as well as the design of
the motor mounts.
Future recommendations for future senior design teams as interpreted by the electrical team
members are as follows.
The first recommendation is that a team of CompE and/or CSE students also be assigned to work
on this project. They will be responsible for tasks including but not limited to software source
file editing, coding motor feedback into the Arduino sketch, and generating real time log-files
from Prepar3D to be read by the Arduino and control the simulator. Also note, a permanent
project computer should be used for these tasks. The local senior design desktop computer in
Castleman does not install the software properly.
Electrical engineers are still integral to this project to work on the installation and wiring of the
other two servo motors, the manipulation and investigation of the fourth spin motor, the