Title :
Motion visualisation and control of a driving simulator motion platform
Author :
Chiew Yeong Shiong ; Jalil, Mohamad Kasim Abdul ; Hussein, Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Mech. Eng., Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper describes the conceptual development of a motion base for a driving simulator at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). The motion platform is designed based on 6 DOF Stewart platform design configuration. An inverse kinematics model for determination of Stewart Platform leg length is developed using MATLAB Simulink. A visualisation tool (SimMechanics) is used to validate the motion platform motions cues and investigate the performance of the inverse kinematic model. The SimMechanics model is capable of displaying visual and numerical result of the developed inverse kinematics model. The motion platform operation algorithm in UTM is also presented in this paper.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; data visualisation; digital simulation; manipulator kinematics; mathematics computing; motion control; traffic engineering computing; 6 DOF Stewart platform design configuration; MATLAB Simulink; SimMechanics; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; driving simulator motion platform; inverse kinematics; motion control; motion visualisation; parallel manipulators; Kinematics; Leg; Mathematical model; Mechanical engineering; Mechatronics; Motion control; Road safety; Turing machines; Vehicle driving; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and its Applications, 2009. ISMA '09. 6th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sharjah
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3480-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3481-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISMA.2009.5164839