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F1 Simulators Revealed

Posted by timothy on from the that-is-the-simulator-I-want dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Racecar Engineering has posted an exclusive look inside the simulator of a leading grand prix team. Particularly interesting is that the Formula 1 team uses software based on the free simulator Racer (with source code available) albeit with a custom vehicle model and hardware interface via CAN-bus. The article highlights the importance that mainstream racing sims (rFactor, iRacing) have in simulation at the pinnacle of the worlds most advanced sport." Along similar lines, reader PatPending writes "Engineers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany (surely the greatest of all institutes) have turned a massive robot arm into a Ferrari F1 simulator, discovering a new strain of awesome in the process. The contraption, known as the CyberMotion Simulator, consists of an industrial robotic arm fitted with a racing seat, a force feedback steering wheel and a 3D simulation of the Monza Formula 1 track beamed from a projector on to a curved display."

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  1. But F1? by Pikoro · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought F1 was the help key? I guess people in simulators need help too.

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  2. Awesome concept by Major+Downtime · · Score: 2, Funny

    Forget the simulator part! Give me an office chair strapped to the robot arm...Imagine delivering those TPS reports without getting up!

  3. Re:Yep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe Clarence didn't have clearance to find out what's his vector, victor?