Depending on what the orientation is of the pilot with respect to the gravitational force AND what the visual system in the cockpit is showing him he can basically feel any linear acceleration in any direction. The problem is that the cockpit has to be gimbaled and the rotation must be slow enough so that the pilot does not notich it as a "false cue" (= something he should not feel). Another problem is that you can only vary the centryfugal force so fast, hence the large motors to accelerate and slwo down the centrifuge.
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Depending on what the orientation is of the pilot with respect to the gravitational force AND what the visual system in the cockpit is showing him he can basically feel any linear acceleration in any direction. The problem is that the cockpit has to be gimbaled and the rotation must be slow enough so that the pilot does not notich it as a "false cue" (= something he should not feel). Another problem is that you can only vary the centryfugal force so fast, hence the large motors to accelerate and slwo down the centrifuge.
An interesting solution is in one of the other posts (see this post of DESDEMONA).