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Motion Platform

Assembly

Stewart hexapod of six electric actuators moving the 12-tonne cabin in all six degrees of freedom. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Motion Platform parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 195 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Motion Platform parts diagram: 1 electric motion actuator, 2 upper frame, 3 base frame, 4 gimbal joint, 5 motion controller, 6 servo drive. 195 parts in 6 top-level items.
Motion Platform parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Electric Motion Actuator 5 parts 6× Ball-screw electric actuator with about 1.5 m stroke replacing the hydraulic rams of earlier simulators.
2 Upper Frame 1× cabin mounting frame
3 Base Frame 1× floor anchor frame
4 Gimbal Joint 12× two per actuator
5 Motion Controller 1× Real-time computer running washout algorithms that map aircraft accelerations onto limited actuator strokes at 1 kHz.
6 Servo Drive 6× one per actuator

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Bill of materials for Motion Platform

6 top-level lines · 15 rows shown · 195 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Electric Motion Actuator 5 parts flight-simulator-actuator 6× 6 29 assembly
1.1 Ball Screw ball-screw 1× 6 · part
1.2 Servo Motor 4 parts servo-motor 1× 6 24 assembly
1.2.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts + deeper › stator-assembly 1× 6 3 assembly
1.2.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts + deeper › rotor-assembly 1× 6 19 assembly
1.2.3 Encoder encoder 1× 6 · part
1.2.4 Motor Housing motor-housing 1× 6 · part
1.3 Encoder encoder 1× 6 · part
1.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 12 · part
1.5 Actuator Tube flight-simulator-actuator-tube 1× 6 · part
2 Upper Frame flight-simulator-upper-frame 1× 1 · part
3 Base Frame flight-simulator-base-frame 1× 1 · part
4 Gimbal Joint flight-simulator-gimbal-joint 12× 12 · part
5 Motion Controller flight-simulator-motion-controller 1× 1 · part
6 Servo Drive flight-simulator-servo-drive 6× 6 · part

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Where the motion platform is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Full-Flight Simulator

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore)
flex.com ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies
dixoninfo.com ↗ 		Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics
bydelectronic.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks