I am a student constructing a Flight Simulator Motion Platform with Pneumatic actuators in triangle configuration, can anyone suggest easy ways to use labview to control the motion platform?

[bj]

I am a final year Aerospace Avionics Engineering student constructing a flight simulator. I need to control 3 pneumatic actuators on a motion platform using Labview. I already have and use a DAQ to get position information and to give position information to the actuators via PCI-6023e card and a circuit I have constructed to time and latch the signals. Am wondering if there are any tricky functions I can use in Labview to make the platform easier to control?

[Kyle_V]

If you're finding the actuator hard to control, the cause may be a delay in the feedback of your control loop. Also, the tricky functions you're looking for are probably built into NI's motion control software. Unfortunately, the software can only be used with an NI Motion Control board.

If you're interested in tested the fuctionality of our motion control hardware and software, I encourage you to contact your local sales representative, or to call us by going to www.ni.com/ask and receiving the toll free phone number.

Kyle V
Applications Engineer
National Instruments