RS2SIM FAQ

What is the RS2SIM ?
What means "Modular" ?
How RS2SIM motion platform works ?
What is type of drives in motion system ?
Why a pneumatic solution ?
What kind of air supply is needed ?
Any noise from air ?
How “real” is RS2SIM ?
What games are supported ?
What about pedal and wheel system ?
What are technical values of 6Dof motion platform ?
What about prices ?
When can I buy one ?
Where RS2SIM  can be seen and tested ?
I need to know more !?
When can I order mine ?
About RS2SIM Team
Other motion platforms possible ?
VIP ?
Our Motto ?

What is the RS2SIM ?

RS2SIM is totally new kind of modular motion simulator for pc and console games.
It is rally race frame but later it is also a 6Dof system. Some call it hexapod or Stewart platform also.
It is build mainly for racing and  rally world.
RS2SIM is focused for consumer markets.
It is designed so that it can be but inside standard house using normal 80cm door width.

What means "Modular" ?

RS2SIM contains 5 separate systems or components.
-Pedal component.
-Wheel component.
-Race frame component.
-Display component.
-Later coming Motion component.

How RS2SIM motion platform works ?

Motion platforms like RS2Sim works by tricking inner ear.
When body is tilted to the right, inner ear can not tell whether body is tilting or accelerating to the left.
When a screen is fixed on the motion platform, eyes see a steady horizon line, and therefore brain informs "I'm feeling acceleration".
That is a way you feel the forces in the simulated vehicle.

What is type of drives in motion system ?
Energy for 6Dof motion system is pneumatic air.

Why a pneumatic solution ?

Pneumatic solution offers some advantages.
No breaking servo belts, no blinking home lights and no blown  fuses.
No extra heat and weight of hydraulic system(dirty too, leaks possible).
Just air. You are breathing it too...
With pneumatic servo system a rapid cycling is possible with minimum wearing.
Pneumatics produces trouble-free, long service life.
Pneumatic servo systems drivers/SW s are complex, we agree.
Also good wash out and in movements are needed. But that is where pneumatic helps.
Compressibility of air can be also used to smooth out accelerations and decelerations of motion profiles.
Good PID/PIDF system and formulas are sure needed.

What kind of air supply is needed ?

Any commercial and home 2kW compressor model will do the job.
And there are special silent models available too.
Physical location of compressor can be elsewhere than near the simulator.
Supply tube must only be larger if distance is high.
Consumption of air depends of how large and fast movements are made.
And those are adjustable by software.

Any noise from air ?

Like any mechanical system there are some mechanical noises.
Air itself is not creating much.
Racing games itself produces much more noises than any mechanical movement creates.
RS2SIM has a 6 channel speaker system build in and when you are inside,
you just want rally! And you will hear (feel) only rally noises, totally!

How “real” is RS2SIM ?

We have pedal systems for top and floor fixing..
There isn't any plastic feel and look in RS2SIM.
And no wearing potentiometers in RS2SIM.
All sensors we use are optical or magnetic types. No wearing parts.
And it might also help a "someway", we know something about real rally cars too.
Design and components we are using must be usable also in real rally cars too
and viceaversa.
About reality of motion platform, it all depends on software and what kind of telemetry
data is available from game itself.
We do not build system to read just steering wheel or pedal positions.
Some people start to feel sick when sitting in motion simulator.
We try to compensate this with our display system and adjustable motion cues.

What games are supported ?

First a rally/racing game must output full telemetry data.
And we need to code interface for it to support RS2SIM.
We will focus on also most used old rally games too.
And coming rally games, maybe they want to be RS2SIM compatible too...
Just playing front of monitor is not going to last long, after this !
Sadly to say but there is too few rally/racing games outputting real time telemetry data.
So please ask from your game makers to include real time telemetry output.
Games have it already but only internally.
Game makers needs to have new visions and we are giving it.

What about pedal and wheel system ?

Pedal system is made using industrial adjustable shock-absorber(s).
We offer pedal unit with and without clutch pedal.
So we are having 2 or 3 pedals models.

Force is adjustable, just open a hood and turn a knob.
Position is read magnetically and output is analog voltage or digital.
It is even possible to use RS2SIM pedals with many commercial game wheel system.
Needed force for pedal is much more higher than “toy” pedals have.
RS2SIM pedal gives reality and it has tested by many real rally drivers and they all gave one comment: Like a real one !

About wheel system, it is made mechanically using industrial parts.
You can not find elsewhere similar kind of system and construction.
You can even lean on it ! (do not try this with plastic models)
Currently we use commercial electronic for wheel system.
RS2SIM wheel has 480 degree (1.3) turn. Like many real rally cars, too.
Also 360 degree model exists.
Hand brake is similar than is in rally cars and needed force is too.
Shifter system is similar used in WRC cars. Two shifter model available.
Steering wheel buttons are included.
Wheel system panel contains 8 (or12) extra push buttons.

What are technical values of 6Dof motion platform ?

Pitch     28  deg.
Roll      28  deg.
Yaw     12  deg.
Heave 80  cm
Max Ram Speed 0.8 m/sec.

What about prices ?

Full system is not cheap but it will beat all our rivals in price and technically too.
What you can do also is start to have first RS2SIM pedal, then RS2SIM wheel.
Later add RS2SIM race frame and RS2SIM display system.
Finally for full system is needed only RS2SIM 6Dof motion system unit.
Some price estimations  we can give, please ask.

When can I buy one ?

RS2SIM is still under development process and finally full motion simulators for consumer market in EU needs to go trough large CE approval process.
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Where RS2SIM  can be seen and tested ?

When visiting some large Finnish national championship rally happenings you can find RS2SIM stand.

I need to know more !?

Please send email to (Omit X): This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Emails from anonymous accounts we sure ignore.

When can I order mine ?

You have to wait.
We are building it like any real WRC car. It must be a winner !
Please check this WWW page again later....

About RS2SIM Team

Well. average age of team is over 35 year, so no daydreaming problem...
We will build these kind of systems for different platforms too,
rally is not all, racing is !
RS2SIM system is tailored system, what client just asks from us, we will build it.

Other motion platforms possible ?

RS2SIM Motion component  will be usable also for many different kind of platforms for training purposes.
Our next step is build RS2SIM motion system for bike games and for  snowboards.
Maybe  someday even flight sims.

VIP ?

One specialty we are offering is tailored VIP happenings with RS2SIM and real WRC car
with driver. Location is no problem, RS2SIM can be transported to even middle of
forest.
RS2SIM system stands very rough handling and transporting without packing is no problem.
RS2SIM is designed and build for rally !
We can also offer our own unique rally place and road with real rally spirit and feeling .
See Team RS for more information.

Our motto ?

Our motto is REALITY !