I am building a 6DOF simulator, and considering the options regarding the screen.
I am wondering if it is important that the screen be a part of the seat platform, and therefore moving with the seat, or if the screen can be fixed on the ground, independent from the simulator itself.
Reason I ask is because i see many simulators that have 2 or 3 LCD screens attached to the motion platform, and it seems to be the most commonly use setup.
But in real life, even if the car starts drifting for example, the track is not moving.
The car, which was parallel to the main axis of the track is now at an angle, and naturally, one would turn their heads slightly to keep focusing on the track, and not the sides...
Having a fixed screen, which does not move, seems that it would reproduce that feeling better.
Now, since we are using special effects to trick our brains into thinking that we are driving a real car, I do not know if this an important part of the special effects to have the screens mounted on the motion platform.
I would like to build a 3m diameter curved screen that will cover most of the 180 degree of vision when looking straight.
Using 2 to 3 projectors with a special blending software would give a good uninterrupted view, and I would prefer that to having multiple large LDC screens hanging on the motion platform. Furthermore, I have to imagine that having the LCD screens consistently being subject to vibrations is probably not good for their longevity.
Do you have any info on this?
Some Google searches did not bring any useful info.
Thank you.
Arno