Force-Feedback Flight Sim Controls
A direct-drive force-feedback joystick gimbal using a GB54-2 gimbal motor, HTD timing belts, and helical gear reductions.
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Overview
A force-feedback flight simulator control base. Torque from a GB54-2 gimbal motor is routed through a 16T→48T HTD timing-belt stage and helical/spiral-bevel gearing to drive the stick axes, with 8mm REX shafts running in steel ball bearings.
Design notes
- Belt reduction keeps the motor mass off the moving gimbal
- Spiral bevel set (1.7M, 45°) turns the drive through the second axis
- Printed structure with tapered heat-set inserts for serviceable fastening