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Working tiller extension

Working tiller extension

by Pedroover 5 years agoplanned

The tiller extension is stuck against the tiller. Consequently, even though I'd rather steer with the tiller extension than the joystick, I am forced to use the joystick, because if I lean toward the centreline to reach the tiller, the boat heels over because I can't counter the heel angle. This is immersion breaking.
If the tiller extension worked, I could hike to windward and still steer by moving the tiller extension. This will be more natural than using a tiny joystick.

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Gregover 4 years ago

It's tricky on Quest. Later may try to make it better for 360 tracking systems

Gregover 4 years ago

Status changed to planned - It's tricky on Quest. Later may try to make it better for 360 tracking systems

Easyover 4 years ago

Maybe it would be easier to just make an "unnaturally long" arm instead of the complex extension, which - without looking and without force feedback - is almost impossible to control anyway.

Greg79about 5 years ago

The tiller extension seems to work, but I have difficulty reversing direction.. When pulling forward (extension straight), in the real world I could put some torque on the extension to start it going the other way. Here, I wish I could just push on the tiller itself to reverse the knee bend in the middle..?

Gregabout 5 years ago

Status changed to in progress

Gregabout 5 years ago

Started working on this for Waszp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbySj6twxlw Aaron Sawyer