Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator

Replica Controls for Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator

Simlog’s Replica Controls for the Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator feature industrial strength components suitable for both tabletop mounting and Simlog’s Operator Chair. If you are a Simlog customer, then you may be able to re-use the Replica Controls that you already have. To learn more, please contact Simlog.

Simulator controls begin with two “Multi-Purpose” Replica Controls joysticks with 8 push-buttons, that can be used with many other Personal Simulators. Simlog can also provide table-top mounting brackets to bring the joysticks down from tabletop height to the sides of an ordinary chair, to better mimic the positioning of operator controls in the cabin of real wheeled material handlers.

To complete the Replica Controls, add a commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) USB-ready steering wheel and “toe down” 3-pedal unit,  along with a COTS “shifter” (to control the stabilizers).

Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator - Replica Controls - 1 Display Logitech G920 Shifter Logitech G920 Pedals Replica Controls - 8 push-buttons with Simlog's Tabletop Mounting Brackets

Custom Travel Cases for Replica Controls

For all setups, Simlog’s Custom Travel Case makes transportation easy.

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 Key Features

• Made-to-measure, with dedicated slots for levers, joysticks, pedals, steering wheel, and tabletop mounting brackets
• Space for a laptop PC, cables, and documentation
• Pull-out handle, with multiple positions
• Wheels (casters)
• Cases are “stackable,” for easy transport

 Specifications

• Overall dimensions: 30″ (76cm) x 24″ (61cm) x 19″ (50cm)
• Approximate weight: 50 lbs. (23 kg) when empty, up to 100 lbs. (46 kg) when full (depending upon the Replica Controls)

Operator Chair for Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator

Simlog’s Operator Chair with industrial controls offers a superior simulation experience to train operators, thanks to an authentic operator seat with consoles for the left and right hands and an adjustable steering column. All the components are mounted on an industrial platform with casters, for easy portability.

The industrial steering wheel is mounted on a column that easily telescopes and pivots to numerous angles. The Operator Chair also includes three industrial pedals.

The “Multi-Purpose” joysticks with 8 push-buttons are can be used with many other Personal Simulators.  There are also two toggle switches to control the parking brake and the outriggers.

If you already have a Simlog Operator Chair to use with some other Personal Simulator, then you may be able to “re-use” that and simply purchase the software license for Wheeled Material Handler.

Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator - Operator Chair Sample Setup with 8 push-buttons joysticks 8 Push-button Joystick for Operator Chair

 Key Features

• Authentic industrial operator seat, with headrest, air suspension, and seat-belt
• Adjustable seat position (forward/backwards, three vertical positions)
• Adjustable armrests (in height and angle)
• Integrated consoles for the two joysticks
• Full steering column with pivot and telescope capabilities
• Fully functional industrial style pedals
• Five possible pedal positions, to create the typical placements found in real operator cabins
• Steel platform with heavy-duty casters for easy portability

 Specifications

• Overall Dimensions: L 60” (152.4 cm) x W 30” (76.2 cm) x H 47” (119.4 cm)
• Weight: 385 lbs. (175 kg)
• Shipping Dimensions: 67″ (170.2 cm) x 43″ (109.2 cm) x 44″ (118.8 cm).
• Shipping Weight: approximately 550 lbs. (250 kg) One unit per skid, not stackable.
• 120 VAC/60 Hz, 220-240VAC/50 Hz

Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator 

The simulation software puts you at the controls of a typical wheeled material handler at work in a typical scrap metal recycling yard. Both SAE and ISO joystick patterns are available, and changing the point of view during the simulation is easy with joystick buttons, keyboard function keys and mouse controls.

 Simulation Modules

There are a total of five Simulation Modules, as follows:

• Controls Familiarization
• Line Following, to master the coordination of the boom and stick
• Grapple Positioning, that also requires proper positioning of the wheeled carrier
• Container Loading 1, to place “blocks” of crushed metal in containers on the ground
• Container Loading 2, now with containers on trucks, as an added level of difficulty

 Key Performance Indicators

Key Performance Indicators measure how quickly and how carefully the simulated work is performed. With 31 unique Performance Indicators, feedback is diagnostic, instead of just a consolidated pass/fail score. They include execution time, productivity, grapple height and angle when driving, cabin elevation when driving and when handling material, and counting many kinds of collisions (grapple, ground, undercarriage, etc.).

A variety of incorrect operating conditions will trigger “Procedure Errors,” such as driving “out of bounds.” Finally, conditions related to safety receive special attention: causing the wheeled material handler or a container to overturn, will trigger a “Fatal Error” and the simulation immediately stops.

Here we present just a few of the Wheeled Material Handler Personal Simulator videos from Simlog’s YouTube channel.