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Welcome to the Autobus project wiki.

Autobus is an effort to convert a Tamiya King Yellow 6x6 RC bus into a fully autonomous vehicle platform built around a Raspberry Pi 5, onboard camera, and servo control hardware.

Purpose of this wiki

This wiki is for material that does not belong in the README or issue tracker, including:

• planning notes
• architecture decisions
• hardware documentation
• software design notes
• experiments and observations
• project journal entries

Project scope

The long-term goal is an autonomous RC platform capable of perception, control, and navigation. The near-term focus is building a stable base platform with:

• steering and drivetrain control
• onboard compute
• camera integration
• network connectivity
• telemetry and remote operation support

Where things go

• README: high-level overview of the project
• Issues: actionable work items, bugs, tasks, and feature requests
• Wiki: planning, rationale, setup notes, design, and journal content

Suggested reading order

• Architecture Decisions
• Hardware Setup
• Software Roadmap
• Planning Journal

Current platform

• Chassis: Tamiya King Yellow 6x6 RC bus
• Primary compute: Raspberry Pi 5
• Servo controller: Adafruit PCA9685 (I2C)
• Camera: Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3

Key questions to answer over time

• How should low-level control be structured?
• What is the safest way to command steering and throttle?
• How should camera streaming and perception be staged?
• What networking model best supports remote operation and telemetry?
• What autonomy milestones are realistic for this platform?