vehicle_rc

Vehicle Remote Control Work in Progress, please join me!

Objective

Control a toy vehicle with a outdated driving wheel controller. Save the Landfill, save the environment.

Methods

This is a development project, there may be more than one method. Let's start with Method 1 (M001).

Method 1 (M001):

Hack both vehicle and controller completely. Use MCU + Motor Drivers to control the vehicle. Use MCU + Sensors to get input from the controller. Build a wireless connection between vehicle and controller. Vechicle will be server side. Controller will be client side.

M001 Workflow

• Deisgn Electricity Power of the Toy Vehicle
  • Batteries Voltage (Power Source)
  • Toy Vehicle Motor/Servo Voltage
  • Microcontroller(MCU) Voltage
  • Wireless TX/RX Voltage
  • Up/Down DC Convertor(s)
• Deisgn Electricity Power of the Driving Wheel Controller
  • Batteries Voltage (Power Source)
  • Controller Voltage (TBC, Need to detach to check the sensors)
  • Microcontroller(MCU) Voltage
  • Wireless TX/RX Voltage
  • Up/Down DC Convertor(s)
• Wire the board of server side, Power + MCU + Wireless + Motor Driver(s)
• Put the board of server side into the Toy Vehicle
• Wire the board of client side, Power + MCU + Sensors
• Put the board of client side into the Controller
• Build Wirless Connection
• Code & Play

M001 Specifications

• Toy Vehicle
  • Unknown
• Outdated Driving Wheel Controller
  • Logitech GT FORCE Racing Wheel for GRAN TURISMO 3 (Playstation 2)
  • https://imgur.com/a/1aqwTfa
• Server & Client Side Microcontroller
  • Arduino mini pro 3.3v ATMega328
• Server Side Wireless Tx/Rx
  • NRF24L01+ Wireless Module
  • TMRh20 RF24 Library https://github.com/nRF24/RF24
• Server Side Motor/Servo Driver
  • TBC
• Client Side Motor/Servo Driver
  • TBC

Test

Do some test before deciding hardware.

Test1 (T001)