Utilizing a racing sim rig with an actual RC automotive

Most of us won’t ever get an opportunity to drive a Ferrari F50 across the Nürburgring in actual life, however we are able to all achieve this in a racing sim. To get essentially the most out of that have, many individuals construct severe and elaborate racing sim rigs. What if one might use their racing sim rig to regulate one thing in the true world? That’s precisely what YouTuber bitsbits did by linking a racing sim rig to an precise, bodily RC automotive.

Conventional RC automobiles relied on pretty rudimentary analog alerts, however full digital management is frequent as we speak. The transmitter merely sends encoded digital information containing no matter info is important, such because the steering angle and throttle place. Usually, that may be a customary protocol that the receiver can perceive and translate into motor motion.  

On this case, the transmitter sends information that comes from the racing sim rig as an alternative of joysticks and buttons. The rig connects to a PC that runs a Python script that turns inputs (steering wheel angle, brake pedal place, and so forth) into easy values despatched to an Arduino board. The Arduino then tells the RC transmitter what to regulate instructions to ship to the RC automotive’s receiver.

An FPV (first-person view) digital camera on the automotive, with the video streamed to the rig, completes the expertise. It’s like miniaturizing oneself and sitting within the driver’s seat of the RC automotive!