Using a racing sim rig with a real RC car

Most of us will never have the opportunity to conduct a F5 F50 Ferrari around Nürburgring in real life, but we can all do it in a racing sim. To make the most of that experience, many people build simply and elaborate racing SIM platforms. What would happen if one could use its SIM racing platform to control something in the real world? That is exactly what Youtuber Bitsbits did when linking a SIM racing platform with a real and real order.

Traditional RC cars were based on quite rudimentary analog signals, but complete digital control is common today. The transmitter simply sends encoded digital data that contains any necessary information, such as the steering angle and the accelerator position. In general, that is a standard protocol that the receiver can understand and translate into the movement of the engine.

In this case, the transmitter sends data that come from the SIM racing platform instead of joysticks and buttons. The platform connects to a PC that executes a Python script that converts the entries (steering wheel angle, brake pedal position, etc.) into simple values ​​sent to an Arduino plate. The Arduino then tells the RC transmitter what to control the commands to send to the RC car receiver.

An FPV camera (first -person view) in the car, with the video transmitted to the platform, completes the experience. It’s like miniaturizing yourself and sitting in the driver’s seat RC!