Dynamic Desingn Lab
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Quarter Scale Radio Controlled Car

Location

  • Stanford University

    Features

    Mechanical hardware

  • welded steel frame
  • one-cylinder two-stroke gasoline engine
  • realistic suspension system
  • disc brake
  • servo-actuated steering, throttle, and brake

    Sensors

  • automotive yaw rate sensor
  • dual axis accelerometer
  • hall effect wheel speed sensor

    Data acquisition and control
  • single board computer with AMD K6 microprocessor
  • two PIC microcontrollers
  • MATLAB Simulink interface

    Communication
  • 3-channel radio transmitter
  • wireless ethernet

    Applications

  • Educational tool for learning vehicle controller design in a laboratory setting

    Additional Information

  • Radio Controlled Car Model as a Vehicle Dynamics Test Bed (pdf report)
  • Servo motors