New Conception Toy Car <Driver your car in your imagination>
Have you ever played with the RC
toy car? From now on, it is totally changed. Just sit in front of your
computer, and suppose you are driving your car, hold your steering wheel, try
to turn left or right, and enjoy the scenes in your room through windshield
glass of your car!
Concept
This new kind of remote control car
is basically made up with Arduino and a laptop. It uses Arduino and
Max/MSP/Jillter to finish the communication between the Arduino and the laptop.
The insight camera of the laptop can track users movement when they are in front
of the laptop and transfer the movement into digital or analog signals which
can be used by Arduino. Thus, the users can use the supposed steering wheel to
control the toy car. On the other hand, the toy car carries an Arduino board
with it to reply users’ signals. Besides, there is an optional groove on the
car for carrying a smart phone. The laptop can open the web camera on that
phone and get the scene through the phone. Thus, you will see a lively scene on
your computer which really looks like the driver’s sight in the toy car. The
whole system will provide users a new special experience about driving.
Materials
Name From Parameter
Arduino board RadioShack
Laptop Apple Store MacBook Air 1.7GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB
Memory
Jumper wire Amazon Several, different length
Usb cables Amazon
DC motor Amazon
Servo Motor Amazon
Resisters Amazon 200 Ohm
Diode Amazon
Bread board Amazon *2
Smart phone AT&T Samsung galaxy note
Wheels *4 Amazon
Gears kit Amazon Different size
Timeline
1)
Component test (Done)
2)
Max/MSP/Jillter test (Done)
3)
Make up prototype (Week 10)
4)
Simple test (Week 10)
5)
Prefect function and appearance (Week 11)
6)
Refine accuracy (Week 11)
7)
Add extra functions (Week 12&13)
8)
Finish final product (Week 14)
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