one of a kind drift car...

[ashleysmith]

Hi guys,
im new to the drifting lark, but i thought i should do something out of the ordinary.

This project actually started as a byproduct of another project i am currently doing at the min.
anyway,

I am using a Tamiya TA03 chassis and slowly converting it into a drift project (any advice you can give, please do)

what makes this project different is that unlike your usual set up that use an analog signal, mine is completely digital, and with that its been a bit of a ballache as i have to program everything... the angle of the steering servo, all the way to the speed of the motor. i've been trialling this system on my other project and i know it works, its just putting the code through a fine tooth comb to make sure everything reacts as it should.

am i limited by the board??...

not a chance, the possibilities are liturally endless with this board, after completing this, i am going to play around with an onboard video feed/recording. though this will most likely require a second board unless i can increase the inputs and outputs on the current board.
I am also using a playstation controller which means i can program any button to do anything...
enjoy guys...

[col1nw3bb]

Hey Ashley, glad you took my advice and joined buddy. Im sure the experts will be along to advise shortly! The only potential issue i can see from my (albeit rank amauter) perspective is the range of bluetooth on the PS3 controller...

Colin
(faithless2015 on ffoc)

[ashleysmith]

hi colin, at the min its not a PS3, its actually a PS2...

its one of the after market ones, its actual range is about 10-15 meters, which for this project is fine for now (testing) but as soon as funds and programming allows i will be upgrading it to an Xbee system which has a range of a bout a mile-a mile and a half :-)

[crazyhare]

What controller board are you using? - I thought about doing something similar with one of my crawler projects to manage the 4ws instead of using a 3 channel radio, but it is yet to happen .

[ashleysmith]

It's a ps2 controller, apologies for the delayed reply, not on here often... I've shelved this project for a while, and I am in fact putting this into a crawler... Eventually, everything is set up, but I want to design the crawler myself too :-)