Self-Driving 1:10 Robotic Car and Competition | I Need Your Help
12-19-2016, 02:15 PM
#1
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Self-Driving 1:10 Robotic Car and Competition | I Need Your Help
Hi there!
Maybe here all people like RC cars, but I have created my self-driving 1:10 scale Team Associated electric buggy car. Now I want to find support to promote self-driving model car racing based on 1:10 scale cars. I live in little country and no RC car manufacturers around me. Maybe RcTech community can help me with my idea. At first I want to make a short introduction about myself. It is my short R/C bio
I have more than 8 years experience of the professional driving different types of R/C cars (1:8 Buggy Nitro off-road, 1:10 Electro off-road 4WD, 1:18 Electro on-road) at the numerous international and local R/C competitions and championships. Master’s level degree in Radio Operated Model Automobiles (R/C cars Belarus, 2010). I did this without any sponsorship from RC companies.
Let’s go on. In 2013 I decided to make my 1:10 R/C car autonomous (because autonomous cars are our future, even if they will be a model cars). I wanted to make a robotic model car, which will run on the track without any remote control. Program in microcomputer of the model car will control motion of the robot. In 2014 on chassis Team Associated B44.1 I have made an autonomous robotic model car.
This is 1:10 scale robot-car which was made to take part in racing competition of robots like R/C car races. This robot has a lot of functions such as avoiding of obstacles, detecting colors, following the heading of compass, orientation in open area with help of GPS. And to conclude you can simple control this robot throw your smartphone and this smart car will check distance between obstacles avoiding collision like a half part human control with help of electronics which is used in nowadays cars.
This model became a winner of a lot of competitions.
Here is a little video of testing my robot car. It is not an RC Track for 1:10 cars, but my car is suitable for real RC Track for 1:10 scale buggy
A month ago I asked myself: “Why I don’t write to Team Associated? I will show to them new way of using their R/C cars!”. It is how came up idea to write to Team Associated company. I opened their webpage and read information that they created a new buggy RC10B64D. To promote their new product I can make RC10B64D self-driving too (I can make every R/C car autonomous, but I had only AE car). I wrote to Team Associated and suggested to them my idea to create competition of self-driving Team Associated cars. It will be amazing to gather all TOP Team Associated pilots on the track and instead of transmitter give to them a laptop with software! But later I have received answer from Team Associated: "No thank you". I can't understand why they don't want to create self-driving competition of the RC cars. But if Team Associated don't want, I will find another company who can help me.
In my country R/C cars are not very wide spread, but in USA R/C cars are very-very popular. I think that self-driving R/C cars will be popular in USA too. Self-driving model car robotic racing is a new step in history of R/C car races.
My software for programming robotic car is so simple that even TOP RC driver in two days can learn how to program robotic car to run on the track. It will be amazing to gather all TOP RC car drivers on the track and instead of transmitter give to them a laptop with software! I hope that together we can make a new kind of hobby and new kind of model car sport!
While I'm searching for people and RC companies who will be interested in this kind of competition, I have made my own competition CodeWheels. Instead of using expensive RC cars I use my hand-made robotic cars which are very simple to program and very cheap. If you want to know more, you can read here https://devmesh.intel.com/projects/c...by-intel-curie
To conclude, what I want to do. I want to make a championship of self-driving 1:10 model cars off-road. I need a help of RC community (maybe you can tell me which things are wrong and which things are right, or my idea is a bullsh*t and don't do this) and I need a help and support of RC car manufacturers and community.
P.S. My English is not good, but I think, you can understand me) Thank you for your attention.
Maybe here all people like RC cars, but I have created my self-driving 1:10 scale Team Associated electric buggy car. Now I want to find support to promote self-driving model car racing based on 1:10 scale cars. I live in little country and no RC car manufacturers around me. Maybe RcTech community can help me with my idea. At first I want to make a short introduction about myself. It is my short R/C bio
I have more than 8 years experience of the professional driving different types of R/C cars (1:8 Buggy Nitro off-road, 1:10 Electro off-road 4WD, 1:18 Electro on-road) at the numerous international and local R/C competitions and championships. Master’s level degree in Radio Operated Model Automobiles (R/C cars Belarus, 2010). I did this without any sponsorship from RC companies.
Let’s go on. In 2013 I decided to make my 1:10 R/C car autonomous (because autonomous cars are our future, even if they will be a model cars). I wanted to make a robotic model car, which will run on the track without any remote control. Program in microcomputer of the model car will control motion of the robot. In 2014 on chassis Team Associated B44.1 I have made an autonomous robotic model car.
| + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyHg5eWi9fk&t=3s" title="View this video at YouTube in a new window or tab" target="_blank">YouTube Video | |
This is 1:10 scale robot-car which was made to take part in racing competition of robots like R/C car races. This robot has a lot of functions such as avoiding of obstacles, detecting colors, following the heading of compass, orientation in open area with help of GPS. And to conclude you can simple control this robot throw your smartphone and this smart car will check distance between obstacles avoiding collision like a half part human control with help of electronics which is used in nowadays cars.
This model became a winner of a lot of competitions.
Here is a little video of testing my robot car. It is not an RC Track for 1:10 cars, but my car is suitable for real RC Track for 1:10 scale buggy
| + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyHg5eWi9fk&t=3s" title="View this video at YouTube in a new window or tab" target="_blank">YouTube Video | |
A month ago I asked myself: “Why I don’t write to Team Associated? I will show to them new way of using their R/C cars!”. It is how came up idea to write to Team Associated company. I opened their webpage and read information that they created a new buggy RC10B64D. To promote their new product I can make RC10B64D self-driving too (I can make every R/C car autonomous, but I had only AE car). I wrote to Team Associated and suggested to them my idea to create competition of self-driving Team Associated cars. It will be amazing to gather all TOP Team Associated pilots on the track and instead of transmitter give to them a laptop with software! But later I have received answer from Team Associated: "No thank you". I can't understand why they don't want to create self-driving competition of the RC cars. But if Team Associated don't want, I will find another company who can help me.
In my country R/C cars are not very wide spread, but in USA R/C cars are very-very popular. I think that self-driving R/C cars will be popular in USA too. Self-driving model car robotic racing is a new step in history of R/C car races.
My software for programming robotic car is so simple that even TOP RC driver in two days can learn how to program robotic car to run on the track. It will be amazing to gather all TOP RC car drivers on the track and instead of transmitter give to them a laptop with software! I hope that together we can make a new kind of hobby and new kind of model car sport!
While I'm searching for people and RC companies who will be interested in this kind of competition, I have made my own competition CodeWheels. Instead of using expensive RC cars I use my hand-made robotic cars which are very simple to program and very cheap. If you want to know more, you can read here https://devmesh.intel.com/projects/c...by-intel-curie
| + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPQ3MVodtM" title="View this video at YouTube in a new window or tab" target="_blank">YouTube Video | |
To conclude, what I want to do. I want to make a championship of self-driving 1:10 model cars off-road. I need a help of RC community (maybe you can tell me which things are wrong and which things are right, or my idea is a bullsh*t and don't do this) and I need a help and support of RC car manufacturers and community.
P.S. My English is not good, but I think, you can understand me) Thank you for your attention.
12-19-2016, 11:59 PM
#2
Great ambitious ideas but conventional RC big names are the last people that will help you in my opinion. They have a established market, product philosophy, and way to make money. Your product essentially becomes a new type of hobby and will indirectly compete with company like AE. There are similar race being done on college level. I think you can take some inspiration. It would be cool if you came up with something that can learn the track without using lines as guide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTf8n1ABE-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTf8n1ABE-A
12-20-2016, 12:29 AM
#3
Tech Initiate
Thread Starter
Great ambitious ideas but conventional RC big names are the last people that will help you in my opinion. They have a established market, product philosophy, and way to make money. Your product essentially becomes a new type of hobby and will indirectly compete with company like AE. There are similar race being done on college level. I think you can take some inspiration. It would be cool if you came up with something that can learn the track without using lines as guide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTf8n1ABE-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTf8n1ABE-A
12-20-2016, 12:31 AM
#4
cool idea, but it takes out the human of radio controlling the car.....
totally kills it.... I actually make self driving cars (well, it hasn't been ok'ed yet, but they can already do it) working for Tesla, the technology is pretty crazy
totally kills it.... I actually make self driving cars (well, it hasn't been ok'ed yet, but they can already do it) working for Tesla, the technology is pretty crazy
12-20-2016, 12:52 AM
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12-20-2016, 09:29 AM
#6
Although a cool idea. 
It takes away from the reason for RC Cars, and that's playing like the big boys do in real life, only 1/10 the scale. And with that comes 1/10 the cost it would take to feel like you are racing the real thing.
Autonomous cars may be the way of the future, but it will never replace being in control of the car yourself. The feeling you get, the thrill of taking the corner just right, landing the huge jump, winning the race. Those who want those things, will always choose to be in control.
Take a look at a racing video game, would you rather watch the computer car run the laps or play/drive it yourself?
To get something to be autonomous that once wasn't and for it to be popular, you have to think about automating something that people do that they would rather not. Mowing the lawn, shoveling the sidewalk of snow, walking the dog... Anything with wheels that's a chore to some.
Racing isn't it.
Good Luck though.
It takes away from the reason for RC Cars, and that's playing like the big boys do in real life, only 1/10 the scale. And with that comes 1/10 the cost it would take to feel like you are racing the real thing. Autonomous cars may be the way of the future, but it will never replace being in control of the car yourself. The feeling you get, the thrill of taking the corner just right, landing the huge jump, winning the race. Those who want those things, will always choose to be in control.
Take a look at a racing video game, would you rather watch the computer car run the laps or play/drive it yourself?
To get something to be autonomous that once wasn't and for it to be popular, you have to think about automating something that people do that they would rather not. Mowing the lawn, shoveling the sidewalk of snow, walking the dog... Anything with wheels that's a chore to some.
Racing isn't it. Good Luck though.
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