Whoops… Looks like we covered this already. My mistake.
In case the name didn’t tip you off, this fun little kart was inspired by MarioKart. The goal was to build a functional go kart that could be controlled via the Nintendo Wiimote. They did a pretty good job and kept it fairly simple too. They designed a frame that vaguely mimics the shape of the carts in the game. The steering is handled by a 4″ stroke linear actuator. This was initially hooked directly to the tie-rod, but they found it to be too slow. Their solution was to put a lever in between the two with a 1to 3 ratio. This made everything much snappier.
Though they were capable of implementing PWM on the motors in their hardware, they opted to stick with full on, full off because of the push-button nature of the controller. The connection and communication are handled with an Arduino and they don’t mention what bluetooth module they use.
You can see in the video below it is fairly responsive and has more than enough power to lug a passenger over some varied terrain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH04PnpoZP0
Umm… Oops? http://hackaday.com/2011/10/29/wii-remote-controling-the-vehicle-youre-riding-in/
Yea that’s what I was thinking!
Looks like Caleb doesn’t keep up with what’s already been posted.
Yep, that happens sometimes. I updated the article to reflect my mistake.
Awesome! I can fall off the back and keep driving!
“They did a pretty good job and kept it fairly simple too”
Using a wiimote is far from keeping it simple, it is adding latency and complexity and more points for possible failure. It’s a cool POC, but extremely unpractical.
Actually its a WiiiKart, from the website:
“We know! Wii doesn’t have three i’s in it, but we really don’t want to get sued by Nintendo. ”
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Good lord, what is wrong with the poor child at 0:36 in the video o.0
He’s smiling… and has a mohawk?
More interesting is that it is an electric go-kart. Pretty cool!
Hahah it would be hilarious if they were in the middle of a turn and the wiimote link failed. Infinite circle turning! hahaha
I’ve been considering using the wii driving remote for motorized wheelchairs for children’s hospitals.
It might be a more fun way for the kids to get around…
Fly-by-wire(less). How long until Boeing and Airbus use this in their planes?
So that’s why I have to turn off my phone… And here I thought fly-by-wire(less) was some magic mumbo jumbo to keep me from texting.
But anywho, does it power slides like originals?
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