DIY Steering Wheel for a robot

Introduction

Intro

Steering wheel;

• Force feedback
• Stall torque is important
• vJoyIOFeederWithFFB https://github.com/njz3/vJoyIOFeederWithFFB

Dashboard

• Speed
• RPM
• Temp
• Fuel

Pedals (mimic the feeling/ feedback of a braking system; abs pumps, decreasing vibration/ movement etc.)

• Gas
• Brake
• See Simucube Active Pedals https://simucube.com/activepedal-category/

Sequential shifter

• Hall sensor

Hand break

• Hall sensor

Game Controller

ESP32

• https://github.com/lemmingDev/ESP32-BLE-Gamepad
• https://www.instructables.com/ESP32-BLE-GamePad/

Arduino

USB HID (human interface device class)

• USB Host Library 2.0.
  • Compatible with Arduino Due only

Some Libraries

• Arduino Joystick Library 2.0
  • Arduino Leonardo or Micro? Will not work with Uno.
  • X, Y, and/or Z Axis (up to 16-bit precision); X, Y, and/or Z Axis Rotation (up to 16-bit precision), etc
• UnoJoy https://github.com/AlanChatham/UnoJoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq2QivBzshs
  • DFU mode (Device Firmware Update).
• Arduino XInput Libraries https://github.com/dmadison/ArduinoXInput_AVR
  • the functionality of an Xbox controller.
• PS2 library, eg Arduino-PS2X (?)

Simple keyboard method #include <Keyboard.h> Press buttons?

• Brake: the code presses 'down arrow'
• Left arrow
• Right arrow
• etc

Components

• Optical rotary pulse encoder; 600 ppr (pulse per revolution), 100 ppr.
• Incremental encoder (TLE5010/AS5600)

Force Feedback Motor

• An old drill motor: powerful (but not for long use), planetary gearbox to increase torque.
• a brushless motor or a stepper with direct drive (not a geared motor). Absolute encoder.
• RFR Wheel Configuration
• a DC motor
• MY1016 motor (24V 300W)
• Hoverboard motor

Steering ratio

The inner & outer wheel to turn 35 and 30 degrees respectively

Steering ratio

• motorcycles and bicycles 1:1
• most passenger cars between 12 and 20:1
• F1 between 180deg to 270deg to a turn??

Angle

• Drift cars are 900 and 1080 I believe. (Reddit)
• 900 is pretty much around what on a real car.

900 deg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD7MRSHHSPQ

References

AFFBWheel (Arduino Force Feedback Wheel)

https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/designing-an-arduino-leonardo-force-feedback-wheel.14705/

https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/cousin-of-osw-open-sim-wheel.10915/

https://x-sim.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2035

FFBeast https://ffbeast.github.io/docs/en/wheel.html

• Huge amount of information overload!