The Monaco Grand Prix is simply days away and can seemingly be one of the thrilling races of the season. Whereas most followers can’t take part immediately — besides as spectators — they will have fun their ardour by way of DIY initiatives. That’s why we’ve scoured the neighborhood to seek out the most effective of these builds for each ability stage. Take a look at the record beneath!
System 1 races get underway with a lightweight sequence that’s distinctive in motorsports. That sequence begins with the lights illuminating one after one other, telling the drivers to organize. Then, after a random delay, the lights flip off and drivers can launch. This exams driver response, quite than memorized timing.
Undertaking Hub person BirdGuy’s undertaking replicates these begin lights utilizing simply an Arduino UNO Rev3, some LEDs and resistors, a momentary push button, and a breadboard. It’s good for inexperienced persons, due to the straightforward wiring and sketch.
Logitech’s G Driving Drive Shifter is a well-liked six-speed racing simulator peripheral. Fashionable System 1 automobiles use digital sequential shifters, however this accent can be good for classic F1 automobiles in racing sims.
Nonetheless, there’s a downside: this shifter solely works with a Logitech wheel. Dave Madison’s Arduino Leonardo-based adapter lets digital racers join the shifter on to a PC. It breaks out the DB9 connector and reads the inputs, then offers USB output. No soldering or breadboard crucial!
The earlier begin lights undertaking is a superb demonstration, however Stephan Holding’s response timer places person ability to the check. The idea could be very related, however with a second button that represents an accelerator pedal and an OLED display that reveals the person’s response time.
This undertaking is a little more advanced, with that OLED display, WS2812B individually addressable RGB LEDs, a piezo buzzer, and a laser-cut MDF enclosure. However it’s nonetheless appropriate for inexperienced persons who wish to practice their response time.
System 1 is a wildly costly sport, however devoted lovers can take part in beginner racing leagues to get their wheel-to-wheel repair. These lovers will need some strategy to measure lap occasions or speeds throughout follow and Undertaking Hub person nfarrier’s DIY race photogate can assist.
This was designed for small-scale mannequin automobiles, however the identical {hardware} will work for full-size automobiles. Every PVC pipe gate has a selfmade break-beam sensor and an Arduino UNO Rev3 displays these. Enabling a number of lanes is so simple as including extra break-beam sensors. The Arduino occasions the interval between gate sensor triggers and sends the outcomes to a primary Android app by way of an HC-05 Bluetooth for logging.
Sequential transmissions, which weigh much less and shift sooner, took over F1 about 30 years in the past. Most have “flappy paddle” digital shifters built-in into the steering wheel, however many individuals desire the sensation of reaching over to a shifter lever. These folks ought to take pleasure in Carlos Almeida’s sequential gear shift controller for sim racing.
This undertaking required 3D CAD modeling expertise and a well-tuned 3D printer, so it’s a step up in problem. It makes use of an Arduino MKR1000 WiFi board, as a result of that’s what Almeida had available. But it surely ought to work with a number of different fashions. There may be even a seven-segment show that signifies the present gear.
Present System 1 laws mandate the usage of 1.6L V6 hybrid engines, however the V12 period was essentially the most quintessential F1 expertise for a lot of followers. And the variety of pistons on a V12 engine simply occurs to match the variety of hours on a clock. That gave Will Reeve the inspiration to assemble this V12 engine clock.
Reeve styled this 3D-printed clock after a simplified V12 engine. As every hour passes, inner servomotors carry pistons to point the time. A seven-segment show on the entrance of the engine block reveals the minutes. An Arduino Mega 2560 controls that course of and LEDs present accent lighting.
Slicing-edge machine studying fashions are able to wonderful feats and sometimes attain conclusions that we people can not. Leonardo Gonçalves theorized {that a} machine studying mannequin may predict the winner of a System 1 race and this undertaking exams that concept.
Gonçalves didn’t have entry to precise F1 automobiles, so this undertaking is just an illustration of the idea utilizing unpowered scale fashions. The concept is {that a} machine studying mannequin educated on information from F1 automobiles can predict the winner of an ongoing race based mostly on the brand new real-time information.
Right here, that information comes from an Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense connected to the mannequin automotive, which has all types of onboard sensors for accumulating information, together with an IMU (inertial measurement unit). That information went to a Neuton tinyML mannequin for coaching and new information goes to the educated mannequin for predictions. The outcomes are enjoyable to see, even when the check was dramatically simplified in comparison with an actual race.
The racing sim {hardware} we’ve already mentioned solely approximates the expertise of driving an actual automotive. However this lively racing simulator pedal is rather more strong and offers pressure suggestions resistance. Whereas drive-by-wire throttle programs are making it a factor of the previous, mechanical throttle linkages impart noticeable suggestions by way of the pedal. This DIY pedal replicates very high-end Simucube {hardware}, offering that suggestions at a fraction of the fee.
The 2 killer options are a load cell to measure stress on the pedal and a big servo with a leadscrew to generate suggestions. An Arduino controls the servo and reads the sign from the load cell’s amplifier. With the assistance of software program operating on a linked PC, this closed-loop system can precisely replicate the texture of an accelerator pedal in the actual world.
Wesley Kagan is on an unimaginable quest to construct his personal F1 automotive, full with a Mercedes V12 engine. There’s a huge quantity of customized work that Kagan has put into this undertaking, however one of many highlights is the steering wheel. It appears to be like and operates lots like what you’ll see on an F1 automotive immediately, however is 100% bespoke.
This requires three Arduino improvement boards. The primary, an Arduino Mega 2560, collects information from the automotive’s sensors. The opposite two, Arduino Micro boards, learn the steering wheel buttons and switches, and show content material on the three.5” LCD display. That reveals data like the present gear and velocity, similar to immediately’s F1 drivers see on their steering wheels.
You probably have an F1-themed undertaking or get impressed to create one after watching the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, remember to add it to the Undertaking Hub!