Project in EE 311.

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Wired RC Car

Members: Submitted to:

Justin Bisoña Engr. Borman Bobis

Mark Dalumpines
Matt Stephen Guinto
Christopher Jude Belarmino
What is a remote/radio controlled car?

Radio controlled (or R/C) cars are battery/gas-powered model cars or trucks that can be
controlled from a distance using a specialized transmitter or remote.

The term "R/C" has been used to mean both "remote controlled" and "radio controlled", where
"remote controlled" includes vehicles that are connected to their controller by a wire, but
common use of "R/C" today usually refers to vehicles controlled by a radio-frequency link.

There are thousands of RC vehicles available. Most are toys suitable for children. What
separates toy grade RC from hobby grade RC is the modular characteristic of the standard RC
equipment. RC toys generally have simplified circuits, often with the receiver and servos
incorporated into one circuit. It's almost impossible to take that particular toy circuit and
transplant it into other RCs.

Examples of RC vehicles:

Aircraft
Radio-controlled aircraft (also called RC aircraft) are small aircraft that can be controlled
remotely. There are many different types, ranging from small park flyers to large jets and mid-
sized aerobatic models.
Tanks
Radio-controlled tanks are replicas of armored fighting vehicles that can move, rotate the turret
and some even shoot all by using the hand-held transmitter.

Cars
A radio-controlled car is a powered model car driven from a distance. Gasoline, nitro-methanol
and electric cars exist, designed to be run both on and off-road. "Gas" cars traditionally use
petrol (gasoline), though many hobbyists run 'nitro' cars, using a mixture of methanol and
nitromethane, to get their power.
Project Building:

We decided to make a wired RC car based on the movie, Death Race. Here are the diagrams.
Bill of Materials

LED
WHITE - 4pcs. –PHP 40

ORANGE- 2pcs- PHP 6

RED- 3pcs. – PHP 9

= PHP 55

Switch- 4pcs PHP 4x15

Battery cap -3pcs PHP 15

9VBattery- 3pcs PHP 85 x 3

Wires- 4m PHP 12

Buzzer

= PHP 342

Components
470k ohms - 4pcs. - PHP 12

50 ohms - 4pcs. PHP 12

IC 555 timer- 2pcs.

1.0uF (16V) - 2pcs.

Total: 342 + 55 + 24 =PHP 421

Construction:
Procedures:
1) Build the body of the car
2) Construct the wheel for backward and forward.
3) Construct the wheel for left and right
4) Make a connection to the motor to control
5) Test, if it's functioning well.
6) Test all circuits that will be used.
7) Isolate it by group, then connect it by soldering.
8) Each group should put on the car where it fit like a real car.
9) After placing, connect all the negative, except The negative of red light at the back.
10) Build the remote
11) Connect every single wire to a perfect connection. But place on one side.
12) Test it all.
13) For the backward light, connect the wires to the other side where the RC going to the
backward.
14) Test all again.
15) Try and have a safe ride.
Troubleshooting:

We’ve encountered several problems with our project. First, after connecting the back
lights of the car, it affected the electron flow of the circuit so we had to fix it again. Second, the
steering was not working on the first try. It was very rough to work on because the wirings
were very messy and we had to improvise on our controls. Third, the turning signals were not
blinking properly. Most of the problems were found in the wiring system.