Turning a Racing Simulator Into an RC Car Controller: How Hard Could It Be?

*Update* Want to try this yourself? Check out this video with a couple user friendly methods:    • How to Control Your RC with a Sim Rig - Th...   Links to the scripts and sketches are in the descritption!

When the algorithm gods introduced me to an Austrian company making an RC controller from a racing sim setup, I thought, “Hey, I can build that myself!” Fast forward several questionable decisions later, and I'm knee-deep in Arduino sketches, Python scripts, PCBs, and 3D-printed parts.

This video is about my journey to combine two expensive hobbies into one even more expensive - but undeniably awesome project. Along the way, you'll see me bumble through building a simple proof of concept, struggle with software more than I'd like to admit, and somehow end up with a fully working setup - one with even more functionality than I originally set out to achieve.

If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to drive an RC car from the seat of your racing sim, or if you just enjoy seeing someone else make mistakes so you don’t have to - you've come to the right place.

Enjoyed this project? Tell me about your craziest project ideas in the comments. I might actually build one of them. (Seriously, I probably will.)

VBR Playground: https://www.vbr-playground.com/

FPV Head Tracking: https://headtracker.gitbook.io/head-t...

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