Hoping to get direction here to get started.

Use a Pi 4 to do the car computer.

Need motion and vision (live camera).

Want autonomous control like bluetooth or other. Not WiFi !
I want to use outdoors in the field.
What options are available ?

Want to use an Android tablet for vision and control.
What tablet features do I need to look for ?

Are there kits or detailed instruction available.
Links please.

Thank you !
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:16:26 -0700, Roger wrote:

Hoping to get direction here to get started.

Use a Pi 4 to do the car computer.

Need motion and vision (live camera).

Want autonomous control like bluetooth or other. Not WiFi !
I want to use outdoors in the field.
What options are available ?

Want to use an Android tablet for vision and control.
What tablet features do I need to look for ?

Are there kits or detailed instruction available.
Links please.

Are you a member of an RC car racing group or the British Car Racing Association (or similar national body if you don't live in the UK)?

If not, then joining a local club is probably a good start.

The BRCA website is: https://www.brca.org


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California, the land of least friendly individualists !

Best need something in writing so I can follow steps.
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:52:33 -0700, Roger wrote:

California, the land of least friendly individualists !

Best need something in writing so I can follow steps.

Try your local friendly hobby store if you still have 'em in CA - they're
a vanishing form of retail in the UK.

Failing that, a web search for "California RC Car Racing" should find you
some contacts - DuckDuckGo worked for me.

Best to visit an RC model car meet or a specialist hobby shop and ask
there: I'm a free flight model flyer and sailplane pilot who once dabbled
in slotcar racing so you already know everything I ever knew about model
cars.

OTOH, it you decide to use a RaspberryPi Zero or Pico as the base for a
model car control system, then this is the place to come.


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On 13/08/2021 17:16, Roger wrote:

Hoping to get direction here to get started.

Use a Pi 4 to do the car computer.

Need motion and vision (live camera).

Want autonomous control like bluetooth or other.  Not WiFi !
I want to use outdoors in the field.
What options are available ?

By a stock RC transmitter and use te reciever to feed the pi

Want to use an Android tablet for vision and control.
What tablet features do I need to look for ?

silly idea

Are there kits or detailed instruction available.
Links please.

Thank you !

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into what the world ought to be, whilst we fail utterly to deal with
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On 13/08/2021 21:08, Martin Gregorie wrote:

On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:52:33 -0700, Roger wrote:

California, the land of least friendly individualists !

Best need something in writing so I can follow steps.

Try your local friendly hobby store if you still have 'em in CA - they're
a vanishing form of retail in the UK.

Failing that, a web search for "California RC Car Racing" should find you some contacts - DuckDuckGo worked for me.

Best to visit an RC model car meet or a specialist hobby shop and ask
there: I'm a free flight model flyer and sailplane pilot who once dabbled
in slotcar racing so you already know everything I ever knew about model cars.

OTOH, it you decide to use a RaspberryPi Zero or Pico as the base for a
model car control system, then this is the place to come.

Model cars and planes use Wifi frequencies already (2.4Ghz). FPV
generally uses another frequency

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they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.”

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On 2021-08-13 11:52, Roger wrote:

California, the land of least friendly individualists !

Best need something in writing so I can follow steps.

several online stores sell kits. Building a kit will give you
experience and ideas for your own design.


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"Straighten up and fly right"
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