In this section, I have designed the casing for the controller, which I have decided should be shaped like an F1 steering wheel. The controller will use a Steamaker ESP32 Plus board; a joystick will be used to control the car’s steering, and there will be two buttons to control the motors so that the car can move forwards and backwards. Also, to make it look more like a real F1 car, the steering wheel will feature a display showing information about the controller and the car, such as battery level, speed and the status of the DRS – which is the opening of the rear wing to reduce aerodynamic drag, something that’s very helpful in real cars. The next step will be to create the 3D model of the hollow steering wheel and add the mounts for the components.
If anyone can think of any extras to add to the car or the controller, please let me know; if it’s a good idea, I’ll take it into account and add it.