Hardware
- RC Car
- Brushless DC Motor
- Electronic Speed Controller
- Vedder Speed Controller (VESC)
- Steering Servo
- Battery
- Lidar
- Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
RC Car
Brushless DC Motor
The JetsonEV is powered by an Absima brushless DC motor.
Specs:
- Part No. 2130020
- 13.5 Turns
- RPM-V: 3040
- Power: 255 W
- Current: 35 A
Link to Datasheet for more information.
Electronic Speed Controller
When controlling the JetsonEV using an arduino, this motor controller is used. The controller is driven with a PWM signal on the white wire using standard servo control signals (i.e. pulse between 1000-2000 ms). The red wire PROVIDES 5V. It should only be necessary to connect the white and black (GND) wires.
Link to Datasheet for more information.
Vedder Speed Controller (VESC)
The VESC is a much more advanced BLDC motor controller. Communication is done through UART using the python library PyVESC. The VESC is also used to control the steering servo. More information can be found here.
Steering Servo
This uses a standard rc car servo.
Link to Datasheet for more information.
Battery
Specs
- LiPo
- 20 Cells
- 5000 mAh
- 11.1 V
- 55.5 Wh
Link to Datasheet for more information.
The datasheet for the battery wall charger can be found here.
Lidar
Link to Datasheet for more information.
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
Link to Datasheet for more information.