Tutorial

In this page, we will document the whole process on how to build the Gokart project from scratch. We will go through the whole Electrical & Mechanical pipeline and then move on to testing the stack by running pre-build software algorithms. The tutorial is structured such that the researcher/student looking to build this platform has an overview of the whole system and at the same time deep dive into any particular category of interest at any point in time.

Versions

1.0: Initial version : Purchased from TopKart

2.0: 2022 version : Autonomous reactive Gokart

3.0: 2023 version : Autonomous Gokart

Make your own Autonomous Go-kart (Steps)

Following steps take you to individual sections of the tutorial:

Step 1 Bill of Materials
Step 2 Software Requirements
1. SolidWorks
2. VSCode or editor of your choice
3. STM32CubeIDE
4. VESC tool
5. Altium Designer
6. 3D printer software like MakerBot
Step 3 : Vehicle Assembly
1. Build the TopKart
2. Test manual control
3. Remove the motor
4. Remove the front and rear plastic bumps
5. Remove steering system
Step 4Subsystem designs
1. Throttle-by-Wire (TBW)
  
  Throttle-by-Wire Mechanical assembly
  
  Throttle-by-Wire Electrical Subsystem
  
  Unit testing
2. Brake-by-Wire (BBW)
  
  Brake By Wire (BBW) Assembly
  
  Build-the-Kart/Mechanical/BBW_mech_test
  
  Brake-by-Wire Electrical Subsystem
  
  Unit testing
3. Steer-by-Wire (SBW)
  
  Upper Steer Assembly
  
  Upper Steer By Wire (U-SBW) Assembly
  
  Upper Steer-by-Wire Electrical Subsystem
  
  Unit testing
  
  Lower Steer Assembly
  
  Lower Steer By Wire (L-SBW) Assembly
  
  Lower Steer-by-Wire Electrical Subsystem
  
  Unit testing
4. Main Control Electrical Subsystem (Main Control Unit)
5. Battery Assembly
6. Power Distribution Unit (PDU)
  
  Power Distribution System
  
  Unit testing
7. Rear shelf design (RSD)
  
  Rear Shelf Assembly
  
  Unit testing
Step 5Vehicle System Integration - Putting it all together!
Step 6 : Demo videos
1. Demo videos