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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod
We used a USB steering wheel and pedals one year.
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Originally Posted by WizenedEE
How did you get around R77? I saw lots of teams breaking that rule - is it not enforced very well?
Or is the idea that it must be able to fit?
Also, why don't you just use a potentiometer and a plastic piece attached to the cypress for a steering wheel?
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In our case the steering wheel has paddle controls that our competition driver ended up preferring instead of the pedals. In testing at home some potential drivers liked the pedals instead of the paddles. They both work to dual control the throttle.
The pedals fit on the driver shelf pre-match because they were carried on the driver board, but R77 isn't enforced/interpreted to preclude off-shelf driver station components, such as ubiquitous hand-held controllers or fancier stuff like wearable/detachable gloves or goggle mounted controls/indicators.
I've heard of/seen a Dance-Dance floor pad and Guitar Hero guitar being used, obviously off the shelf, so to speak.
A pot, wheel, and Cypress device is more jury-rigged and prone to multiple failure points than a commercial steering wheel. The commercial wheel stands up to years of being mistreated and can be easily replaced by any plug-and-play controller. It also comes with lots of buttons and extra controls.
We use Cypress/eStop special inputs for unique control problems and designs, not to replicate a game controller.