Electronics Development of a Formula Type Steering Wheel
Elvanes, Audun (2022)
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022053113601
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022053113601
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The purpose of this thesis work was development of a circuit board for a new steering wheel design for Metropolia Motorsport, built on an earlier prototype made by Metropolia Motorsport. The circuit board has Bluetooth Low Energy wireless functionality, is battery powered, supports being wired with up to four buttons, two potentiometers and one joystick, and is able to display data on an OLED display.
The design process generated two boards, one for development and initial validation use, and the second one being a finished design meant to be mounted on the steering wheel. Both boards were made using KiCAD for circuit board development and programmed using the nRF5 Software Development Kit. Both boards were assembled by hand from ordered components.
The result of this work has been successful. Although some improvements could be made, the core required functions of the steering wheel work as requested by Metropolia Motorsport, and preliminary measurements and tests have been promising. The circuit board has at the time of writing not been tested with an actual vehicle nor been fit to a steering wheel, but that is expected to be done some time between summer and autumn.
Overall, the project has been a success, and the board or a revision of it will be used in Metropolia Motorsport cars in the future.
The design process generated two boards, one for development and initial validation use, and the second one being a finished design meant to be mounted on the steering wheel. Both boards were made using KiCAD for circuit board development and programmed using the nRF5 Software Development Kit. Both boards were assembled by hand from ordered components.
The result of this work has been successful. Although some improvements could be made, the core required functions of the steering wheel work as requested by Metropolia Motorsport, and preliminary measurements and tests have been promising. The circuit board has at the time of writing not been tested with an actual vehicle nor been fit to a steering wheel, but that is expected to be done some time between summer and autumn.
Overall, the project has been a success, and the board or a revision of it will be used in Metropolia Motorsport cars in the future.