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sal · 15th January 2007, 06:58 PM

hello.

i'm a student of engineering and i'm involved in a project related with RC of a boat. we are going to build a boat that can travel autonomous (without any human interference) but i don't know anything about RC of boats. can anyone tel me any link for subjects related with boats and RC of boats?

i will be very grateful for any help.

CRAIGMEZZA · 15th January 2007, 07:55 PM

you will need a lot of radio parts to controll it.

you will need a motor,speed controller,servo,receiver,race battery pack and a transmitter. you can get all these parts from any r/c shop worldwide. here is an example http://www2.towerhobbies.com/listings/cat-b.html. hope that helped.

dknguyen · 15th January 2007, 08:46 PM

YOur local hobby shop will know everything about them. It's very much like an RC truck (or plane).

I'm guessing what you want to know is how to control the boat via a computer?

Basically the thing that drives the motor is an electronic speed controller that is meant to receive PWM pulses from a radio receiver. You just have to replace the radio receiver with a computer of some sorts to also output the same PWM pulses that the radio receiver would in order to control the motor driver (and hence the motor). From here the computer can do whatever other autnomous functions you need it to do.

Alternatively, you could also replace the motor driver altogether- probably not the best idea if it's a brushless motor since those controllers are harder to build, find, and are more expensive if they weren't made for RC.

sal · 15th January 2007, 09:04 PM

dknguyen thanks for the sugestion. i will ask in my local hobby shop. but if there is any site with this subject plz put them here.

dknguyen · 15th January 2007, 09:17 PM

http://www.rchobbyexplosion.com/articles.asp?id=120
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/rc-toy.htm

There are not many Google results for RC boats. Search for RC trucks and cars instead (not planes since they are more different from boats than the cars). Much of the technology is the same- the boat is simpler in most cases.

sal · 15th January 2007, 09:19 PM

once again thanks dknguyen for the help

sal · 16th January 2007, 11:28 AM

CRAIGMEZZA thanks for the help. now i know what parts i will need to build my RC boat

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15th January 2007, 06:58 PM	#1
sal	Need Help with Remote control for remote boats hello. i'm a student of engineering and i'm involved in a project related with RC of a boat. we are going to build a boat that can travel autonomous (without any human interference) but i don't know anything about RC of boats. can anyone tel me any link for subjects related with boats and RC of boats? i will be very grateful for any help.

15th January 2007, 07:55 PM	#2
CRAIGMEZZA	you will need a lot of radio parts to controll it. you will need a motor,speed controller,servo,receiver,race battery pack and a transmitter. you can get all these parts from any r/c shop worldwide. here is an example http://www2.towerhobbies.com/listings/cat-b.html. hope that helped.

15th January 2007, 08:46 PM	#3
dknguyen	YOur local hobby shop will know everything about them. It's very much like an RC truck (or plane). I'm guessing what you want to know is how to control the boat via a computer? Basically the thing that drives the motor is an electronic speed controller that is meant to receive PWM pulses from a radio receiver. You just have to replace the radio receiver with a computer of some sorts to also output the same PWM pulses that the radio receiver would in order to control the motor driver (and hence the motor). From here the computer can do whatever other autnomous functions you need it to do. Alternatively, you could also replace the motor driver altogether- probably not the best idea if it's a brushless motor since those controllers are harder to build, find, and are more expensive if they weren't made for RC.

15th January 2007, 09:04 PM	#4
sal	dknguyen thanks for the sugestion. i will ask in my local hobby shop. but if there is any site with this subject plz put them here.

15th January 2007, 09:17 PM	#5
dknguyen	http://www.rchobbyexplosion.com/articles.asp?id=120 http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/rc-toy.htm There are not many Google results for RC boats. Search for RC trucks and cars instead (not planes since they are more different from boats than the cars). Much of the technology is the same- the boat is simpler in most cases. Last edited by dknguyen; 15th January 2007 at 09:20 PM.

15th January 2007, 09:19 PM	#6
sal	once again thanks dknguyen for the help

16th January 2007, 11:28 AM	#7
sal	CRAIGMEZZA thanks for the help. now i know what parts i will need to build my RC boat