during HackZurich 2017 we tried to implement a new way to remote control a car as part of the challenge set up by AMAG and Kopernikus Automotive. During this challenge our team wanted to implement a car remote control using 2 Myo armbands by Thalmic Labs ( ). These armbands measure the tonus of the forearm muscles and offer a wide variety of gesture controls. We used these to control the various functionalities provided by the Kopernikus Middleware API for real or simulated cars.
Myo – MyoSharp a C SDK implementation for the Myo armband
The left armband controls the steering wheel angle by rotating the forearm into the desired direction. Through this movement the steering axis of the car is moved and given some throttle, the car moves in that direction.
The right armband controls the throttle of the car. Resting the right forearm in a 90 angle referrs to standing still. lifting the forearm over this rest-position accelerates the car, lowering it will either decrease speed, or, when going under the rest-position actively uses the breaks to stop the car fast. 2ff7e9595c
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