Driving the F1TENTH Car¶
Note
This section assumes that you have already completed Building the Car, System Configuration, and Installing Driver Stack.
Vehicle built? ✓ System configured? ✓ Driver Stack installed? ✓
Time to finally learn how to drive!!
- Required Equipment:
Fully built F1TENTH vehicle
Pit/Host computer
Logitech F710 joypad
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Approximate Time Investment: 2 hours
First, we need to set up the driver stack on the car and then we’ll learn how to control the car with a joystick.
Manual Control goes over how to start driving the car with a joystick once the workspace has been setup.
Odometry Calibration goes over how to calibrate the odometry of the vehicle
Autonomous Control goes over how to drive autonomously with the car.
Tip
If you have any build and/or setup questions, post to the forum.