Hand-motion Controlled Car

Prettified Car
Control Gloves
Barebones Car

We developed gloves that serve as remote controls for a small car. Simple, intuitive gestures are all one needs to control the car.

The hack consists of a car and two-outfitted gloves. The car is powered by an Arduino Uno, and is able to programmatically power motors attached to wheels. Additionally, the car can communicate with each of the gloves over radio technology. The right-hand glove is outfitted with an Arduino Uno as well. It controls the forward movement of the car. Tilting the hand backwards (much like one does on a dirtbike) will accelerate the car forward. Keeping the hand level with the ground will stop the car's motion. The left hand is used to turn the car. The user can simply turn their hand to steer the car as it is in motion.

Future versions of this car can be outfitted with rough-terrain traversing capabilities, enabling it to be able to deliver much-needed supplies to areas in need. Additionally, this car can be developed into an extremely immersive exploratory toy, potentially outfitted with VR streaming capabilities.

As a team, we've learned how to communicate between Arduino boards, using transistors as switches, and getting data from IMU sensors. Both of us are computer science majors and have had limited experience with these technologies. The process of learning more about lower-level engineering has been amazing!