Hello all!
My name is Steve and I’m new to this site.
Have a pretty simple project I am working on but need some advice. I plan on making a small gas powered go-kart into R/C. The problem stands with the steering control. I will need at least 150 lbs of force (under extreme loads) and 3 inches of travel in order to steer. I’m planning on using a standard 2.4 R/C two or three channel radio with 1/4 scale servos for the throttle and brakes. I can also use an arduino setup with Xbee if that helps. Here’s my question, how do I control the linear actuator? I want it to act like a servo. All of the actuators I see use a simple motor with limit switches w/no feedback capabilities. If this is the case, can I add a position sensor so it sends the position back to the controller thus allowing it to think it’s a servo? A bunch of other methods come to mind like stepper motor with gear box or other none off the shelf configurations. I’m looking for something like a plug and play servo but in the form of a linear actuator that can handle the load. Any suggestions?
