A Low-Cost Real-Time Cyber Physical System for Overcoming Excess Braking Issues In Race Cars

This paper presents the development of proof of concept for a low-cost, real-time Cyber Physical System (CPS)/IoT that deals with observed excess braking issues in Formula Student (FS) race cars. The goal is to utilize telemetry aspects through a smart monitoring system under the FS low budget competition restrictions, with low-cost materials, open-source software, Long Range wireless communication (LoRa) and cloud services. The paper also introduces an algorithm for implementing an adaptive sampling rate based on the proximity of monitored parameters to warning levels to minimize unnecessary data transmission. The system prototype was tested under realistic driving conditions, obtaining useful preliminary data that can be used to guide both driving behavior and future vehicle design. The results demonstrate that the proposed approach can be useful for the race team in FS conditions and may be possible to expand it to other similar driving scenarios outside FS.