- Remote Estop must be tied to at minimum a physical controller.
- Off the shelf Emergency Stop systems are allowed as long as they do not interfere with the track and has a physical trigger.
- Remote Estop that when triggered does the following:
- Apply the brakes bringing the kart to a full stop.
- Disconnect power to the Drivetrain.
- Physical Estop that is clearly labelled and cuts all power to the kart.
- Batteries must be abte to be removed from the kart quickly in the incident of a fire.
- Moving Commponents must have covers to prevent risk of injury or damage.
- Chains must have chain covers.
- There must be no exposed sharp edges on the kart.
- Front and Rear bumpers are required.
- Bumpers cannot be custom made and must be purchased.
- Remote Control is needed to drive the kart in and out of the pits.
- Remote Control is needed to drive around other teams that may be on track during practice.
- Autonomous Driving around teams is not allowed when people are on track.
- The Remote Control Driving Controller must always have a Deadman Switch in order for the kart to be driving.
- The Remote Estop controller is required to reach at minimum 200 meters line of sight to the kart.
- Before a kart is alloSwed to run on the track it must undergo safety inspections and comply with all rules set forth in this document.
- Inspections may consist of the following:
- Visual inspections.
- Physical inspections.
- Document inspections.
The following resources are not affiliated with Autonomous Karting Series Inc. but are included to aid teams in finding and sourcing components.
- Crossfire Betaflight Article - Describes a solution for how to achieve long distance communication utilizing a 900MHz frequency.
- FrSky R9M Solution - Describes a solution utilizing used LoRa 900MHz frequency to achieve long distance.
- Kar-Tech Wireless Estop System - Off the shelf solution for Remote Estop.