Introduction

The target is to place a LED strip over the Kyosho model that indicate how much throttle or brake is pressed. In other words, it will be a live feedback for training future drivers.  

Methodology

In the first phase, the R&D is as follows. We selected the WS2813 Led strip that consists of 144 densely position RGB leds that are controlled by an Arduino UNO. The Arduino Uno will be used in the research phase, while micro will replace uno in the car. A program is written that progressively turns on red color, turns it off also progressively, and does the same thing with green leds. 

Components 

1. LED : WS2813 with 144 lights (aliexpress, 15euros)
2. Laptop: Blackview N97 (aliexpress, 250euros). 
3. Controller: Arduino UNO R3 (skroutz.gr, 8 euros). 
4. Battery: Any power bank
5. Software: Arduino sketch for PC

Future work

The next phase will a) connect the remote control with Arduino, and b) a voltage regulator will be designed so that the 7.2V LiPo battery can feed the led stripe that works for voltage under 5.5V. These will conclude the research phase, and next the installation phase will begin.