2022 · Northeastern Electric Racing
EV Dashboard & Controls
Driver interface and control systems for a formula-style electric vehicle.
- Electrical Project Lead
- CAN Bus, Arduino, Embedded C, Electromechanical Design, Driver Interfaces
- vehicle-wide comms backbone
- CAN
- integrated control systems
- 3
Directed the mechanical and electrical development of the race car's complete driver interface — dashboard, control systems, and brake-light control — the systems a driver depends on every second on track.
What it involved
The dashboard integrates vehicle state displays, driver controls, and safety indicators into a single cockpit unit. CAN bus modules on Arduino-class microcontrollers tie the dashboard into the rest of the vehicle's subsystems, providing robust communication between the driver interface, battery management, and motor controllers.