Active Suspension System
completed during EPQ A-level
- Arduino
- IMU
- PID
- CAD
- 3D Printing
Built an active anti-roll system for a 1/10 off-road RC car, with the goal of reducing rollover on uneven terrain rather than just making a standard suspension upgrade. I designed the linkage and printed parts, wired an Arduino Nano with an MPU6050 IMU, and wrote the PID in C/C++ to turn orientation data into servo-driven ride-height adjustment. Most of the work was in getting the whole loop to behave in the real world: packaging the electronics cleanly on the chassis, powering it from the RC receiver, and tuning the PID response through repeated testing on slopes, rocks, and rough surfaces.