Redundant Live Telemetry for a Formula SAE Electric Car

A redundant WLAN and LTE telemetry system that gives Formula Electric engineers a live view of the car during test sessions.

Organization
Texas A&M Formula Electric
Area
Racing
Status
Iterating

What I did

  • Architected and built a redundant wireless telemetry system using WLAN and LTE connectivity.
  • Integrated live vehicle data acquisition with trackside engineering analysis.
  • Developed infrastructure for high-frequency transmission of CAN-derived signals.
  • Worked with STM32-based embedded interfaces, cellular connectivity, and a Rust-based RoadLink telemetry bridge.
  • Integrated time-series storage and visualization using InfluxDB and Grafana.
  • Gave engineers live visibility into vehicle state, battery conditions, electrical performance, and drivetrain behavior.

Tools and technologies

  • STM32
  • CAN
  • Rust
  • MQTT
  • LTE
  • WLAN
  • InfluxDB
  • Grafana
  • Linux

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