What will R/C be like in 20 years?

-Will they still make NiMH and NiCD batteries?
Probbly not. Battery tech is (slowly) rising. WIth the new interest in Hybrid/Electric cars around the world, new battery technologies will undoubtedly arise tht beat out NIMH in every aspect. (weight/seize/capacity/price)
-Will everything be lipo, li-ion, or something we haven't even heard of yet that is 50C capable with capacity measured in Ah instead of mAh?
Probably something that we haven't heard of yet. NICD used to be the only real battery for RC, now we have NIMH and LiPo, so later on I think we will have some sort of better all around battery.
-Will anything use brushed motors anymore?
I doubt it.
-What will the HV controller specs be like? 20s/200A? It seems there would need to be a limit on voltage at some point due to weight/size concerns, unless the new super-batteries are SHV in a small, light package.
I don't the the voltage will increase too much, but I'm sure that the amps will. Reason is because once voltage gets high enough, it becomes extremely dangerous as electricity ill start conducting through many odd things... like your skin. (not good)
-What will the top speed record be?
I'm going to say, for 1/8th scale stuff, that it will be around 300 MPH
-Will nitro go the way of the do-do due to cost?
I don't think so, but I think that 2 strokes will completely die out because of polution. 4 strokes (or another sort of engine maybe?) will take over.


What I think is going to happen, is that our transmitters are actually going to be somewhat like mini laptops (the way computer tech is going..) and they will have a wireless link to our RC. The screen(s) on our transmitter will allow us to see temperatures, time, altitude, angle, speed, motor speed, amp draw, mah used/left (etc etc) and any broken or weak parts on the vehicle. It will also display the weather conditions and alert you if the weather is going to change so you should head in. It will have a link to the internet (or future equivalent) which means that it will have parts lists and the like. When a part is broken, the transmitter will know which one, and you can order it right there on the spot with your remote. You could also use the remote to wirelessly change the settings on the vehicle.

Haha. I just thought way too much about this.

[kulangflow]

Originally Posted by E-Traxxer

What I think is going to happen, is that our transmitters are actually going to be somewhat like mini laptops (the way computer tech is going..) and they will have a wireless link to our RC. The screen(s) on our transmitter will allow us to see temperatures, time, altitude, angle, speed, motor speed, amp draw, mah used/left (etc etc) and any broken or weak parts on the vehicle. It will also display the weather conditions and alert you if the weather is going to change so you should head in. It will have a link to the internet (or future equivalent) which means that it will have parts lists and the like. When a part is broken, the transmitter will know which one, and you can order it right there on the spot with your remote. You could also use the remote to wirelessly change the settings on the vehicle.

Now THAT sounds cool! (and mostly realistic!)

Sign me up!

[J3110]

Originally Posted by kulangflow

Now THAT sounds cool! (and mostly realistic!)

Sign me up!

I would have to agree. Essentially that was what I meant with the "omnicomm".
The PC is going to get much more personal and much more portable with alternative input/output methods.
We already have wireless video and full-on FPV with HUD, GPS I/O, RTB, LCD goggles, 3 mile-plus TX range and the lot. It's just going to be a matter of how we use that tech.

Like an "R/C bash" is going to be the new online gaming where you might drive somewhere and engage in some kind of activity, but you could all be hangin out in an air-conditioned room or whatever eating chips while also running your R/Cs outside.

While I like the whole sensors in all of the parts idea and ordering new ones online while you're doing a flair off the half-pipe with your s00-par-maxx, necessarily. I mean, there is such a thing as too much multitasking...this isn't like an AM/PM where you can never have too much good stuff in my opinion, but of course, to each their own and such. :)

I think at a certain point, it is better to keep the RC setup "simple" and clutter-free and also that parts that often break(will they even be breakable in the future, I wonder?) are also affordable. So, depending on the cost of the imbedded nano-sensors...maybe it won't be an issue either.

Remember "Robot Jox"? LOL

[crazyjr]

There was a similar one to this thread on URC, but it was foir 100 years from now.

I see the esc being different from what it is now, Most of the current and grunt work would be done by the motor, the current and voltage. The esc as we know it now, would be just a brain and black box. Batteries will still be there, but to start the process of the water based fuel cell in all electric rc's. I see pitstops for water for unlimited racing and bashing. Nitro will be different as well, As we get away from fuel based society, I see air powered rc's being popular. There is a 1:1 based one being tested in europe. With an optional HV pump, it could go longer, But most racers will not use them for weight and have a tank full of air for pitstops.

What i'd like to see is a plate based shock ssystem where the shock is replaced with a couple of magnetic plates that flip polarity to provide shock and spring action. The main problem would be those with pacemakers and track debris

[J3110]

Originally Posted by crazyjr

...water based fuel cell in all electric rc's.

Like this?

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by J3110

Like this?

yeah, i seen that. But better output for racing and true fun