My first Arduino racing pad - video and conclusions

Hi!

For future reference, check out the video with the Arduino racing pad, that I've built here: http://jakkul.blogspot.com/2015/06/sim-racing-and-game-controllers-part-2_3.html

My first Arduino racing pad in full glory!

There are some problems with the design that need working on:

• The ergonomics are not the best. It's hard to use one hand for acceleration, brakes and gears.
• I think, that 8bits of data fed by Arduino to the PC for steering are not enough.
• You cannot drink beer while driving. Two hands need to be always on the pad. This is not the case when driving with a mouse or a wheel.
• The gaming-pad-like joysticks are crap. About half of the axis travel is analogue, the rest is in full on state. 

I have some ideas for the next design. But I guess that will have to wait until autumn, since my 3rd kid is due to be born within next 2-3 weeks :)