Remote Control
Scale model cars, trucks, and other vehicles that are controlled by a hand-held controller that sends radio signals to the vehicle are Radio Controlled Vehicles. In addition to radio controlled, RC vehicles can be remote controlled or infrared.
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Definition: In the world of Radio Controlled VehiclesRC can stand forremote control (remote controlled) or radio control (radio controlled). The meanings of the terms are slightly different but they are often used interchangeably.
Wireless ControlRadio
controlled usually means that the operator has a wireless, hand-heldcontroller that sends radio signals through the air to the vehicle to tell it to go, stop, turn, and do other maneuvers.
Wired Control
Remote controlled is often meant to mean toy vehicles that have a wired, handheld controller. A tether line between the controller and vehicle transmits commands through the wires to the vehicle. Slot cars are also a type of remote control car with the wired controller connected to the slot car track instead of the vehicle.
Light Control
However, remote control can also mean wireless radio controlled or optical (light) controlled vehicles, also known as infrared.
An RC with optical control or opti-control is a type of wireless, infrared remote controlled vehicle. While radio controlled toys communicate through radio signals, infrared or IR communicates through beams of light. This is quite similiar to the remote control on a television or DVD player.
RC Abbreviation
A radio controlled vehicle or a remote controlled vehicle (wired or wireless), especially a hobby-graderadio controlled vehicle is commonly referred to as an RC and might occasionally be called anRCV.
