Data Analysis Tips

So you want to know where something is? There are a lot of options! In motorsports we measure the position of a lot of things. Lets look at some applications and options.There are for most common sensor types that we have – string sensors, linear sensors, rotary sensors, and non contact sensors.   Let’s look at string sensors first. I think it’s easiest to think of them as a digital tape measure. A sensor measures how far a self retracting string pulls out of the sensor. W …

So you want to measure a pressure? Gauge or absolute? Air or liquid? If air, gauge, absolute, or differential? What range of pressure? How does it connect?If we want to determine what pressure sensor is best, we need to understand the terms. The pressure that we read is really in relation to some other pressure. When it’s a gauge pressure, it’s like a tire gauge and measures versus the standard atmospheric pressure. If it’s absolute pressure, it measures compare to absolute vacuum. If it’s diffe …

I was surfing Instagram and saw Dr. David Ferguson, of the Spartan Motorsports Performance Lab, post this great article from the April 2022 Racecar Engineering.  The article is a great glimpse into how far driver fitness can go and what teams at the top level are working on. The article covers how Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) is using driver biometrics to help determine the best performance they can. WTR is still using their Wireless Motorsports Biotelemetry unit from 2016. TrailBrak …

At PRI 2021, AiM released their new SmartyCam HD 3. This new generation of cameras comes in 4 flavors – Sport, Regular, GP, and Dual. While there is some overlap in them, they each fit a different use case and offer some important differences. The big areas of interest are the universal move to 1080p video, low price point of the Sport, ability to stream video out on the GP and Dual, along with the included ECU bridge in the Regular, GP, and Dual models. An interesting note is the move to …

Everyone has felt hot in a race car wearing full Nomex undergarments and a race suit. Even if you are only a DE driver and have tracked on a hot day wearing short sleeves and pants, you have experienced how the physical exertion can have an effect on you. Everyone ends up tired, sweaty, and well, ready to do it all over again the next day!Using Yellowcog Pilot-CAN devices, a HR monitor, and the CORE temp sensor, we are able to not only measure the drivers core body temp, but we an also add …