It displays graphics that are supposed to represent airflow over and behind race cars. Yellow indicates down force and drag, and blue shows the turbulent air in a car's wake.
I haven't yet been able to tell if this is real data being displayed, or only a simulation. I imagine they could do it with some sort of doppler radar, but I don't believe the resolution on current systems is good enough. It's ultra cool if it's real data, and a bit dorky if not.
I read that this was computational data based on the positioning system that is used for scoring. Not sure how accurate it is, but I'm impressed that they actually were able to implement it.
ReplyDeleteYou can find more information on my blog, and a press release about the University of Washington scientists who invented the algorithm they use.
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