Not just content with photos and video for memories I am considering how I can collect data too.
The aim is to setup some gizmo to record trip data and then put that online, preferability in real-time.
First, Hein Gerieke plotted the location of Nick Sanders world travel. Then I read about a Nascar/indy car driver who was obsessed with using data to improve his time. Most recently the Mclaren F1 team started to show their car data.
I want in.
I met Tony Hirst in Manchester this week and we got to talking about collecting race data which of course helped me to move doing this from idea to challenge.
My initial thoughts on what I’d like to achieve are:
1 – Learn how to correctly spell ‘telemetry’. Check, sorta.
2 – Identify possible useful data to collect (location for a Google map, speed?, braking amounts on both brakes, G wind speed, air pressure, humidity, engine temp, brake and tire temps?, distance traveled, fuel consumption, weight of rider, pillion and fuel, heart rate… )
3 – Identify what datalogging kit is available and what may work with my Honda CBF 600
4 – Cost the above
5 – Install.
For the thrill of it I would love to have this data being beamed live (and maybe announce on my site/twitter a journey has begun) though would settle for collecting the data and then transferring to USB/phone for later upload.
I’d like to do this for all trips and hopefully future track days once I pluck up the courage to book my first session.
Already I have spoken with the pilot of a Boeing 747 and he uses AeroWeather for flight planning and so it may be that a bunch of data can be cross-referenced with static data-logging services…
I know nowt about data collecting or the bike tech but here goes nothing and if you have any suggestions please do drop me a line.