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1. Race Studio 2 Race Studio Analysis release 2 00 00 emi build 020830 File Data View Map Modify Options Race Studio2 Language Window ze S Ce oe eere o 9 m BE ee mm Pm amp Measures and laps Gestione Giri e Database delle prove a63 Track map Measures Laps p gt Test database 1 AIM test 2 eng Iw Use selection criteria Throttle g Oil pressure Watertemp __Rear sx shock _ Rear dx shock Frontshock 41 3 Pilota L Lateralacc A ER D AIM test 1 erg Friday April 05 2002 15 5 01 14 428 None 0 3 al f AIM test1 ita Friday April 05 2002 15 5 01 14 428 None sa AIM test 2 ita Friday April 05 2002 16 0 01 13 391 None faim test 2 eng Friday April 05 2002 16 0 01 13 391 None Pp bbs bb bobs bb abs ka EES MAAA a ly AN AA iF AN AA ANUTA l mJ Tempi sul giro lap 20 01 13 687 x S 8 wel km h C bar Prova Rif AIM test 2 eng Giro Rif 21 15 01 13 391 Lap marker Mappa vallelunga Race Studio 2 Analysis User s manual Version 1 00 10 9th June 2003 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 1 AiD AIM s r l reserves the right to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person of such changes AIM s r l shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing perfor
2. Race Studio Analysis user s manual 17 lt The information you may have are listed here below Downloaded on Downloaded with Logger used to sample Channel sampled by the logger Math channels attached Total number of Run in test Total number of lap in test Total length Total distance in test Channel used to compute distance Speed unit of measure Temperature unit of measure Pressure unit of measure Test vehicle Test driver Test track Computed track length Test name Test notes Test file full path Date Wdrack Race Studio 1 Race Studio 2 EVO 3 Drack MyChron 3 Plus Gold Dash ST1 Total number of channels sampled by the logger Number of math channels attached Total number of Runs completed during the test session Lap number Total running time in minutes seconds and milliseconds Total running distance in meters or in feet Speed 1 Speed 2 Average speed km h or MPH C or F Bar or PSI Vehicle name Driver name Track name Track length in meters or in feet Test name 1 e file name Comment of the user Path of the loaded test file 3 8 How to close a test If you wish to close a test you may select it left click on the corresponding layer and then press Close test 1 button as shown in Figure 3 11 you may select it and choose the Unload test function located inside the Data toolbar you may use the shortcut ALT F3 or you may double click on the loaded
3. Cancel Fig 7 3 Dashboard setup window Race Studio Analysis user s manual 53 Gu To add remove a channel displayed on the Dashboard simulation or to modify the Dashboard settings please follow the instructions reported here below Option Speed channel RPM channel Brake position Steering angle Throttle position Ok Cancel Use Select if the visualisation of the speed is enabled or disabled 1 If it is enabled please set the correct speed channel from the channels list using the menu 2 Select if the visualisation of the RPM is enabled or disabled 3 If it is enabled please input the limiting threshold value for the RPM 4 Select if the visualisation of the brake pedal position is enabled or disabled 5 If it is enabled please set the correct brake pedal channel from the channels list using the menu 6 Select if the visualisation of the steering wheel is enabled or disabled 7 If the display is enabled please select the steering wheel channel among the recorded ones 8 Then select the sign of the channel values greater or lower than zero when the steering wheel is turned to the right 9 Select if the visualisation of the throttle pedal position is enabled or disabled 10 If the display is enabled select the throttle channel among the recorded ones 11 Choose this command to exit the dialog window applying the changes Choose this command to exit the dialog
4. box the laps will be listed from the fastest to the lowest If you click again on the Lap time box the laps will be shown in the opposite order 3 7 How to have more information about a test If you wish to have more information about a test please select the desired test among the loaded ones and click the Advanced info 1 button as shown in Figure 3 9 e Test database and Lap manager Test database 1 AIM test 1 eng 2 AlM test 1ita 3 AlMtest2eng 4 AlM test 2 ita Advanced into 1 Close test 1 we View only enabled laps Fig 3 9 Test database and Lap manager window layers and buttons It will appear the Advanced info window as shown in Figure 3 10 File DRK per manuale RSA AIM test 1 eng Ei Downloaded on Friday April 05 2002 15 53 F Downloaded with AM Race Studia supporting USB E Logger used to sample AlM EVOS F Channels sampled by the logger 11 BW Math channels attached 1 BW Total number of lap in test 28 BW Test lenath 30 21 913 BW Total distance in test 621394 0 m P Channel used to compute distance Speed 1 BW Unit to measure speed kmh BW Unit to measure temperature C BW Unit to measure pressure bar BW Test vehicle name None BW Test driver None BW Test track None Ei Computed track length 2358 7 m Test name AIM test 1 eng BW Test notes BW Test file full path D Francesco Manuali Manuale AS Analisi Fih lt Fig 3 10 Advanced info window
5. represents the fastest lap done irrespective of the location of the beacon e The last field shows the Split time differences from the best lap within test a negative value means that the track segment has been run in a time lower than the corresponding split time of the best lap If button Histogram 4 is pressed the split times shown in the corresponding column will be displayed both on a numerical and graphical view The graphical view consists in a blue histogram The histogram s length is directly proportional to the split time the higher it is the split time the longer it is the histogram In Figure 6 4 it is shown the numerical compare with 3 histograms concerning curves number 2 3 and 4 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 40 Split report L foll Test compare 1 AlM test Zeng 2 AlM test 1 eng Export to Excel Numerical Ze Graphical 7 zl hysta hysto hysto fysta hysto busto hysto Fysta hysto F Absolute split time ap 3 un 1 6645 3997 O0 3920D EECHER o 5 oC Aly lapi nni 6611 3918 0209 1700 3830 i 5r i 4 027 lap 11run1 6 582 3 905 Cc ee Sk ek lap d2run 6 631 3 910 0 904 EI 3 947 5 707 DEN 3 827 lap Dun 6 693 3 97 0923 SH EE p 5 765 2 100 3 955 lap l mnl 6 599 3911 0 508 Uz FER 6 967 H D ate 3 640 lapi mnd 6 599 3 912 0907 SS Ke E 5718 20 adra lap jun 6 599 3917 0 907 1 70 3 728 ABS 5701 SS 2034 Lpi numnl
6. 0 571 2WVel Ant Sini 3 64310 FEW 21000 7 Test channel bi ozerg Click the Add button ae to checkbox e Formule construction Constants kai bdr LACT Hame KM chil Value 0 621 EA Hew Delete Identifiers Cancel Fig 8 3 Math channels window adding a predefined math channel Select the General checkbox once selected it will start blinking Select the desired predefined math channel single click on the channel name Change the test from General to the currently loaded one by clicking on the corresponding Race Studio Analysis user s manual 61 gt 6 d 8 H Gui Click the Paste button this function copies the math channel from the general math channels list to the one corresponding to the loaded test Test the math formula using button Test channel If there in no warning and it appears the text OK the formula has been correctly interpreted skip to point 9 If it appears a warning message in 7 you have to fix the problem The most common problem concerns misspell constant names or incorrect channel names this last event is quite common because the predefined math channels use default channel names such as x Engine while the user may have saved that channel with another name such as RPM or Engine RPM etc The offending item is blue highlighted please double click on the correct channel or constant
7. 255 Saturazione 240 Verde 0 Colore Tinta H nts t unita Luminosit 120 Blu D Annulla 4 Aggiungi ai colori personalizzati Fig 4 13 Graph colour window e Ifthe new graph colour is shown in the Base colours grid 1 please select it and then click the OK button e Otherwise if the colour does not appear in that grid you may select it by clicking inside the rainbow colours square 2 and you may choose the desired tonality using the proper toolbar 3 the new colour is shown in 5 Once the correct colour has been selected it is suggested to add it to custom colours using the 4 button the new colour will appear in the Custom colours grid 6 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 26 ETD 4 8 How to change the plot settings To activate the Plot settings window you may click _ the Plot settings command located inside the Options toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar you may use the shortcut ALT F9 or you may right click on the graph area and chose the Plot settings function The layout of the view for the Plot settings window is shown in Figure 4 14 and described in the following chapters Plot settings fear j Colors Sea DR Graphic object Color Line width 1 j pee Piot background i D Cursor tags 2 lage gt Ae Se E Dbmk Zenlarge lap to fit map if 3 loaded in plot versus distance Fig 4 14 Plot s
8. ACTUAL beacon was Ee OD WM FER O z Reset O the RECORDED one Time at lap start Distance at lap start m 00 15 806 00 27 896 01 17 996 01 25 198 00 27 697 00 00 000 00 15 806 00 43 702 02 01 698 03 26 896 0 r eae 2579 J238 00 19 097 03 54 593 3359 00 26 597 04 13 690 434 Si gt Cancel Fig 5 6 Beacon shift window This function allows the user to set the distance between the actual Beacon i e the track start finish line and the recorded one 1 e the position where you installed your Beacon transmitter To shift the Start Finish line please enter the distance between the actual Beacon and the recorded one in 1 and in 2 set if the actual Beacon was installed before or after the recorded one Click the Check button 3 to verify if the values you set are correct It is reminded that the Beacon may be shifted up to 500 m The Reset button 4 will allow you to cancel the changes To exit saving and applying the changes press button OKT to exit discarding the changes press button Cancel Race Studio Analysis user s manual 37 GD Chapter 6 How to get further information from sampled data 6 1 Introduction The functions here below described will allow the user to get further information from sampled data such as Histogram graphs Lap Split times analysis These functions will also allow the user to calculate the car bike kart acc
9. Lap marker 6 Fig 2 1 Race Studio Analysis main window The most important areas in the analysis window are 1 The menu of the window it includes the commands for the analysis of data 2 The buttons toolbar 3 The Measures and Laps toolbar 4 The Position toolbar 5 The name of the test in evidence shown on the status bar 6 The lap number and the lap time 7 The name of the selected map shown on the status bar 8 The Test database and Lap manager window 9 The Laps toolbar The toolbar of the Analysis window includes buttons to run some of the most used commands of the Analysis menu it is shown below SS RS lick uwkeam lsre G e F n E S Fig 2 2 Race Studio Analysis toolbar Starting from the left the buttons run the following commands Show the Test database and Lap Manager window shortcut ALT F7 Cancel a test from the loaded set ALT F3 Print preview SHIFT F11 Print a diagram SHIFT F12 Plot a channel vs time CTRL F1 Plot a channel vs distance CTRL F2 Plot a channel vs frequency CTRL F3 So ee A Race Studio Analysis user s manual 10 8 Plot a channel vs channel CTRL F5 9 Run the Split times analysis CTRL F6 10 Run the Lap times report CTRL F7 11 Run the Channels report 12 Display a histogram of the selected channels CTRL F8 13 Show the dashboard simulation CTRL F11 14 Show the track map SHIFT F1 15 Run t
10. The Math channel window is shown in Figure 8 1 and described below Math channels e General 1 antonial iy fr ZE Delete 2 cn 3 Channel parameters Formule construction 4 Gear Constants Symbols amp operators Name Unit of measure Zero scale 0 Full scale 6 DistanceM eters DistanceF eet Sampling rate 10 x Time Filter o xi Value 0 621371 17 want to use it as a speed channel New Delete 18 Automatically insert into files Identifiers Add gt 6 7 5 8 Formula a Speed 1 1 6 10 e Import set 19 12 T es SE 20 1 1 Default AIM set 21 Fig 8 1 Math channels window Race Studio Analysis user s manual 55 AiD In the window s upped side it is shown 5 checkboxes 1 the General one is always enabled while the other ones are enabled if the corresponding test has been loaded in Figure 8 1 it has been loaded one test only The selected checkbox will start blinking When the General box is checked the predefined math channels are shown in 5 When you click over a math channel you can see its properties in the channel parameters panel 4 and its associated math formula in the Formula panel 10 With the buttons Insert 3 and Delete 2 you may insert or delete channels if you need to modify an existing math channel you have to select it and change the parameters 4 and or the math formula To c
11. distance or Split report Maps Maps are the tracks drawings The calculation of the maps is performed using the Reference speed and lateral acceleration channels for four wheels vehicles or the Reference speed and the gyroscope for two wheels vehicles motorbikes For a description of how to calculate a new map see chapter 5 2 1 3 Run the program Run the program with a double click of the left button of the mouse over the shortcut to the Race Studio Analysis software on the desktop of your computer the shortcut has been created by the setup program Otherwise run it from the Programs menu into the Start menu 2 2 Functionality The Race Studio Analysis software includes all the functions for the analysis of the downloaded data This chapter gives a short description of the main functions provided by the software for the analysis of the recorded data Before to start describing the program functionality it is necessary to outline the principal window shown running the Race Studio Analysis software from your PC s desktop shortcut or from the Start menu 2 2 1 Analysis window Selecting the Analysis command a dialog window for the selection of the test to analyse is displayed When the test is chosen the Analysis window is displayed Fig 2 1 shows it All loaded data are shown inside a window named Test database and Lap manager If you close the Test database and Lap manager window during the Analysis the current t
12. lap 15 tun 1 lap 16 tun 1 lap 17 run 1 lap 18 mum lap 19 mum lap 20 tun 1 lap 21 run lap 22 run 1 lap 23 mum lap 4 run 1 01 15 487 01 16 238 01 15 244 01 14 775 01 15 063 01 15 011 01 14 746 01 14 916 01 14 425 01 14 682 01 14 4753 4760 3596 36 2 3591 ERR 3661 4955 4764 5055 4925 6350 8 cans 623497359 6314 492 ar C 6306 4 PAIE 7410 E256 7427 6427 og 64150 A a47 m d m 339 m d 97 m a57 m d2F m del m J62 m 1972 m 2316 m JEE m J E JE a 54 oF 0 a 58 od 154 230 130 2 155 229 i 9 1 230 156m 229 156 223 IG 229 157 iio 8h 156 4567 640a 730 BY 156 223 HU k Fig 6 8 Channels report window graphical visualization layer button Histo pressed The Test compare button is used to make a comparison between the loaded tests It is reminded that in order to make this comparison the tests must have the settings i e you have to set the same setting among the available settings list for all the loaded tests 6 6 How to use the Acceleration report The Acceleration report allows calculating the time needed to reach up to 4 different speed values This view is very useful for the evaluation of the acceleration of the vehicle To run this function you may click the Acceleration view command located inside the View toolbar or you may right click on the graph area when you plot
13. power spectrum on the vertical axis The maximum frequency shown is half of the higher sampling rate of the loaded channels For example if the speed sampling rate 10 Hz and the throttle position sampling rate 2 Hz are plotted the horizontal axis of the plot shows values up to 5 Hz obviously the throttle graph is zero for frequency values higher than 1 Hz This plot may be very useful to analyze the power spectrum of suspension s travel The layout of the view for overlapped graphs is shown in Figure 4 3 and described below Race Studio Analysis user s manual 20 Plot vs frequency ech So CO OH CO A N 60 LA Q D amp CO d N Throttle sm o Fig 4 3 Plot vs frequency overlapped graphs In this example graph it is reported two measured inputs 1 the vehicle speed green and the throttle position violet The graph s abscissa axis 3 shows the frequency values The graph also reports the speed s 2 and the throttle s percentage 4 axis scale To add remove the scale from the graph please see chapter 4 4 2 to modify the scale s limits please see chapter 4 6 1 To switch the graph from an overlapped one to a tiled or a mixed one you may right click when the mouse cursor is on the graph and select the desired graph type you may choose the desired function inside the Options toolbar or you may use the proper buttons located inside the
14. the scale to from a graph To add the scale to a graph please left click in the checkbox 4 corresponding to the desired channel When the scale option is enabled the graph will show both the channel scale and the channel name Engine Speed 1 Throttle etc To remove the scale from a graph click again in the same box 4 until the check V disappears 4 5 How to change lap plot more laps on the same graph Race Studio Analysis has been designed and developed to allow the user a user friendly laps management For such a reason it has been introduced two very useful functions the Laps layer inside the Measures and laps toolbar and the Laps toolbar usually located in the lower part of Race Studio Analysis window 4 5 1 How to add remove a lap to from a graph and multiple laps selection If you wish to load a lap in order to plot it on the graph you may Double click on the desired lap inside the Test database and Laps manager window Once the lap has been loaded the green icon located on the left of the lap number will turn yellow coloured Left click on the desired lap inside the Test database and Laps manager window and click the Show lap button 1 Right click on the desired lap inside the Test database and Laps manager window and choose the Show lap option Check the box besides the desired lap inside the Measures and laps toolbar see Figure 4 6 Race Studio Analysis
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16. 6 586 3 5911 0 908 7 706 fr uk Se ADI lap 20 run PIA 3 9268 U ZU 3722 E HN D 2 08 3792 lap 21 mn1 6 669 3 942 U r09 Bre E 5675 Ku 3758 lap mnd 6 570 3 894 0 904 1 653 AR 6 791 ie A 3 800 AIM test 1 eng lap 23run1 6570 3 896 0 906 T Emil 662l ES EAR BFE AIM test 1 eng lap 24 mum 6 556 3 695 0 907 i oe S DS 3 726 6 556 3 894 U i 3 726 6 693 3 997 H SES C CO A OI 3 DEO Fig 6 4 Split times analysis numerical compare Histograms The Split times analysis is able to manage numerical and graphical compare between laps belonging to separate tests To switch from the numerical view to the graphical one please click button Graphical 6 on the top side of Figure 6 3 An example of a Split Times graphical compare is shown in Figure 6 5 and described below te ik Split report Biel E Test compare 7 AIM test 7 ita 1 Export to Excel 2 Humencal 7 Graphical Ze Jap 2 run 1 id de Test AlM test1 ita lap 5 01 17 445 6 645 5 0 045 5 slower IS lap 10 run 1 01 16 006 a lap 11 run 1 01 15 519 TastAlM test 1 ita lap 10 01 16 006 6 614 5 0 014 s slower 5 i lap 12 tun 01 15 48 IT lap 15 run 1 01 16 238 TestAlM test 1 ita lap 18 01 15 063 6 599 s best split lap 16 run 1 01 15 244 17 rund 01 14 7789 Mm lapi mni 01 15 063 Ip Geigani musm 8249 et em DW lap 20 run 1 01 14 746 lap 21 rund 01 14 916 6 187 5 Ki I
17. Dashboard function The Dashboard view command allows showing the simulation in a dashboard like view of RPM speed brake pedal position steering wheel angle throttle pedal position and gear number if available or otherwise if calculated as a math channel The simulation of the dashboard is linked to the cursor motion of plots and to the Animation To run this function you may x click the Dashboard command located inside the View toolbar you may use the proper button in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut CTRL F11 When the command is run the Dashboard window is shown as in Figure 7 2 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 52 Dashboard test 4 Lap 4 01 56 550 Fig 7 2 Dashboard window Layout description 1 Numerical RPM value 2 Analogue RPM value 3 The alarm circle becomes red when the RPM value reaches the limiting threshold value 4 Numerical speed value 5 Analogue speed value 6 Brake pedal position 7 Steering wheel position 8 Throttle pedal position 9 Engaged gear To add modify a channel to the Dashboard simulator please right click on the dashboard area the Dashboard setup window is shown in Figure 7 3 and described below Dashboard setup m Speed Steering wheel D Enable 2 OH Enable Apm DM Enable Limiting threshold 4 6400 Brake Throttle GU Enable 6 LU Enable 11 OK cl Bes Fartalla
18. Lap manager window will show a lap and its corresponding lap time obtained by merging two consecutive laps If you have manually elapsed the lap time or you may read the lap time from the official times list Race Studio Analysis will allow you to split the lap into two separate laps Select the lap you wish to split double click on the lap number and press button Insert lap 4 The Insert lap time window is shown in Figure 4 19 and described below Insert lap time E Cancel Fig 4 19 Insert lap time window Please insert the lap time minutes seconds and milliseconds inside the three boxes Once the lap time has been set press button OK Inside the Test database and Lap manager window it will appear a new lap labelled inside the Lap cause column as Computed splitting a lap 4 12 3 How to merge a lap to the next one If you wish to merge a lap to the next one please select the desired lap and press button Merge lap 5 Inside the Test database and Lap manager window it will appear a new lap labelled inside the Lap cause column as Computed merging two laps Race Studio Analysis user s manual 30 Chapter 5 How to create a track map 5 1 Introduction Race Studio Analysis software allows calculating the track map directly from the recorded data The map commands allow a full management of the track maps creating a new map modifying and loadin
19. Speed If your logger is not able to record the speed channel for instance MyChron 3 Basic the software is able to calculate the vehicle s speed using the Transmission ratio 1 e the pinion vs crown teeth number ratio Race Studio Analysis user s manual 45 ET To run this function please select the Engine RPM analysis function located inside the View menu or right click on a graph and select the Engine RPM analysis command The layout of the Engine RPM analysis view is shown in Figure 6 12 D Engine analysis Ee 1 antoniol antonio 1 pippo 2 portto Excel lf eric 6 Save Delete i formula change OD RPM channel 12 W Engine Wel Ant Sinista Vel Art Destra cl Pos Farfalla c2 Press Olio Speed channel 13 Engine Vel Ant Sinisa M Vel Ant Destra cl Dos Fatala TI c2 Press Olio Available sets 9 Total mass kg 550 144 Cx 0 65 15 Front surface m 2 1 00 16 10 Import Export d Fig 6 12 Engine RPM analysis window settings The Engine RPM analysis window 1s organized on different layers you may switch among them up to 4 as Race Studio Analysis is able to manage up to 4 tests at the same time using tabs 1 Buttons Numerical 5 and Graphical 6 are used once the correct vehicle s parameters have been set to show either in a numerical or in a graphical way the engine s power and torque diagrams When button Set 4 is pre
20. Studio Analysis user s manual 63 General software setup Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Unit to measure speed 1 mph lkmh Unit to measure temperature 2 IC sl IC el SES Tt p Unit to measure pressure 3 bar ba Te E E Vehicle type 4 four wheels M Cancel Fig 9 2 Preferences window The user may apply the following changes Speed unit of measure 1 km h or MPH Temperature unit of measure 2 C or F Pressure unit of measure 3 Bar or PSI Vehicle type 4 2 or 4 wheels Once you load a test whose unit of measure are different from the ones set as default for Race Studio Analysis the software warns you with a message similar to the one shown in Figure 9 3 Race Studio Analysis Measure units used to log this test are different From those set For analysis This test File Unit to measure speed mph Unit to measure temperature L Unit to measure pressure bar Analysis Unit to measure speed kmh Unit to measure temperature L Unit to measure pressure bar Set TEST units as default For Analysis Fig 9 3 Unit of measure control window If you select the OK option the test s unit of measure will be set as default for Race Studio Analysis otherwise if you select the NO option the test s channels will be shown with the unit of measure set as default for Race Studio Analysis 9 4 How to save the windows status The user is allowed to save the
21. These two values are set as a default to 1 amplify factor and 0 shift factor e If you wish to shift up or down a graph please modify only the shift factor B which may be set in a range included between 500 000 and 500 000 e If you wish to amplify a graph please modify the amplify factor A The amplify factor may be set in a range included between 1000 and 1000 In the following Figures 4 9 and 4 10 it is reported an example of a shifted and amplified graph e Figure 4 9 shows a no modified Formula Renault 2000 speed channel The vertical cursor is placed in the maximum speed track position the maximum speed is 230 km h about 145 MPH e Figure 4 10 shows the same channel which has been amplified by 2 i e A 2 and shifted down by 50 1 e B 50 the graph scale has also been modified as described in chapter 4 6 1 in order to show the complete graph The vertical cursor is placed as in Figure 4 9 in the maximum speed track position this time the speed reported on the graph is 410 km h If you try to calculate the maximum speed using the Value Value A B formula you get the following result 230 2 50 410 km h Fig 4 9 Speed channel no modify Fig 4 10 Shifted and amplified graph Race Studio Analysis user s manual 25 GuiD 4 6 3 What can I do wh
22. a channel vs time Race Studio Analysis user s manual 43 ETD A correct procedure for the use of this function is described here below l Be sure the Plot vs time has been run and the speed channel is displayed ps Put the cursor at the beginning of the section you would like to analyse in Figure 6 10 the cursor has been placed in a low peak speed position 2 Run the View Acceleration report command from the analysis menu or the Acceleration report command from the menu shown pressing the right button of the mouse in the Plot vs time window The dialog window shown in Figure 6 9 is displayed 4 In the dialog window input the speed threshold values maximum 4 when finished press the Compute button 2 The program calculates the acceleration time and shows them in 6 Acceleration report Ed Plot vs time e e Exit Test Lap 22 2 Compute Print Maximum speed 229 4 3 Acceleration times Speed Total time Fig 6 9 Acceleration report window Fig 6 10 Vehicle speed graph Option Display Use Generals 1 In this field the name of the test and the number of the lap are shown Moreover the maximum speed 3 in the lap is shown Acceleration times Input in column 5 the speed threshold values Speed and Time 4 shows the speed at the cursor position 7 It is reminded that it is not possible to set a threshold value greater both than the
23. and select the Zoom disable function 4 10 How to plot a X Y graph The X Y plot view allows displaying two channels of the test one vs the other To run this function you may click the X Y plot command located inside the View toolbar you may click the proper E button in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut CTRL F5 In Figure 4 16 it is shown the X Y plot setup window The user may choose which will be the uge channel shown on the graph s horizontal axis 1 B by selecting it inside all the available AIM test 2 eng channels both sampled and calculated shown in 2 The horizontal axis channel Horotdar channels aris 2 may be selected even among different tests Bn e ees OI as shown in 1 ei LR a The channel channels shown on the graph s Wat on be vertical axis are the ones currently selected to A a be displayed ee 5 S a this dialog at XY plot startup Aeropower w Fig 4 16 X Y plot setup window It is suggested to plot only one channel vs another one in order not to have a hardly comprehensible graph The user may set the graph s line type among 3 choices Lines a continuous line Dots and Circles When you have chosen the desired line type you may also set the lines dots or circles dimension among some default values Race Studio Analysis user s manual 28 iD If the checkbox 4 is enabled the window shown in Figure 4 16 will be shown each time
24. it is shown the math formula used to calculate the math channel This formula is totally modifiable to change the formula you may either use the Formula construction tools or manually edit the string 8 2 4 The constants table The Constants table 13 shows a list of predefined constants these constants load some common numbers such as the acceleration of gravity the mass of the vehicle etc These values may be used in the formulas Race Studio Analysis user s manual 57 Gu Pressing button New it is possible to create a new constant the user has to define its value and the name It is suggested to use a name which reminds the function of the constant for instance the constant MI2KM changes the distance s unit of measure from Miles MI to Kilometres km To add a new constant please press button New and define the constant s value and name To delete a constant please select it from the list and press button Delete 8 2 5 The Symbols amp operators table This panel 14 contains five formula operators N the commas used as function parameters separator and the brackets used to define the precedence of operator and functions Please refer to next table to have a more detailed explanation of Symbols and Operators Operator Parameters Result sum A B could be A B Integer numbers Decimal numbers Identifiers Constants subtract
25. maximum speed 3 and than the nearest speed high peak 8 and that the values set in 5 must be greater than 4 Calculated time to reach the threshold values from the previous step will be shown in 6 Exit Choose this command to exit the dialog window Compute 2 Choose this command to start the computation of the time values Print Choose this command to print the report 6 7 How to use the Track report The Track report view command allows showing the map of the track painted with different colours depending on the values of a channel The cursor motion around the track map may be performed manually using some buttons on the view or clicking the mouse button in the desired track position or automatically selecting the Animation command The cursor is linked to all the other ones in plots or reports To run this function please select the Track report function located inside the View menu or use the shortcut CTRL F12 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 44 The layout of the Track report view is shown in Figure 6 11 da Track report FRanges colour Position and second channel value Main selection i 6 8 Vormera Racing est Distance 6 1434 Time sec 8 00 26 900 lap 3 01 17 996 3 Start TER ii gt gt KKK Vel Ant Sini 4 194 3 5 9 10 Lateral g force 0 034864 11 Fig 6 11 Track report window Layout description e The map of the tr
26. may use the shortcut SHIFT F2 The layout of the view for the Map manager window is shown in Figure 5 4 and described below Race Studio Analysis user s manual 34 s Map selection Available maps r Track E Mone Ea Misano mp E Vallelunga Ly Lonato mp Vallelunga Ea Vallelungamp Mone Map is set for Import Cancel Fig 5 4 Database Map manager window To import a map in the database please click the Import pushbutton and browse your PC and select the track map you wish to add to the database N B track files are saved with the mp extension Once the desired map has been imported double click on the file name or single click and click on the OK pushbutton the map will be inserted inside the None sub category of the database s Track category If you wish to modify a database s sub category creating a new one or moving the map to an existing one please select the map from the Map manager window and click the Add modify button The procedure to be followed is the same described in chapter 3 3 How to insert a test in the database 5 6 How to open a map from the database The Map manager window also allows the user to load a map from the database Once run the Map manager function please select the desired track map from the available ones and click the OK button The map will be automatically loaded If you wish to see the map on your PC s monitor yo
27. on the file name and choose Delete test from database function The test will be automatically removed from the database but will not be deleted from your PC s hard disk as reminded in the confirmation window shown in Figure 3 6 which appears on your PC s monitor Race Studio Analysis user s manual 15 Race Studio Analysis A Test will be removed From database but not From hard disk Continue Fig 3 7 Delete test from database confirmation window 3 6 Which information are shown in the Lap manager layer The Test database and Lap manager window is organized on different layers 1 The first one on the left 1s named Test database and has already been described in chapter 3 2 The other ones up to 4 as you may load up to 4 separate tests are related to the loaded tests If you wish to select one of these layers as shown in Figure 3 8 left click on the desired one Inside the desired layer you will find the Advanced info 2 button see chapter 3 7 for further information the Close test 3 button see chapter 3 8 and the View only enabled laps 4 checkbox In the row below the previously described one there are 6 buttons used for the laps management and described in chapter 4 12 o Test database and Lap manager Test database T AM test 1 eng 2 AIM test 1 ita 3 AIM test 2 eng 4 AIM test ita 1 TEX Advanced information 2 Close test 3 Je Iw View only enable
28. select the track name press button Select vehicle 3 if you wish to set the vehicle name etc In the following figures 3 2 and 3 3 it has been selected the Test type button 6 Test type selection Test type selection Click to select 7 unselect Click to select unselect Generic testing GC Generic testing Qualifying testing Qualifying testing Unlock all Unlock all Cancel Cancel ok OK Fig 3 2 Test type selection no test type selected Fig 3 3 Test type selection Qualifying testing selected Race Studio Analysis user s manual 13 iD As shown in Figure 3 2 it will appear a window showing all the sub categories included inside the selected database s category If you wish to select a sub category left click the desired one The selected sub category will become checked as shown in Figure 3 3 It 1s reminded that you may select more than one sub category at the same time Once all the desired sub categories have been checked press button OK to exit the Test type selection window If you wish to exit discarding the changes press button cancel If you wish to remove all the checks press button Unlock all The selected database s sub categories will appear inside the corresponding selection box labelled from 7 to 11 For instance in the example described in Figure 3 3 it will appear the text Qualifying testing inside the selection box number
29. test file inside the Test database and Lap manager window e Test database and Lap manager CSR Test database 1 AIM test 1 eng 2 AN test 1 ita 3 AlMtest2eng 4 AlM test 2 ita OI Advanced info Close test 1 Fig 3 11 Test database and Lap manager window how to close a test jw View only enabled laps Race Studio Analysis user s manual 18 Chapter 4 How to plot a test 4 1 How to plot a channel vs time To plot a channel versus time you may click the Plot vs Time command located inside the View toolbar you may click the proper el button in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut CTRL F1 The Plot vs time view shows the time on the horizontal axis and the channels recorded value on the vertical one The layout of the view for overlapped graphs is shown in Figure 4 1 and described below KI Plot vs time EEK eaea r a AVIVA M ah Ai A4 NES MV I S jw LA iy VN OC y LN A ALS eee pj Wf L ee ee a4 2 NSS 24 32 AD dn 96 64 f2 H 16 Fig 4 1 Plot vs time overlapped graphs In this example graph it is reported two measured inputs 1 the engine s RPM red and the vehicle speed black The graph s abscissa axis 3 shows the time in seconds the axis minimum is set to the default value 0 while the maximum one is set to the lap time The graph also reports the RPM s 2 and the speed s 4 axis scale from 0 to 8000 for
30. the X Y plot is started Otherwise if the checkbox is disabled it will be shown the X Y plot right click inside the graph area to activate the X Y Plot setup window The X Y plot has some differences from the other plots In fact it has not the vertical cursor and the zooming functions are not defined This graph can become very useful to analyze for instance the lateral acceleration on the vertical axis vs the lateral one on the horizontal axis as shown in Figure 4 17 Acc laterale Fig 4 17 X Y plot longitudinal acceleration horizontal axis vs lateral acceleration vertical axis 4 11 How to change graph type The Graphs type option allows changing the style of graphs view from Tiled to Overlapped or Mixed and vice versa To run this function you may click the desired graph type inside the Options toolbar you may click the right button when the mouse cursor is on a graph and select the desired graph type or you may click the proper button inside the Button toolbar as shown below L Overlapped graphs Mixed graphs Tiled graphs 4 12 Laps management The Test database and Lap manager window shown in Figure 4 18 includes some buttons which are very useful for the laps management e Test database and Lap manager Test database 1 AIM test 2 eng 1 Advanced info Close test i View only enabled laps show lap Hide lap Enable lap 2 Disable lap 3 Insert lap
31. the selected track position It is reminded that you may compare lap times belonging to different test sessions made on the same track Time_compare command located inside the View in the buttons toolbar To run this function you may click the toolbar or you may click the proper button An example of a Time compare analysis 1s shown 1n Figure 6 20 and described below hz Time compare Test compare 1 antoniol 2 Facondini 1 1 lap 9 run 1 01 17 445 antoniol run 1 lap 17 gap 0 080 W lap 10 run 1 01 16 006 4 e lap 12 run 1 01 15 487 antoniol run 1 lap 20 reference m lap 16 run 1 01 15 244 ap 17 run E 15 Hm E E CE om O E K BR lap24run1 01 14 479 AA 5 II A TA a AT A o Export to Excel 3232 m Fig 6 20 Time compare analysis window The Time compare analysis window is organized on as many layers as the number of the loaded tests Please select the desired test clicking on the proper flag 1 The user may select up to 8 laps among the available ones shown in 3 and may set the channel s colour using the proper toolbar 2 The best lap among the selected ones is set as reference and is drawn as a horizontal line 5 The other selected laps instead are drawn 6 as a time difference between the current and the reference lap Moreover the time difference between the reference lap and the other laps is also shown in 4 It is reminded that you
32. user s manual 22 ATD e Right click on the desired lap number inside the Laps toolbar and choose the Show lap function e Double click on the desired lap number inside the Laps toolbar Test database and Lap manager Test database 1 AIM test 1 eng 2 AlM test 2 eng 01 13 995 01 13 751 01 13 814 01 13 8515 01 13 984 01 13 708 01 13 593 01 13 666 01 13 878 01 13 687 01 13 391 01 13 402 01 13 476 01 13 560 00 00 000 01 13 995 02 27 746 03 41 560 04 55 375 06 09 359 07 23 067 08 36 660 09 50 326 11 04 204 12 17 891 13 31 282 14 44 684 15 58 160 Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker DES Measures Laps Measures and laps 01 13 955 01 13 751 01 13 614 01 13 815 01 13 984 01 13 708 01 13 593 01 13 666 01 13 578 01 13 391 01 13 687 1 AlM test 1 eng 2 AlM test 2 eng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 13 402 01 13 476 4 01 00 000 01 27 247 01 13 687 17 11 720 Lap marker TAATA TT T T b e IKa gt Fig 4 5 Test database and Lap manager window two laps selected 16 and 21 Fig 4 6 Measures and laps toolbar two laps selected 20 and 28 As shown in Figures 4 5 and 4 6 the user will be allowed to plot more than one lap up to 8 on the same graph This function together with the possibilit
33. window Race Studio Analysis user s manual 54 CD G Chapter 8 How to use the Math channels 8 1 Introduction to Math channels Race Studio Analysis allows analysing two different kinds of measures Input channels and Math channels The data logger acquires the Input channels for example speed or oil pressure while the user defines the Math channels and the program calculates them on the PC using the Input channels or the Math channels themselves Examples of math channels are gear number Wheel power Slip factor etc These channels are intended for expert users only 8 2 Math channels window s description Race Studio Analysis math formula interpreter is a general purpose full featured interpreter that works with the natural math language syntax Each formula may include identifiers constants functions symbols and operators e The identifiers are the input or the math channels e The constants are symbolic constant values user defined For example the acceleration of gravity ACCGRAV 9 81 m s is a constant e The symbols and the operators allow the user to create a math formula e The functions are predefined math formulas the user has to set the argument of the functions To run this function you may click the Math channels command located inside the Modify toolbar you may use the proper button in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut ALT F8
34. 1 AIM test 1 eng 2 AIM test 1 ita 3 AIM test 2 eng 4 AIM test2 ita H Lap 18 01 15 063 16 Fig 4 7 Laps toolbar window 4 tests loaded Race Studio Analysis user s manual 23 ETD The lap laps which is are shown on the graph is are blue highlighted In Figure 4 7 for instance laps number 18 and 21 of the AIM test 1 eng test are shown on the graph If you wish to change the lap you are watching on the graph you may e Drag the blue highlighted lap and drop it on the new lap you wish to show e Use the scrollbar located in the lower part of the graph see Figure 4 1 for instance In the window s right upper corner it is shown the lap time corresponding to the lap you are highlighting with the mouse cursor 4 6 How to use the Measure information window To activate the Measure information window you may click the Test channels command located inside the Modify toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar you may use the shortcut ALT F10 you may click on the link to the Measure information window inside the Measures and Laps toolbar labelled as 11 in Figure 4 4 or you may right click on a graph and select the Modify test channels function The layout of the view for the Measure Information window is shown in Figure 4 8 Measure information 1 AlM test 1 eng 2 AM test 1 ita 3 AIM test Zeng 4 AIM test2 ita 1 Features 3 Ch
35. 11 of Figure 3 1 Repeat this procedure for all the desired database s categories Now you may load the desired test o Option 1 left click on the file name and press Open test button 13 o Option 2 right click on the file name and choose the Open test function o Option 3 double click on the file name Once the desired test has been loaded inside the Test database and Lap manager window it will appear a new layer named as the loaded test file It is reminded that the user may load up to 4 tests at the same time 3 2 2 How to load a test not using the selection criteria If you do not wish to use the selection criteria you may disable this function by placing a check besides the Use selection criteria text The 5 selection boxes and the 5 corresponding buttons will be disabled and will turn grey coloured as shown in Figure 3 4 e Test database and Lap manager KB Test databaze Fig 3 4 Test database and Lap manager window selection criteria option disabled Now you may load the desired test by choosing one of these 3 options o Option 1 left click on the file name and press Open test button 13 o Option 2 right click on the file name and choose the Open test function o Option 3 double click on the file name 3 3 How to insert a test in the database Once run Race Studio Analysis it will appear the Test database and lap manager window as shown in Figure 3 1 Push
36. 3 317 lap 13 run 1 01 13 486 lap 14 run 1 01 13 306 lap 15 run 1 01 13 296 lap 16 run 1 01 20 862 lap 17 run 1 01 25 641 lap 18 run 1 01 13 655 lap 19 run 1 01 13 370 lap 20 run 1 01 13 497 lap 21 run 1 01 13 570 lap 22 run 1 01 21 348 lap 23 run 1 00 18 597 lap 24 run 1 01 18 157 lap 25 run 1 01 13 729 lap 26 run 1 01 13 581 lap 27 run 1 01 13 582 lap 28 run 1 01 13 497 lt i Export to Excel 3232 m Fig 6 21 Time compare analysis window Test compare layer Race Studio Analysis user s manual 50 Chapter 7 How to use the data animation functions 7 1 Introduction The data animation functions allow the user to automatically move the cursors of graphs reports and maps and to generate a graphical simulation of sampled data In fact it is possible to simulate the driver s dashboard RPM speed throttle and brake pedals position gear and steering angle and to graphically compare two laps watching a lap replay These functions may be very useful to improve the driver s performances 7 2 How to use the Data animation function To run this function you may click the Animation command located inside the View toolbar you may click the proper button P in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut F12 The Animation command allows moving automatically the linked cursors of plots reports map dashboard and replays 7 3 How
37. 4 Merge lap GU Fig 4 18 Test database and Lap manager window laps management functions Race Studio Analysis user s manual 29 GD 4 12 1 How to enable disable a lap When a new test is loaded all the laps included inside that test will be enabled When a lap is enabled it is show both inside the Laps toolbar and inside the Measures and laps toolbar Otherwise if the lap is disabled it will not be shown in the toolbars and the user will not be allowed to plot it on the graph e If you wish to disable a lap you may select the desired one and press button Disable lap 3 you may right click on the desired lap inside the Test database and lap manager window and choose the Disable function or you may right click on the desired lap inside the Laps toolbar and choose the Disable function e If you wish to enable a disabled lap you may select it and press button Enable lap 2 or you may right click on the desired lap inside the Test database and lap manager window and choose the Enable function If you wish to remove the disabled laps from the Test database and Laps manager window you may check the checkbox View only enabled laps 1 It is suggested to disable all the First laps and Vehicle stop laps 4 12 2 How to insert a lap If the lap receiver has not been able to capture a lap because of an incorrect installation or technical problems the Test database and
38. 4 will be prompted on your PC Insert the vehicle driver mass and press button OK Minimum suggested value 300 Default value 500 Do not exceed the maximum minimum suggested values If you set a value greater than the maximum one or lower than the minimum one it will be red highlighted in Figure 6 12 Cancel Fig 6 14 Vehicle Mass window Masimum suggested value agg Step 3 Insert vehicle front surface m 2 E Set the vehicle front surface S Insert vehicle front surface m 2 Press button Set 16 Figure 6 14 will be prompted on your PC a Insert the vehicle s front surface and press button OK Minimum suggested value 1 00 Default value 1 60 Do not exceed the maximum minimum suggested values If you set a value greater than the maximum one or lower than the minimum one it will be red highlighted in Figure 6 12 Cancel Fig 6 15 Front surface window Maximum suggested value 2 00 Step 4 Insert vehicle Cx Set the vehicle C aerodynamic resistance coefficient Insert vehicle Cx Se Press button Set 15 Figure 6 14 will be prompted on your PC Insert the C value and press button OK Minimum suggested value 0 20 Default value 0 27 Do not exceed the maximum minimum suggested values If you set a value greater than the maximum one or lower than the minimum one it will be red highlighted in Figure 6 12 Cancel Fig 6 16 Vehicle Cx window Maximum suggested value 2 00
39. 6 5 How to use the Channels report The Channels report function allows the user to visualize a complete summary both of sampled data and of recorded laps In particular this function allows the user to visualize for each sampled data the maximum minimum value the time and the distance from the start finish line corresponding to the maximum minimum value and the average value To run this function you may select the Channels report command inside the View toolbar or you may use the proper pushbutton inside the Buttons toolbar An example of the channels report window for a sample test is shown in Figure 6 6 the Channels report MEE Test compare AIM test 1 eng IO AM test 2 Save 3 Channel Delete i Available sets x Time of min Dist of min E BR Time of max Distofmax Average w w a E R E E H S a SS a SSE 4599991999852 SOTA 2 ia a Se TTTTTTTTTTTISIS NS Import Export Fig 6 6 Channels report window configuration layer The Channels report window is organized on as many layers as the number of the loaded tests Please select the desired test clicking on the proper flag 1 Place a check in the checkboxes 6 corresponding to the desired channels and features max min value etc Once selected the desired features please enter the setting name inside box 2 and press button Save 3 to save the new setting The setting wil
40. B lap23mn1 01 14662 BR lap 24run 1 01 14 479 4 125 5 S Bc 3 4 2 062 5 0 000 s 0 rn 3239 m Fig 6 5 Split times analysis graphical compare The graphical compare window is divided into two separate parts on the left 4 it is shown the test laps lap number and lap time while on the right it is reported the graphical compare between the selected laps To select a lap please click it the selected lap 4 will turn blue coloured To unselect a lap re click on the lap It is reminded that the graphical compare is able to manage up to 8 laps contemporarily As the Numerical compare even the Graphical one is organized on different layers you may switch among them using the tabs 1 The Export to Excel function 2 is disabled when running the Graphical compare Left click on the coloured squares 3 if you wish to change the histograms colour Race Studio Analysis user s manual 41 ETD On the right of the Graphical compare window it is shown e The test name the lap number the lap time and the split time 5 are shown in the upper part The best split time is also labelled as Best split while the other ones are labelled as Slower e The histograms 6 in the lower part of the right side of the Graphical compare window are directly proportional to the split time The best split time is shown on the foreground while the other ones are shown on the background
41. Fri Apr 05 02 16 05 08 14 22 01 13 402 None Generic testing None None None D Francescc i AM test ita Fri Apr D5 02 16 05 08 15 21 01 13 391 None Genenctestng None None None D Francescr 12 e i E Open test 13 Test properties 14 Import test 15 Remove test 16 Export test 17 Fig 3 1 Test database and Lap manager window Test database layer The user is allowed to load a test in two different ways the checkbox 1 in fact enables disables the database s selection criteria Please refer to chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 2 for further information concerning the selection criteria 3 2 1 How to load a test using the selection criteria The selection criteria allow you to use the database as a tests filter This means that if you select one or more than one database s sub categories all the tests which do not belong to those sub categories will be removed from the available tests list This procedure is very useful when the database is composed of many tests and or the user does not remember the test name but remembers some characteristics of the recorded file for instance the track or the driver name If you wish to use the selection criteria first of all ensure that the Use selection criteria check box is enabled If the check box is disabled place a check in the proper box Now follow these instructions e Left click on the desired pushbutton press button Select track 2 if you wish to
42. Step 5 no gear box karts only Insert pinion crown teeth number x Set the transmission ratio z Inert pinion crown teeth number Press button Set corresponding to the transmission ratio not e D shown in Figure 6 12 Figure 6 17 will be prompted on your Minimum suggested value 8 100 PC Default value 10 90 Insert the pinion and crown teeth number and press button OK Maximum suggested value 12 70 Do not exceed the maximum minimum suggested values Cancel If you set a value greater than the maximum one or lower than the minimum one it will be red highlighted in Figure 6 12 Fig 6 17 Transmission ratio window Step 6 Set the RPM and Speed channels place a check besides the desired RPM 12 and Speed 13 channel It is reminded that if your gauge is not able to sample the speed channel for instance MyChron 3 Basic the algorithm will calculate it using the RPM the transmission ratio and the wheel circumference Race Studio Analysis user s manual 47 uD s Once all these parameters have been set it is suggested to save the new settings e Insert the setting name inside 2 e Press button Save 7 Now you may press button Set 4 m order to visualize the engine s power and torque diagrams as shown in Figure 6 18 hz Engine analysis L fol 6632 Fig 6 18 Engine RPM analysis window Graphical compare Power and Torque diagrams The torque diagram green coloured is
43. Te 0 00 27 896 0117 oo 0i 25 198 00 27 697 00 19 097 00 26 597 01 34 399 01 17 445 01 16 006 01 15 519 01 15 487 02 298 251 01 15 063 01 15 011 01 14 746 01 14 916 01 14 S 01 14 68 07 14 479 01 38 395 00 14 197 00 19 997 00 17 3937 Excel is a Microsoft Corporation trademark 2 Save 3 gt Wersus g C Distance Time e Distance Time Frequency Saved at 10 Hz Tests 01 34 217 01 16 238 01 15 CG UI 14 78 Gelecl llnzelect All 6 F Select Unzelect All 7 OF Cancel Fig 9 6 Conversion to Excel window To export the sampled data to Excel follow these instructions e Select the Channels you wish to export from the channel list 4 by single clicking on the channel name The selected channel becomes blue highlighted To select unselect all channels use button 6 Select the laps you wish to export from the lap list 5 use button 7 to select unselect all laps Once the desired channels laps have been selected click button Browse 1 to set the folder and the file name The channel name and the saving path are shown in 2 The user may also set if he wishes to export the channels laps vs Distance vs Time or vs both by placing a check in 8 e Once all the previously operations have been completed you may click the Save button 3 9 7 How to load the user s manual If you wish to load the user s manual when working under Race Studio A
44. ack is drawn in 1 and is painted in different colours depending on the channel value for every position The grey cursor 2 is linked to all the other ones in plots or reports e The Main selection field shows the loaded test name allows the user to choose the lap number 3 and the primary displayed channel 4 It also shows the primary channel value 5 at the cursor s position on the track map e The Position and second channel value field shows the distance 6 and the time 8 at the cursor position The Start button 9 moves the cursor at the beacon position e The Position and second channel value field also allows the user to choose the secondary displayed channel 10 and its value 11 at the cursor s position on the track map e The Ranges Colours field 7 shows the correspondence between ranges and colours the ranges threshold values are also shown e The Moving field includes four buttons for the manual motion of the cursor 6 8 How to use the Engine RPM analysis The Engine RPM analysis function is used to analyse the sampled data in order to create your engine s Power and Torque diagrams The algorithm used by Race Studio Analysis is based on a Power balance between the engine s power the aerodynamic resistant power and the inertial power In order to correctly work this algorithm needs both the RPM channel and the Speed one most of Aim s loggers record both RPM and
45. aded the Measures and laps toolbar will be divided into as many rows as the loaded tests in Figure 4 4 for instance it has been loaded two separate tests AIM test 1 eng and AIM test 2 eng Graph scale checkboxes column 4 if a box is checked the scale corresponding to that channel will be displayed on the graph Channel name column 5 in this column it is listed the channels names Graph colour column 6 in each square it is shown the colour used to plot the corresponding sampled channel see chapter 4 7 for further information Sampled data value column 7 corresponding to the first selected lap when moving the vertical cursor on the graph see chapter 4 1 the Measures and laps toolbar displays the sampled data values corresponding to that track position for the plotted laps Columns 8 and 9 are similar to columns 6 and 7 and are related to the second loaded lap Channels units of measure 10 Link to the Measures information window 11 How to add remove a channel to from a graph To add a channel to the graph please left click on the desired channel name 6 If a channel is plotted on the graph its corresponding name inside the Measures and laps toolbar will be blue coloured otherwise if the channel 1s not shown on the graph the pushbutton will be grey coloured To remove a channel from the graph please left click on the channel 6 you wish to remove from the graph How to add remove
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47. annel name 2 Giri Motore B Vel Ant Sinistra Sampling rate Hz 10 B Yel Ant Destra 1 Pos Farfall Unit of measure a ines os j narm CJ Temp Acqua CA Arm Post S4 ch Amm Post D ch Barra Engine revolution speed Plotting scale 5 l i CZ _AmmAnterniore Min 0 Max Sp Acc laterale 4 Value Value x A B oi Filter steps 7 Math formula S i B 0 Number 0 ll Parameters Number of pulses per engine revolutions Fig 4 8 Measure information window The Measure information window displays the following information e Test selection flags 1 e Highlighted selected channel name 2 this box may be edited in order to change the cannel name e Channel features 3 such as sampling frequency and unit of measure e Channels list 4 to select a channel from the list please left click on the desired one e Plotting scale toolbox 5 used to change a channel s plotting scale see chapter 4 6 1 for further information e Graph shifting amplifying toolbox 6 see chapter 4 6 2 for further information Race Studio Analysis user s manual 24 uD e Filter steps toolbox 7 used when sampled data are very noisy see chapter 4 6 3 e Math formula window 8 in this window it is shown the mathematic formula used to calculate a math channel This window can not be edited to modify a math channel formula please refer to chapter 8 e Parameters window 9 in this window it is shown th
48. ap run 6645 3 99 0 926 1 730 3958 Fal4 5 2456 3 329 3 944 3 056 lap Wun 6 617 3 978 0 909 1 700 3 638 7093 5 i i 2415 3207 3805 3 002 lap irun 6 582 3 905 0 505 1 694 3 730 6893 5 d 3152 3 812 2991 lap l mni 6631 S310 0 504 1 693 3847 6959 5 2302 314 3 810 3 030 lap Torun 6693 2044 O925 1 731 3836 7120 5 2423 3217 3 859 2971 lap 7B run 6 599 3911 O908 1703 3727 BSB 5 2 399 3 245 3 823 2 951 lap izni 6 699 3 912 0 5907 1 704 3 736 695 5 i 2300 3153 3 822 2 927 lap 18rin 6599 3917 0 907 1 703 3 720 Bebe 5 2391 3 205 3 841 2912 lap Tarun 6 666 3911 0 508 1 706 3774 6807 5 2396 3 150 3771 2962 lap 20 run 6 614 3 928 0 910 1 702 3 722 Booed 5 2405 3 145 3770 2932 lap Ziumnl 6669 3942 0 911 1 703 3734 E877 D i 3 2392 31593 3820 2933 lap 22 run 6 570 3 894 0904 1693 3617 6791 5 2396 3 0793 3789 2693 lap 23rmn1 6570 3 896 0 906 1 701 3 662 6 863 5 2090 3 094 3 78 2 596 lap 24run 1 6 556 3 895 0 5907 1 703 3613 E74 5 i 2405 3 138 3850 2913 minimum value 6 556 3 8694 0 904 1 693 3613 6 784 5 j 2302 3079 3770 2693 masimum value 6 693 3 997 0925 1 731 39585 73l4 5 2456 3 929 3 944 3 056 sonr Ee shies cond 1 073 now 1 TE ATR C 077 Tang 1173 A 2071 3 DEA 4 Wd ml oA a ed II Fig 6 3 Split times analysis numerical compare Each column represents a segment colours at the top of the column
49. are so labelled red and blue for corners and green for straights The Split report window is organized on different layers and you may switch among them using the tab 1 The first layer is called Test compare and is used to compare 2 or more tests up to 4 while the other ones are used to switch among the loaded tests up to 4 Buttons Numerical 5 and Graphical 6 are used to select the compare type in Figure 6 3 it is shown the Numerical compare while the Graphical one is shown in Figure 6 5 The first column 3 on the left shows the loaded test name the second one shows the lap number columns from the third to the last but one report the split times and the last column shows the lap time Button Export to Excel 2 is used to export the split times in a format compatible with Microsoft seet The Numerical split times window is also divided into horizontal fields e The first one starting from the top of the window shows the Absolute split times the best lap time within each lap is blue highlighted while the best lap s split times are red coloured In the lower part of the Absolute split times field it is shown some statistics values such as the minimum maximum average value and the standard deviation e The second one reports the Theoretical best lap which assembles the best lap that could have been run in the session Segments which make up the theoretical best lap are red painted e The Best rolling lap
50. based on databases This storing system consists in saving the file specifying 5 characteristics even called attributes Such information which are saved together with the test file are listed here below Vehicle name Driver name Track name Championship Test type When you insert a test in the database the 5 characteristics you specified will be saved as sub categories or attributes of the 5 main database categories In the following example for instance it is reported two main categories the driver name and the track name each one composed of two sub categories attributes Driver 1 and Driver 2 for the Driver name Indianapolis and Monza for the Track name e Driver o Driver 1 o Driver 2 e Track o Indianapolis o Monza This new test storing system is very useful as it allows the user both to divide the test files into self defined groups each one characterized by 5 attributes and to load the test files in a very practical and easy way For further information concerning the database management please refer to chapter 3 2 3 2 How to load a test from the database Once run Race Studio Analysis it will appear the Zest database and Lap Manager window as shown in Figure 3 1 This window is divided into two separate rows e In the upper row there are 5 boxes labelled from 7 to 11 showing the database s selection criteria Each one of the 5 boxes has its own pushbutton Select track 2 Se
51. buttons toolbar 4 4 How to use the Measures and laps toolbar The Measures and laps toolbar is usually located on the GE left side of Race Studio Analysis window if it is not Measwes Las 2 shown please enable it by selecting the Measures 3 toolbar function in the View toolbar use the shortcut RE Engine ALT F11 or click the gl Measures and Laps toolbar command in the buttons toolbar This window may be moved wherever you wish by dragging and dropping the window itself Otherwise you may double click on the window s title 1 and move the window wherever you wish im i AIM test 1 ita Engine Vel Ant Sinigtra Vel Ant Destra cl Pos Farfalla ce Press Olio c3 Temp Acqua ch Lambda Acc laterale Acc longitudinale data logger temp Batter Gear 5 As shown in Figure 4 4 the Measures and laps toolbar is organized on two different layers the upper layer shows the sampled channels while the lower one concerns the recorded laps If you wish to switch from the Measures layer to the Laps one or vice versa please select the desired tab 2 KERKEKEKEKKRN GEKEKKKEKAK KK A um 11 A lt Fig 4 4 Measures and Laps toolbar Race Studio Analysis user s manual 21 GD The Measures and laps toolbar shows the following information 4 4 1 4 4 2 Sampled channels and recorded laps on different layers 2 Test name 3 If more than one test has been lo
52. ctrum and phase spectrum The signals usually analysed with the Race Studio Analysis program have a very high number of sinusoids components the frequencies of these components are very close each other A much diffused application of the frequency analysis is to calculate the power spectrum of the signal The power spectrum is obtained squaring the amplitude of the different components of the signal In order to obtain the power spectrum in the frequency domain it is necessary to make the Fourier Transform of the signal The Fourier Transform requires a lot of math operations For this reason it is usually calculated with a fast algorithm named Fast Fourier Transform FFT This algorithm reduces both the complexity and the number of operations and thus the calculation time The Race Studio Analysis program allows calculating using the Fast Fourier Transform the power spectrum for all the channels both input and math The power spectrum can be shown selecting the View Plot vs frequency item from the View menu The power spectrum is very useful because it allows analysing the characteristic frequencies of the signal For the typical applications of the EVO 3 system it is very interesting for the suspensions analysis Race Studio Analysis user s manual 7 Chapter 2 Software general description 2 1 Getting started 2 1 1 Before using data acquisition systems The time invested before using data acquisi
53. d laps 4 SSES H ide ss if k a eeka Yano es 01 17 445 01 16 006 01 15 519 01 15 487 01 16 238 01 15 244 01 14 77 01 15 063 01 15 011 01 14 746 01 14 916 01 14 426 01 14 682 01 14 479 6 103 38 73 101 45 100 50 100 76 73 101 76 100 44 22 39 02 4 100 20 7 100 13 bs Z 99 35 4 99 69 2 SERGE 06 14 666 07 32 111 08 48 117 10 03 636 15 21 591 16 37 029 17 53 073 15 07 551 20 22 914 dl dide RAeterence 22 52 24 07 567 25 22 015 26 36 697 Te marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Lap marker Disable lap Insert lap Merge to next E Fig 3 8 Test database and lap manager window Lap manager layer Inside the grid 6 it is listed all the laps included in the loaded test The grid is composed of 6 columns Lap number Lap time on reference Time from beginning Lap cause and Run and as many rows as the test laps Button 7 is used to show graphs when hidden by other windows Here below it is described the meaning of each grid column Lap number Lap time Near the lap number a small icon shows the selected laps it is green 1f the lap is not selected yellow if the lap is selected For selecting and deselecting a lap please double click on it In minutes seconds milliseconds Race Studio Analysis user s man
54. described below Language selection a Italiar German French Japanese Spanish Portogquese di T Finnish Dutch Fig 9 1 Language selection window H E ES SS i To change the software language select the desired one and then click the OK button otherwise if you wish to exit without saving please click button Cancel 9 2 How to print a graph may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar you may select the Print option by right clicking on the graph area or you may use the shortcut SHIFT F12 If you wish to plota graph you may use the Print function located inside the File toolbar you Race Studio Analysis also allows the user to have a Print preview of the current graph To run this function please select the Print Preview command inside the File toolbar or use the shortcut SHIFT F11 When you are running the Print preview function you may both zoom in out the graph and print it To exit this function please press button Close or the red cross in the right upper corner of the window 9 3 How to modify the unit of measures wheel number If you wish to modify the software s general setup e the wheel number and the units of measure please run the Preferences function by clicking the corresponding command in the File toolbar or using the shortcut SHIFT F6 The Preferences window is shown in Figure 9 2 and described below Race
55. e parameters used to convert the sampled data into easily comprehensible information It is recommended not to modify such values e Shown laps colour 10 this toolbar shows 8 coloured pushbuttons which are used to set the graph colour Right click on the desired shown lap to enter the colour management window see chapter 4 7 for further information e The Apply pushbutton 11 this button is used to apply the changes to the channel s features 4 6 1 How to change the plotting scale The plotting scale toolbar shown in Figure 4 8 as 5 is used to modify the vertical scale of a graph If you wish to modify the scale please enter the desired number in the proper box please enter the new scale s minimum value inside the Min box while insert the maximum value inside the Max box It is reminded that the Max value must be greater than the Min one If because of a mistake the user sets a Min value greater than the Max one the Max one will be automatically set to Min 1 These two parameters may be set in a range included between 1 000 000 and 1 000 000 4 6 2 How to shift amplify a graph Race Studio Analysis allows the user to shift and amplify a sampled channel To shift and or amplify a graph please use the Value Value A B option shown in Figure 4 8 as 6 In this math formula A represents the amplify factor while B represents the shift factor
56. e recorded they differ because of the vehicle in use e For a four wheels vehicle the reference speed channel and the lateral acceleration channels are necessary e For atwo wheels vehicle the reference speed channel and the gyroscope channels are needed If these channels are not available it WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE to calculate the track map The layout of the view for the New Track map window is shown in Figure 5 2 and described below Modify track map Comers G Clockwise 2 TR Counterclockwise 4 Track shape O Fies O Fies Ce Open shaped shaped 3 M Two wheels 5 6 Rotation Channels threshold Four wheel Default values 8 Compute Distance Bie ee E ee 9 Modify parts File name cancel 7 Divide Remove Comer Mirror DK Fig 5 2 New track map window Vallelunga Rome track map Here below it is reported a short description of all the pushbuttons shown in Figure 5 2 Option Display Track map area 1 Track shape slider 2 Corners identify slider 3 Track type 4 Vehicle type 5 Rotation toolbar 6 Use and description The track map is shown in 1 the map is segmented into splits each one underlined with different colours red and blue for corners green for straights The track shape scrollbar 2 allows changing the shape of the map when the slider is left shifted the track map is more opened while when the sl
57. ed the Lap replay window also shows the current distance 15 between the first lap and the start line Pushbutton start 12 will allow you to return to the beginning of the current lap and to restart the lap replay If you wish to select a lap please click with the mouse cursor on the desired lap in 6 The Lap replay function is able to manage lap compares between different tests to switch between tests please select the desired one in 5 The Lap replay function is able to show together with the vehicle s track position two sampled channels for each selected lap To set the desired channels please use the menus 7 and 9 the sampled data belonging to these channels are shown in 8 and 10 Option Display Use Distance 11 Shows the difference in metres or feet between the two laps The colour of the next bar graph depends on the leading lap Time 14 Shows the difference in seconds between the two laps The colour of the next bar graph depends on the leading lap Position 15 Shows the distance in metres or feet from the start of the leading lap Manual run 13 The four buttons of the manual run allow moving the cursors on the track If the automatic motion is selected these buttons are disabled Automatic Manual To switch from manual replay to automatic replay please run the Animation function shortcut F12 Start 12 Choose this command to position the cursors at the start 7 4 How to use the
58. eleration picking up of speed times If correctly used these commands will allow the driver to improve both his performances and the vehicle setup 6 2 How to plot a Histogram graph The Histogram command allows displaying the histogram of the channel in evidence To run this function you may click the Histogram command located inside the View toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut CTRL F8 The histogram shows the distribution of data into individual ranges 1 The example of a histogram for the Engine channel is shown in Figure 6 1 El Data window E Fig 6 1 Histogram graph engine s RPM and speed The histogram may show either percentage of data samples falling into each range as shown in Figure 6 1 or total time spent in the range The percentage or time may be changed using the mouse right button menu or the Percentage Time function located inside the Options toolbar On the left side of the window the vertical axis 2 shows the data range The zero full scale interval of the channel is divided in a configurable number of bins if you want to change the scale interval of the channel select the Change bins function by right clicking on the drawing area The number of bins may be set in a range included between 3 and 50 The horizontal axis 3 shows the percentage or time for each range Pressing the right button of the mouse when t
59. els vehicle channels are sensible o The speed must be greater than 0 and must not have high or low peaks In case the speed channel is very noisy and you have recorded 2 speed inputs for instance the 2 front wheels speed you may change the reference speed channel as explained in chapter 5 4 o The lateral acceleration must be near 0 on the straight line e If lateral acceleration in the straight line in not near 0 it is probable that the lateral accelerometer has not been calibrated In this case it is possible to calculate the map shifting up or down the lateral acceleration graph as here below explained o Plot the lateral acceleration vs time o Place the vertical cursor on the graph in a position corresponding to a straight in this track position the lateral acceleration should be 0 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 33 CD o Read the lateral acceleration value in the Measure toolbar o Run the Measure information window ALT FI10 and insert the value positive or negative previously read inside the B box o Click OK o Now the graph has been shifted in order to have a lateral acceleration near 0 on the straight line o Run again the New track map function 5 4 How to modify the reference speed The Reference speed is a fundamental parameter together with the acceleration to create the track map To modify this parameter please click the Reference speed function located inside the Modify to
60. en sampled data are very noisy When sampled data are very noisy for example because of the sensor s cable has been installed near sources of electrical interference and you wish to analyze them it is suggested to use the Filter function shown in Figure 4 8 as 7 Please enter the desired Filter steps number this value may be set between 0 no filtering and 5 maximum filter steps number The higher is the filter steps number the more are the data filtered For instance in Figure 4 11 it is shown the no filtered lateral acceleration channel while in Figure 4 12 it is shown the same channel which has been 2 steps filtered Fig 4 11 No filtered lateral acceleration Fig 4 12 2 steps filtered lateral acceleration 4 7 How to change the graph colours If you wish to change the graph colours you may either left click in the graph colour column inside the Measures and laps toolbar on the coloured box corresponding to the desired lap and channel or right click on the Laps colour toolbar inside the Measures information window The layout of the view for the Colours window is shown in Figure 4 13 and described below Color di base 1 est et TTC pit i a BREE eee BRE EEE ee EERE Eee eS ft ttt is im Colon personalizzati 6 Damm ae m D e ww m a O Tonalit 0 Rosso
61. est will be unloaded It is reminded that closing the Test database and Lap Manager window does not entail the closure of Race Studio Analysis Race Studio Analysis user s manual 9 Race Studio Analysis release 2 04 05 File Data view Map Modify Options Race Studio2 Language Vehicle Window Sie B S 2U wR RBeehee G e r L alnm x amp lem amp 2 Measures Laps 3 i AIM test 2 eng Test database and Lap manager Test database 1 AIM test Zeng 2 AlM test 1 eng Advanced information Close test IV View only enabled laps 01 17 445 105 51 06 14 666 Lap marker 01 16 006 103 55 07 32 111 Lap marker 01 15 519 102 88 08 48 117 Lap marker 01 15 487 102 84 10 03 636 Lap marker 01 16 238 103 86 15 21 591 Lap marker 01 15 244 102 51 16 37 829 Lap marker 01 14 778 101 87 17 53 073 Lap marker 01 15 063 10226 19 07 851 Lap marker 01 15 011 10219 20 22 914 Lap marker 01 14 746 101 83 21 37 925 Lap marker 01 14 916 102 06 22 52 671 Lap marker 01 14 428 101 40 24 07 587 Lap marker 01 14 682 101 74 25 22 015 Lap marker 01 14 479 101 47 26 36 697 Lap marker GCEREEEUUEU KL KI fade k k gt A to ke lt There are no items to show in this view 4 1 AIM test 2 eng 2 AIM test 1 eng 9 lap 14 run 1 01 13 708 Map pippo Time 00 00 000 s Dist 0 0 m Ref Test AIM test 2 eng Ref Lap 22 15 01 13 402
62. ete modify a previously created map e Chapter 6 describes a group of functions which allow the user to reach more detailed information concerning a test session like track report setup analysis histogram diagram maximum and minimum values for the measured channels etc e Chapter 7 concerns the Data animation functions which allow the user to have a graphical replay of the acquired channels e Chapter 8 describes the Math channels in particular it will be explained how to create a new math channel how to load an existing one how to define a new constant and how to test the mathematic formula e Chapter 9 describes some utility functions like How to load save the window status How to export a test in Microsoft Excel and How to modify the test preferences Race Studio Analysis user s manual 5 Chapter 1 Data acquisition concepts 1 1 Analog and digital signals The measurement of a physical quantity such as the speed of a car or the temperature of the exhaust gas is at the same time a very simple and a very complex operation The first element necessary to the measurement is the sensor it is a device that transforms a physical quantity in an electrical signal An electrical signal may change between two fixed values or it may assume any value in a fixed range moreover it can be defined in a continuous time interval or in discrete time When a signal is defined in discrete time in
63. ettings window 4 8 1 How to change the line width cursor tags e To change the graph line width please select the line width menu shown as 1 in Figure 4 14 and choose the desired line width among the 6 possible values 1 the narrowest 2 3 5 7 and 9 the widest e To change the cursor tag i e the horizontal line which is shown on the diagram s vertical cursor when a graph is met please select the Cursor tags menu shown as 2 in Figure 4 14 and choose the desired cursor tags among the 4 possible values none small default value large and full 4 8 2 How to use the Shrink Enlarge lap checkbox The checkbox 4 is used to shrink enlarge a lap to fit map length if loaded in a plot vs distance This function may be very useful if you are comparing two or more laps whose calculated track length is appreciably different from the official track length e the track length of the lap on which the map was computed for instance the calculated track length is 3300 m for lap 1 and 3200 m for lap 2 while the official track length is 3250 m In Figure 4 15 it is shown an example of a plot vs distance where the shrink lap function has not been checked a Plot ws distance Fig 4 15 Plot vs distance checkbox Shrink Enlarge lap not selected Once checked the shrink enlarge lap checkbox all the laps shown on the Plot vs distance graph will be shrunk enlar
64. g an existing one using the map database The Fig 5 1 shows an example of the map of Vallelunga Rome track created by Race Studio Analysis Track map Fig 5 1 Vallelunga track map The straights are green painted the corners are blue or red painted and they are numbered The corners numbers are shown 2 when the dimensions of the map window exceed the 30 of the screen area otherwise they are not displayed The cursor 1 moves pressing the arrow keys or the mouse left button and it is linked to the other cursors in plots and reports automatic cursor motion is provided running the View animation command The track map also shows the Start Finish line 3 position and the clockwise counter clockwise direction Pressing the right button of the mouse inside the window area a menu is shown It includes all the command for the maps management and the printing command 5 2 How to create a new map To create a new map you may click the New command located inside the Map toolbar or you may use the shortcut SHIFT F4 The New command allows creating a new map of the track from the test lap selected as reference lap When a new test is loaded the software automatically assigns the reference lap label to the test s best lap Anyway a new map may be created for every lap of the test Race Studio Analysis user s manual 31 iD For the creation of a map some channels have to b
65. ged in order to fit the official track length Race Studio Analysis user s manual 27 GD 4 8 3 How to change the background grid cursor colour e To change the background grid cursor colour please select the Colours menu shown as 3 in Figure 4 14 choose the desired graphic object you wish to change the colour and right click on the colour box It will appear the Colour window previously described in chapter 4 7 please refer to this chapter for further information 4 9 How to Zoom in Zoom out a graph The zoom function expands the horizontal axis of the plot To activate the Zoom function you may click the Zoom enable command located inside the Options toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar you may use the shortcut SHIFT F9 or you may click the right button when the mouse cursor is on a graph and select the Zoom enable function Once the zoom has been enabled the mouse cursor will turn into a circle to zoom in a graph please click the left button on the first point of the to be zoomed area then keep the mouse button pushed and un click it on the last point of the to be zoomed area To disable the Zoom function you may click the Zoom disable command located inside the Options toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar you may use the shortcut SHIFT F10 or you may click the right button when the mouse cursor is on a graph
66. hange the formula you may either manually edit the string 10 or use the four panels Constants 13 Symbols amp operators 14 Identifiers 15 and Functions 16 to automatically build up the formula If you double click on an item of these four panels the corresponding item is automatically copied inside the formula panel 10 If you wish to add to currently loaded test a predefined math channel please select it from the channel list 5 and press button Add 6 the test name will appear in 9 Then select the currently loaded test from the checkboxes 1 and click button Paste 7 The math channel now will appear in the channel list 5 of the current test To delete a math channel from 9 please use button Empty 8 Once the formula has been defined you should use the button Test channel 12 to check if the formula has been correctly interpreted You can find the result of this check in the grey line 11 below the formula string If there 1s something wrong you can see the offending item highlighted in the formula string 10 It is suggested to try to misspell some identifiers or constants to see how the Test channel function works The Math channels window also allows the user to set the new channel as a speed one 17 If checkbox 17 is enabled the user is also allowed to set this channel as Reference speed see paragraph 5 4 How to modify the refere
67. he Data animation function F12 16 Math channels ALT F8 17 Change plot style overlapped graphs 18 Change plot style mixed graphs 19 Change plot style tiled graphs 20 Plot settings dialog window ALT F9 21 Measures info dialog window ALT F10 22 Enable zoom SHIFT F9 23 Disable zoom SHIFT F10 24 Run Race Studio 2 F5 25 Toggle visibility of the Measures toolbar ALT F11 26 Load window status 27 Online manual F1 All these commands will be described in chapters from 3 to 9 2 3 Data compatibility If it is necessary to analyse tests recorded with the WDrack software it is possible when they have been recorded with software version starting from the 3 00 These files will be opened and converted to a format compatible with Race Studio Analysis after this conversion the files will no more be compatible with Wdrack If the tests include math channels they are lost during the conversion It 1s possible to calculate them again running the new user interface for the definition and calculation of math channels Race Studio Analysis is also able to open the tests downloaded with Race Studio 1 these files unlike the ones downloaded with the Wdrack software will not be converted into another format Race Studio Analysis user s manual 11 Chapter 3 How to load a test 3 1 Introduction what is a database Race Studio 2 has a new and innovative tests storing system
68. he mouse cursor is inside the histogram drawing area a menu is displayed It includes the most important commands for the Histogram management The printing function is available Race Studio Analysis user s manual 38 iD 6 3 How to use the Lap Times analysis The Lap times command allows displaying a histogram graph of the laps belonging to the loaded tests To run this function you may click the Lap times command located inside the View toolbar or you may use the shortcut CTRL F7 An example of a Lap Times analysis graph is shown in Figure 6 2 and described below Lap times report Vomero Racing T est lap 3 01 17 996 3 fh Segnale velocita Facc Z lap 801 13 751 lap 901 13 814 lt 2 lap 1001 13 815 lap 11 01 13 984 H lap 14 01 13 708 lap 1501 13 593 H lap 16 01 13 666 lap 17 01 13 878 H lap 20 01 13 687 H lap 21 01 13 391 H lap 22 01 13 402 lap 26 01 13 476 H lap 27 01 13 560 H lap 28 01 13 687 lap 8 01 13 751 3 Test 3 not loaded Test 4 not loaded TH Fig 6 2 Lap times analysis 2 tiled graphs The Lap Times report window is divided into two separate parts on the left 1 it is shown the loaded tests and the tests laps while on the right it is shown a histogram graph reporting the lap times When more than one test has been loaded the histograms are displayed on a tiled graph as reported in Figure 6 2 2 tests loaded The lef
69. hown in Figure 9 5 and described below Load status Cerca irr WINDOWSSTATUS si Cp Ez A Ei diffeolor_test dtp A breet dp Document recenti Desktop Documenti 28 Hisorze del computer G Fiore di rete Nome file Test dtp Tipo file AIM Status file D dtp Annulla Fig 9 5 Load windows status window To load the window status you may double click on the corresponding file or you may single click on the file name and then press button Open 9 6 How to export data in an Excel compatible format Race Studio Analysis allows the user to export sampled data in a format compatible with Microsoft Excel This event may be useful to those who are used to analyze data with that software This function is recommended only for expert users Race Studio Analysis user s manual 65 iD To run this function please select the Excel compatible format_conversion option inside the File toolbar The Conversion to Excel window is shown in Figure 9 6 Conversion to Excel Destination file 1 zi DAT estula Channels 4 Engine rpm 10 Hz Yel Ant Sinistra mph 10 Hz Yel Ant Destra raph a Cl Pos Fartalla 2 Hz c2 Fress Olio bar 10 He Temp Acqua C 10 Hz KR Lambda Volt 10 Hz Acc laterale g 10 Hz Acc longitudinale g 10 Hz dere E pE temp l E 10 Hz Battery W 1 Hz Lap time 5
70. ider is right shifted the map is more closed The corners identify slider 3 allows changing the segmentation of the map The track type toolbar 4 allows changing the track type among 4 possible choices Clockwise Counter clockwise Figure 8 and Open Shaped Most of circuits belong to the first two types while for instance the circuit of Suzuka Japan is a Figure 8 track This option allows setting the vehicle type among two choices a two wheels vehicle or a four wheels one When this parameter has been set Race Studio Analysis checks if the channels necessary to the map computation speed and lateral acceleration for a 4 wheels vehicle speed and gyroscope for a 2 wheels one have been recorded These 4 buttons allow the user to left rotate Counter clockwise or to right rotate Clockwise the track map of a 5 or 30 degrees angle Race Studio Analysis user s manual 32 Gu Modify parts toolbar 7 This toolbar allows modifying the track map In particular it is possible to e Divide a split into two separate splits the new split starts at the cursor position and finishes at the end of the current split Each modified part is created as a corner Remove an intermediate split Change a circuit part from corner to straight and vice versa WARNING it is not possible to have two consecutive straights e Mirror the track map Distance 8 When clicking on the track map in this box it is shown the distance ca
71. ion A B could be A B Integer numbers Decimal numbers Identifiers Constants product A B could be A B Integer numbers Decimal numbers Identifiers Constants division A B could be A B Integer numbers Decimal numbers Identifiers Constants integer power A could be A B Integer number Decimal number Identifier Constant B must be integer number Parentheses and comma Parentheses are used to include the argument of a function and to give the math formula a correct syntactic form Commas are used to separate the identifiers inside the functions Race Studio Analysis user s manual 58 AiD 8 2 6 The Identifiers table The Identifiers table 15 shows the names of both input and math channels already defined by the user These are the only channels the interpreter can use to compute a new math channel If the channel name is misspell when testing the math formula using button Test channel the interpreter warns you as shown in Figure 8 2 Formula OS Aho aria MAER KMH2M 5173140 Se wel 000 Error an identifier a constant or a symbol i unknown Tack channa Fig 8 2 The interpreter warns the user of an error concerning the identifier name Des 8 2 7 The Functions table This panel contains the list of functions supported by the interpreter It is strongly recommended to use this panel to insert the func
72. ist the med one and double click on it It is reminded that as previously explained in chapter 8 2 7 the function med needs 2 identifiers which are the first and the second speed channel Once double clicked on the function it will appear in the Formula panel in the following way med Now click with the mouse in the space between the open bracket and the comma in order to set the first identifier and then select the correct first speed channel from the Identifiers list by double clicking on it Now click with the mouse in the space between the comma and the close bracket in order to set the second identifier and then select the correct second speed channel from the Identifiers list by double clicking on it Now you may test the new math channel by pressing the Test channel function If the parameters identifiers have been correctly set it will appear the text OK the formula has been correctly interpreted Click OK to save the new channel inside the currently loaded test s channel list Race Studio Analysis user s manual 62 s Chapter 9 Utility functions 9 1 How to change the messages language Race Studio Analysis has been designed to manage multi languages using a database To change the text messages language please click the Language command on the commands toolbar The Language selection window is shown in Figure 9 1 and
73. l appear inside the available sets list 5 If you wish to delete an undesired setting please select it and press button Delete 4 The Export to Excel function 8 is available only when button Set is not pressed Buttons Import and Export 9 are used to import export the desired setting These settings will be saved in the hard disk in a CRP file Now you may press the Set button 7 in order to switch the Channels report window from the configuration layer to the graphical visualization one shown in Figure 6 7 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 42 tka Channels report EEE Test compare 1 AM test 7 eng JAIM tesi ee ee Export to Excel Lap Engine min Engine aval Engine max Engine dist ofm Speed 1 min Speed favg Speed 1 max lap H nm 1 01 17 445 lap 10 nm lap 17 run 1 lap 12 run 1 lap 15 run 1 lap 16 run 1 lap 17 run 1 lap 18 run 1 lap 19 tun lap 0 run 1 lap 21 run 1 lap 22 run 1 lap 23 run lap 4 run 1 01 16 006 01 15 515 01 15 487 01 16 235 01 15 244 01 14 775 01 15 063 01 15 011 01 14 746 01 14 916 01 14 425 01 14 652 01 14 473 hysta 3521 3606 4617 479 3996 3612 3591 3733 3661 4965 ZA 5055 4925 4967 husto EDET 6168 ER B358 6156 Bazd SEA EE 6306 B40 B356 6427 6415 6408 hysto 7393 7653 r540 7695 r5l4 7359 7492 7482 7443 r410 423 T379 TATA 7390 husto 957 m 350 m 1976
74. l become enabled please select the desired vehicle name from the vehicle name column and then click button OK e Please repeat this procedure for the other 4 database categories i e Driver name Track Championship and Test type Otherwise if the database is not blank and the user wishes to add the test in a previously set database sub category please follow these instructions e From the Add test to database window instead of pressing the Add Modify button select the desired vehicle name from the corresponding combo menu located in the middle of Figure 3 5 e Repeat this procedure for the other 4 database categories 3 4 How to modify the database test properties In order to modify the test properties please select the desired test single click on the test name and then press button Test properties It will appear the Test information setting window as shown in Figure 3 5 The procedure to be followed is similar to the one described in chapter 3 3 How to insert a test in the database the test may be either moved in a new database sub categories or in a previously created one 3 5 How to delete a test from the database If you wish to delete a test from the database please enter the Test database and Lap manager shown in Figure 3 1 and select the test you wish to delete by single clicking on the test name Once the test has been selected you may either push button Remove test or right click
75. lculated None None the elapsed time from the start of the lap Calculated speed The maximum the minimum Two speeds input The algorithm for the or the average between channels calculation Speed 1 and Speed 2 This channel can be selected as reference speed Kus A representation of Speed lateral The wheel base of the understeer oversteer acceleration and vehicle and the threshold steering angle value for the lateral acceleration DistanceMeters For every lap is calculated Reference speed None the travelled distance in meters DistanceFeet For every lap is calculated Reference speed None the travelled distance in Feet 8 2 2 The Channel parameters panel The Channel parameters panel 4 allows changing the math channel name the unit of measure the minimum and maximum plotting scale values and the sampling rate It is also possible to filter the math channel if data are very noisy for further information on filters refer to chapter 4 6 4 The Channel parameters panel also allows the user to define a math channel as a speed channel For instance if you have two speed sensors installed on the vehicle you may create a math channel Speed1 Speed 2 2 speed for further information on changing the reference speed please see chapter 5 4 called average speed with the following equation and use this channel as reference 8 2 3 The Formula box In the Formula box 10
76. lculated from the Start Finish line File name 9 If you wish to save the map before clicking the OK button it is necessary to insert the track name inside the 9 box the maximum name input length is 40 characters Otherwise if you wish to exit without saving please press button Cancel When the map has been created if you wish to see it on your PC s monitor you may click the Show track map command located inside the Map toolbar you may click the proper button T in the buttons toolbar you may use the shortcut SHIFT F1 or you may click the right button when the mouse cursor is on a graph and select the Track map function 5 3 Track map creation troubleshooting In this chapter it will be described the solutions to the most frequently asked questions concerning the map creation problems e If when trying to create a new track map it appears the warning message Invalid data to compute track map please select a good lap labelled as Lap marker in the Test database and Lap manager window see Figure 3 8 It is reminded to select the new lap and then before retrying to create the map to deselect the lap previously used e tis recommended to select a lap without many skids and sudden braking e Verify that you have set the correct vehicle type i e 2 or 4 wheels in the New track map window see Figure 5 2 e Verify that speed and acceleration 4 wheels vehicle or speed and gyroscope 2 whe
77. lect vehicle 3 Select driver 4 Select championship 5 and Select test type 6 which is used to activate the corresponding selection criterion Checkbox 1 is used to enable disable the selection criteria Button 18 1s used to show the graphs when hidden by other windows e In the lower part of the Test database and Lap manager window it is reported the available tests list 12 1 e a list of all the tests included in the database In particular it is shown the test name the file data the number of laps the best lap time and the corresponding lap number the related database sub categories and the file path Moreover in the lower part of the Test database and Lap manager window there are 5 buttons used to Open a test 13 to Modify the test properties 14 to Import a test in the database 15 to Remove a test from the database 16 and to Export a test file 17 on a floppy disk for instance Race Studio Analysis user s manual 12 a Test database and Lap manager KB Test database 18 1 Iw Use selection criteria _ select track 2 select vehicle 3 Select driver 4 H select championship 5 _ select test type 6 LZ Show all Show all a TET Tra 1 Hai test 1 eng een Apr 05 02 1553 53 28 22 014428 genh tes sting oe ees Di ee BSC BI test Tita En Apr 05 02 15 53 53 26 22 01 14 425 None Generic testing Nene W s D Francescc L AM test Zeng
78. m 347 m 2791 m 939 m 2797 m 957 m 927 m 2208 m J62 m 1972 m 2316 m 966 m bus to Bb AB 54 5E 5E RE 5E husto 151 154 155 154 153 155 156 155 156 156 156 157 156 156 hysto 22b eed eal ER 226 229 eeu 230 fed ged eed 230 eof k Fig 6 7 Channels report window graphical visualization layer Inside this window it is shown the desired values and input channels corresponding to the active laps As shown in Figure 6 7 it is reminded that the best lap lap 22 is written in bold character and the overall best input channels values are white highlighted If button Histo is pressed the values shown in the corresponding column will be displayed both on a numerical and graphical view The graphical view consists in a blue histogram The histogram s length is directly proportional to the channel s value the higher it is this value the longer it is the histogram see Figure 6 8 for further information tae Channels report Seles Test compare 1 Alh test 1 eng Wha test Set Export to Excel Lap Engine min Engine avg Engine max Engine dist of max Speed 1 min Speed 1 avg Speed 1 max Spe husto hysta ini 26 154 155 eT husto husto hysta lap drun 7 01 17 445 KOREA BOG 7393 lap 10 un 1 01 16 006 3606 6169 ZE lap 11 nmn 01 15 519 4617 Sno husto hysto 95 m a 950 rn FB 1976 m D lap 12 run
79. mance or use of all the parts hardware software and manuals Revision code 1 00 10 Dated 9 June 2003 Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows NT and Excel are registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Race Studio Analysis user s manual 2 Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS cesses ces catescaecssctacs cuc cess acisceceesadcesssus secant ai in S ia onasi 3 SEET 5 Vhat mavi Jind inthis Manual eg 5 CHAPTER 1 DATA ACQUISITION CONCEPTS vs ccssssccssesessscuessscccsssecssseatesscesoseussssseecssenssessecbosucsierssessedess 6 E E 6 EE 6 TD ADV EN 6 bp VO CH O ee D CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE GENERAL DESCRIPTION cccccccssssssssccccccccscsscccccccccssccssssssssccccccccccccccsscees 8 MAT VC ose cassettes E E E A 8 E Beloreusing dala ACQUISILION syste MS E 8 Dl AOS e en EE COLICC EE 8 Deo FRU CS GOST AN n ss04savermocecemedsersncsasadieugtaeys R E 9 TI CUO wt scarce coon eee aoe anand eee eee eee eee 9 Dig E Eet OY E E E E E A 9 FSC OMIA T e E E R E A E EE l1 CHAPTER 3 HOW TO LOAD EN E WE 12 3 1 Introduction What is a doiogbase e eee keke EEE E EEE E EEE E LEEDS EEE EEE 12 32 How to load d test from the database sisser ae i ected aaee iaae 12 3 2 1 How to load a test using the selection Criteria cccccccccccccccceeeeeeaeeeesseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeess 13 3 2 2 How to load a test not using the selection erter 14 3 3 How to insert a test in the dote 14 3
80. may load up to 8 different laps A vertical cursor 7 will allow the user to easily control the time difference m each track position As shown in Figure 6 20 the time difference may be positive 1 e the selected lap is slower than the reference one or negative Le the selected lap is faster than the reference one The user is also allowed to export the data to Excel for further analysis Moreover the Time compare analysis allows the user to make a comparison between lap times belonging to different test sessions up to 4 hold on the same track If you want to make such a comparison please load 2 up to 4 tests and select button Test compare it will appear the screenshot shown in Figure 6 21 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 49 ihe Time compare Test compare 1 antoniol 2 Facondini 1 antoniol Al antoniol run 1 lap 22 gap 0 395 lap 9 run 1 01 17 445 lap 10 run 1 01 16 006 Facondini 1 run 1 lap 3 reference lap 12 run 1 01 15 487 lap 16 run 1 01 15 244 lap 17 run 1 01 14 778 lap 18 run 1 01 15 063 Jap 20 run 1 01 14 746 ap 22 run 1 01 14 428 lap 23 run 1 01 14 682 lap 24 run 1 01 14 479 Facondini 1 lap 1 run 1 00 16 859 lap 2 run 1 01 29 381 ap 3 run 1 01 14 100 lap 4 run 1 01 13 589 lap Srun 1 01 13 571 lap 6 run 1 01 13 549 lap 7 run 1 01 13 592 lap 8 run 1 01 23 815 lap 9 run 1 01 31 965 lap 10 run 1 01 13 645 lap 11 run 1 01 13 359 lap 12 run 1 01 1
81. nalysis select the Manual command from the toolbar you may click the proper button inside the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut F1 you may located Tr 9 8 How to run the AIM electronic documentation library If you installed Race Studio 2 version 2 13 13 or later from a CD ROM this feature is not available for Race Studio 2 WEB version you run the AIM electronic documentation library by pressing button AIM products from the toolbar This function runs a PDF file called AimProds 1XX_eng pdf where 1XX represents the version number this file is a link file used to load documentation concerning user manuals datasheets wirings installation manuals etc Race Studio Analysis user s manual 66
82. name to replace the incorrect parameter Click Empty to delete the pasted channel from 10 Click button OK to apply the changes 8 4 How to add a new math channel This chapter shows how to add a new channel to the math channel list For instance the example reported here below shows how to add the math channel average speed to the currently loaded test channel list in this example it 1s supposed that two speed signals have been sampled l Ss 3 4 N 11 12 13 14 15 Select the checkbox corresponding to the loaded test Click the Insert button Input the channel name in the corresponding box located inside the Channel parameters panel for instance digit avg speed Input the channel s unit of measure km h m s MPH etc Set the plotting scale limits 1 e the zero full scale Do not modify the Sampling frequency menu the correct sampling frequency is fixed by the program As this new math channel 1s a speed one place a check besides the I want to use it as a speed channel box This event will allow you choosing this new channel as Reference speed Now you are able to insert the math formula inside the Formula panel It is strongly recommended to use the Formula construction panel to insert the formula because this way the software automatically inserts the brackets and the commas needed Now select from the Functions l
83. nce speed Moreover the new Math channels graphical interface also allows the user to Automatically insert the channel into the DRK file each time a DRK file is opened Moreover if you enable the checkbox Overwrite channels with the same name each channel labelled as the one you are going to insert will be overwritten The new Math channels window also allows the user to import 19 or export 20 the math channels set Moreover you may load a Default math channels set by pressing button Default AIM set 21 For further information and examples concerning the insertion of a predefined new math channel please refer to chapters 8 3 and 8 4 8 2 1 The predefined math channels Race Studio Analysis provides a list of predefined math channels shown in 5 Each customer may both use these channels and create his own predefined math channels User defined math channels will not be removed or deleted when upgrading the software The predefined math channels list is described here below Name Description Needed channels Parameters Wheel Power The available engine power Reference speed Vehicle weight Race Studio Analysis user s manual 56 GuiD Slip Factor The ratio between the Reference speed and None reference speed and the engine rpm engine rpm Gear no Calculates the current gear Reference speed and The maximum and number engine RPM minimum really used gear number Time For every lap is ca
84. o have no lost of information about the phenomenon itself So it is very important to select the right sampling rate 1 3 Data analysis The analysis includes all the functions used to see and understand the recorded data The main analysis functions are plots histograms and map generation The plots are the most common way to analyse data They show on the vertical axis the recorded values and on the horizontal axis the time or the distance or the frequency The plots versus time and space are very easy to read because they show when and where data are recorded On the contrary plots versus frequency need some more explanations which are given in next paragraph All the analysis functions provided by the Race Studio Analysis software are described in Chapters from 3 to 9 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 6 Gu 1 4 Frequency analysis The frequency analysis is based on the Fourier theorem This theorem affirms that every signal can be obtained as the sum of a number of finite or infinite sinusoids Three parameters give a full characterization of a sinusoid they are 1 the frequency 2 the amplitude and 3 the phase Therefore each signal can be shown versus time as a sinusoids sum having different values of frequency amplitude and phase The normal way to represent sinusoids against frequency is to show two different plots one for the amplitude and another for the phase They are named respectively amplitude spe
85. olbar The layout of the view for the Reference speed window is shown in Figure 5 3 and described below Reference speed configuration 1 D Vrapncescoh rasterteYallelunga Aprile 2004 Frove Test 2 not loaded lt gt 3 Speed te speed 1 2 So bis 3 not loaded H 4 not loaded Fig 5 3 Modify reference speed window The Modify reference speed window is divided into 4 parts as Race Studio Analysis is able to load up to 4 separate tests contemporarily In 1 it is shown the currently loaded test name in 2 it is listed the speed channels belonging to that test while the channel currently used as Reference speed is reported in 3 In the example shown in Figure 5 3 the available speed channels are Speed 1 and Speed 2 and the channel used as Reference speed is Speed 1 If you wish to change the Reference speed please double click on the desired channel in 2 the new reference speed channel name will appear in 3 5 5 How to import a map in the database Race Studio Analysis has been designed and developed to manage track maps using a database As previously described in chapter 3 for the test file even the track maps may be inserted loaded deleted using a database Once the map has been correctly created and saved on your PC s hard disk you may insert it inside the database To run this function you may click the Map manager command located inside the Map toolbar or you
86. ove the driver s performances and the vehicle s setup The aim of this manual is to allow everyone even those who do not have a good knowledge of both Personal Computers and data analysis techniques to correctly and usefully analyze the acquired data For this reason this manual has been written using a How to technique which consists in writing the manual in order to answer the most frequently asked questions concerning test loading database managing plot settings track map creating etc The manual has been written referencing to a Windows XP operative system What may I find in this manual Here in the manual you can find an exhaustive description of the Race Studio Analysis functions Here below it is reported more in details the chapters description e Chapter 1 gives some general data acquisition concepts for an easier understanding of the data acquisition systems e Chapter 2 gives a general description of the main functionalities of the Race Studio Analysis software e Chapter 3 describes the How to load a test functions for the analysis of the recorded data provided by Race Studio Analysis software e Chapter 4 describes the How to plot a diagram functions explaining the different kinds of diagrams available the way to change line shape and colour the zoom tool etc e Chapter 5 concerns the How to create manage a map utilities showing how to create a new track map and how to load del
87. p1 p2 Time Bike angle pl p2 p1 channel identifier p1 channel identifier p1 channel identifier pl p2 channel identifier pl p2 channel identifier pl p2 channel identifier pl channel identifier p2 constant pl channel identifier p2 constant pl channel identifier p2 p3 constant pl raw channel identifier p2 uinteger constant pl raw channel identifier p2 integer constant pl raw channel identifier p2 integer constant p1 Vertical acceleration channel identifier p2 Gyroscope channel identifier GD The first derivative function of the argument function over time computed as F t0 dt F t0 dt The integral function of the argument function with t0 0 as start integration point The integral function of the argument function with t0 startlap as start integration point for each lap The minimum value between the arguments The mean value between the arguments The maximum value between the arguments If pl t gt p2 gt pl t Ifpl t lt p2 290 If pl t lt p2 gt pl t Ifpl t gt p2 90 If p2 lt pl t lt p3 gt pl t Else gt 0 The logical AND operation between the arguments The function is meaningless if applied to decimal numbers The logical OR operation between the arguments The function is meaningless if applied to decimal numbers The logical XOR operation between the arguments The function is meaningle
88. ph it is reported two measured inputs 1 the engine s RPM red and the vehicle speed black The graph s abscissa axis 3 shows the track length in meters the axis minimum is set to the default value 0 while the maximum one is set to the track length The graph also reports the RPM s 2 and the speed s 4 axis scale from 0 to 8000 for the RPM channel and from 0 to 250 for the speed one To add remove the scale from the graph please see chapter 4 4 2 to modify the scale s limits please see chapter 4 6 1 The vertical line 5 with a cross every time a graph is met is called cursor if you click in an internal point of the graph the cursor will move to that point The values of the sampled data corresponding to that time will be shown in the Measure toolbar see chapter 4 4 To switch the graph from an overlapped one to a tiled or a mixed one you may right click when the mouse cursor is on the graph and select the desired graph type you may choose the desired function inside the Options toolbar or you may use the proper buttons located inside the buttons toolbar 4 3 How to plot a channel vs frequency To plot a channel versus time you may click vd the Plot vs Frequency command located inside the View toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut CTRL F3 The Plot vs frequency view shows the frequency on the horizontal axis and the channels recorded
89. rack map In particular it is possible to e Divide a split into two separate splits the new split starts at the cursor position and finishes at the end of the current split Each modified part is created as a corner Remove an intermediate split Change a circuit part from corner to straight and vice versa WARNING it is not possible to have two consecutive straights e Mirror the track map Distance 4 When clicking on the track map in this box it is shown the distance calculated from the Start Finish line File name 5 If you wish to save the map before clicking the OK button it is necessary to insert the track name inside the 5 box the maximum name input length is 40 characters Otherwise if you wish to exit without saving please press button Cancel 5 8 How to shift the Start Finish line Sometimes may be necessary to shift the Start Finish line It happens when tests of different sessions would be compared but the track side beacon has not been placed in the same position If you wish to shift the Start Finish line e the Beacon transmitter you may click the Beacon shift command located inside the Modify toolbar Race Studio Analysis user s manual 36 GD NOTES it is reminded that the Beacon_shift option may be used only if the track map has been created loaded The layout of the view for the Beacon shift window is shown in Figure 5 6 and described below Beacon shitt Vomero Racing est
90. shown in the upper part of Figure 6 18 The power diagram blue coloured is shown in the lower part of Figure 6 18 Together with the power diagram it is shown red spots the experimental values corresponding to the engine s power It is reminded that the user may set the desired unit of measure CV or HP for power diagram and kgm or Ib ft for torque diagram using the File Preferences function If button Numerical 5 is pressed it will be shown the numerical values corresponding to the power and torque diagrams as shown in Figure 6 19 az Engine analysis DAR 1 antoniol 2 antoniol Export to Excel Set Graphical C power CV torque kgm 18 82 Max power CY 182 8 Max power rpm 6824 Max torque kam 19 45 Max torque rpm 6824 Fig 6 19 Engine RPM analysis window numerical compare The RPM Power and Torque values are organized on three columns on the left while on the right it is Shown the maximum value for both power and torque and the corresponding RPM The Export to Excel function 1s enabled you may export such values in order to analyse them using Microsoft Excel Race Studio Analysis user s manual 48 iD 6 9 How to use the Time compare analysis The Time compare analysis allows the user to make a graphical time compare between up to 8 laps at the same time This function makes a point to point time compare for the selected laps and shows the lap time difference corresponding to
91. ss if applied to decimal numbers It builds a function whose value for each t is the actual lap time the time calculation is started at the beginning of each lap The bike inclination angle degrees Race Studio Analysis user s manual 60 Slip p1 p2 pl Engine RPM channel identifier p2 Speed channel identifier Gear pl p2 p3 p4 pl Engine RPM channel identifier p2 Speed channel identifier ET The slip factor The gear number from p3 to p4 p3 minimum gear used along the track integer number p4 maximum gear used along the track integer number Bike acclat p1 p2 p2 Gyroscope channel identifier Bike cornrad p1 p2 p2 Gyroscope channel identifier 8 3 How to add a predefined math channel p1 Speed channel identifier p1 Speed channel identifier The bike s lateral acceleration The bike s radius of corner This chapter shows how to add a predefined math channel to the channels list The different procedure steps are labelled with a progressive number starting from 1 to 9 see also Figure 8 3 It is recommended to follow the procedure explained here below Math channels General 1 Delete C Prova A 4 Channel parameters RE F aerod Cy Unit of measure Zer scale Distancel eters Full scale DistanceF eet Time Sampling rate Filter want to use it as a speed channel Add gt ON L lt e Paste_ 5 Emy OI Formula
92. ssed the user will be allowed to set the vehicle type kart car bike the channels to be used to calculate the engine s power and the vehicle s parameters total mass front surface Cx and Transmission ratio The function Export to Excel 3 is available Once a new setting has been created it is suggested to set its name in 2 and to press button Save 7 The new setting will appear inside the Available sets list 9 Use button Delete 8 to remove a setting from the Available sets list Buttons Import and Export 10 are used to import and export the desired settings The exported setting will be saved in an ENA file Here below it is described the suggested procedure to be followed in order to allow Race Studio Analysis to calculate the correct power and torque diagrams Step 1 Vehicle choice Set the vehicle type among the available ones Choose your vehicle Press button Change labelled as 11 in Figure 6 12 or button is ae Vehicle inside the Command toolbar Figure 6 13 will be mo prompted on your PC ES formula Select the vehicle type among the available ones touring e Kart no gear box gear box Bike e Car formula touring e Bike Fig 6 13 Vehicle choice window Press button OK Race Studio Analysis user s manual 46 CD e Step 2 Insert vehicle driver mass ke Set the vehicle total mass Insert vehicle driver mass kg Press button Set 14 Figure 6 1
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94. t side of the graph may be hidden by clicking the vertical bar 2 in order to amplify the plotting area of the histogram graph The lap times are shown as red histograms the best lap for each test is shown with a blue histogram 5 When you move the mouse cursor on a lap the histogram turns pink coloured and the corresponding lap time is shown in the graph s upper left corner 3 The Lap times function also shows a green horizontal bar 4 which represents the test s average time 6 4 How to use the Split Times analysis This report calculates the time necessary to run along each part of the active map corners and straights are the track parts for each lap The program during the map creation calculates the number and the length of the parts The Split times function allows the user to make both a numerical and a graphical compare between the split times Split times command located inside the View in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut To run this function you may click the toolbar you may click the proper button CTRL F6 An example of a Split Times analysis graph numerical compare is shown in Figure 6 3 and described below Race Studio Analysis user s manual 39 Ge Split report Biel E Test compare 1 AlMtest2Z eng AlM test 1 eng 1 Export to Excel 2 6 Graphical A 4 husto hysto busto oer busto hysto f hy hy Ay Ay ysto hysto hysto hysto bus l
95. terval and can assume any value in a fixed range it is named analog When a signal is defined for finite time intervals and can assume only fixed values it is named digital A data logger records and a Personal Computer elaborates only signals in a numerical or digital form for this reason it is necessary to convert all the signals in a digital form The data logger makes the conversion The sensors used for the measure of the number of engine revolutions and wheel speed provide an output signal assuming only fixed values and it is defined for a continuous time interval The data logger converts these signals in a digital form counting the impulses generated by the sensors All the other sensors like potentiometers and thermocouples have analog outputs The data logger again performs the analog to digital conversion 1 2 Sampling rate The sampling rate is the data acquisition system s recording frequency Although the output from the sensors changes continuously and instantaneously the data acquisition system records data at prefixed time intervals The sampling rate is expressed in Hertz Hz 1 sec For example if you have a sampling rate of 10 Hertz it means that the input is read ten times per second and the time between any two successive readings is 0 1 second For a correct representation of a physical phenomenon like the travel of a suspension it is very important to read the output of the sensor a number of times enough t
96. the Import test 15 button and select the test you wish to add to the database It is reminded that you may import a test both from your PC s hard disk and from the floppy disk but not from the CD ROM drive In this last case it is suggested first to copy the DRK file on your PC s hard disk and then to import it in the database As shown in Figure 3 5 the user may set 5 parameters each one of them belongs to a database category Vehicle name Driver Track Championship and Test type Race Studio Analysis user s manual 14 Test information setting Vehicle N ame Test Test vehicle Track None ei Add Modify lt lt Add value to database Vehicle pluto DN Add Modify Driver None Y Add Modify Related tests Championship None v Add Modify Test type Generic testing v Test comments Fig 3 5 Add test to database window Fig 3 6 Add Modify test attributes window If the database is blank or you wish to set a new database sub category 1 e attribute please follow these instructions e To set the Vehicle name please push the Add Modify button which corresponds to the Vehicle row It will appear the window shown in Figure 3 6 e Now please fill the upper right corner box with the correct vehicle name and then click the lt lt Add value to database pushbutton The vehicle name will appear in the vehicle name column e Once added the value to the database the OK pushbutton wil
97. the Input channels for example speed or oil pressure while the user defines the Math channels and the program calculates them on the Personal Computer using the Input channels or the Math channels themselves examples of math channels are linear acceleration or gear number Reference speed For tests on track the most important measure for the data acquisition systems is the speed The speed is necessary for starting to record data and for a lot of analysis functions like the creation of the map the plot vs distance the calculation of splits the data animation and so on The Race Studio Analysis software has a special channel named Reference speed used as the official speed channel of the test Three input channels are provided to become the Reference speed they are speed 1 speed 2 and the analogue channel with the Pitot tube connected It is possible to select the Reference speed channel from the toolbar main menu inside the Modify Reference speed command After the selection the selected channel becomes the official reference speed channel for the current test and for the next downloaded ones For further information concerning the Reference speed please refer to chapter 5 4 Race Studio Analysis user s manual 8 WARNING If the Reference speed is not selected or the values of the Reference speed channel are always zero during the analysis there is not visualisation referred to distance for example Plot vs
98. the RPM channel and from 0 to 250 for the speed one To add remove the scale from the graph please see chapter 4 4 2 to modify the scale s limits please see chapter 4 6 1 The vertical line 5 with a cross every time a graph is met is called cursor if you click in an internal point of the graph the cursor will move to that point The values of the sampled data corresponding to that time will be shown in the Measure toolbar see chapter 4 4 To switch the graph from an overlapped one to a tiled or a mixed one you may right click when the mouse cursor 1s on the graph and select the desired graph type you may choose the desired function inside the Options toolbar or you may use the proper buttons located inside the buttons toolbar 4 2 How to plot a channel vs distance To plot a channel versus time you may click the Plot vs Distance command located inside the View toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar or you may Race Studio Analysis user s manual 19 iD use the shortcut CTRL F2 The Plot vs distance view shows the distance on the horizontal axis and the channels recorded value on the vertical one The layout of the view for overlapped graphs is shown in Figure 4 2 and described below aan Plot vs distance Sees Ein 225 UL AT AA om Si bk T 1200 a 2000 2400 2800 3200 gt Fig 4 2 Plot vs distance overlapped graphs In this example gra
99. tion inside the formulas because this way the software automatically inserts also the brackets and the commas needed indicating also the number of parameters that each function uses Please refer to next table to have a more detailed explanation of Functions Function Argument s Result Sqrt p1 p1 channel identifier The square root of the argument Exp p1 p1 channel identifier The exponential of the argument Log p1 p1 channel identifier The base 10 logarithm of the argument Ln p1 p1 channel identifier The natural logarithm base e of the argument Sin p1 p1 channel identifier The trigonometric sine of the argument argument in radians Cos p1 p1 channel identifier The trigonometric cosine of the argument argument in radians Tan p1 p1 channel identifier The trigonometric tangent of the argument argument in radians Asin p1 p1 channel identifier The arc in radians whose trigonometric sine is the argument Acos p1 p1 channel identifier The arc in radians whose trigonometric cosine is the argument Atan p1 p1 channel identifier The arc in radians whose trigonometric tangent is the argument Abs p1 p1 channel identifier The absolute value of the argument Race Studio Analysis user s manual 59 Deriv p1 Integ p1 Lap_integ p1 Min p1 p2 Med p1 p2 Max p1 p2 High pass p1 p2 Low_pass pl p2 Band pass p1 p2 p3 Bit and p1 p2 Bit_or pl p2 Bit xor
100. tion systems for the first time produces more accurate data and a more reliable system Install the data logger the sensors and the cables on the vehicle and the software on your Personal Computer well in advance of the departure to the track in case problems arise they can be solved Learn the Race Studio Analysis software using the manual and with some example tests Make a few trial runs of recording and downloading data in the shop 2 1 2 Race Studio Analysis concepts Tests The Race Studio Analysis software stores data downloaded from the data logger in files they are defined by the program tests The user at the end of the download operation gives the name of the tests Changing the name of the tests outside the Race Studio 2 software may cause the tests to be no more recognised by the program Database The tests are recorded into directories created and named by the user otherwise if the user saves the test without specifying the directory the test file will be automatically saved in the Program files AIM DATA The downloaded tests are saved in a database This database is characterized by 5 attributes which define the Vehicle the Track the Driver the Championship and the Test type For further information concerning the tests database please refer to chapter 3 Channels The Race Studio Analysis software allows analysing two different kinds of measures Input channels and Math channels The data logger acquires
101. to use the Lap replay command The Lap replay command allows seeing a replay and a comparison of two different laps The laps can belong to the same test or to two separate tests The Lap replay dialog window shows a track drawing with different colours for each part and two coloured cursors one for each lap moving on the track signed 2 in Figure 7 1 To run this function you may click the Lap replay command located inside the View toolbar or you may use the shortcut CTRL F10 The layout of the Lap replay window is shown in Figure 7 1 ha Lap Replay lap 14 01 34 217 lan 201 TI 14 FAR Engine DN er vel Ant Sini D Wm e lap 1 01 14 778 lap 18 01 15 063 E N Distance a E Time om Kl Wel Ant Sint wy 12 se a lt JI mas E Fig 7 1 Lap replay window Race Studio Analysis user s manual 51 GD Each cursor simulates the position of the vehicle on the track The cursor for the first lap is painted cyan 3 while the one for the second lap is painted magenta 4 The cursors motion may be automatic or manual when the automatic style is selected the cursors are linked to the Animation function and to the cursors of the other views like plots If the manual style 1s chosen four buttons 13 are provided m order to move the cursors on the track For each position on the track the difference in time 14 and in distance 11 between the two laps is also display
102. u may click the Show track map command located inside the Map toolbar you may click the proper button in the buttons toolbar you may use the shortcut SHIFT F1 or you may click the right button when the mouse cursor is on a graph and select the Track map function 5 7 How to modify an existing map If you wish to modify a track map you have to select click the Modify command located inside the Map manager function you have to select the map you wish to modify 1 click on the map name and then click button Modify It will appear a window much similar to the Map creation window such is shown in Figure 5 5 and described below Race Studio Analysis user s manual 35 Modify track map Rotation Distance right 5 left 5 right 30 left 30 m 0 4 Modify parts File name 5 Cancel Divide Remove Corner Mirror vallelunga Fig 5 5 Modify track map window Here below it is reported a short description of all the pushbuttons shown in Figure 5 5 Option Display Use and description Track map area 1 The track map is shown in 1 the map is segmented into splits each one underlined with different colours red and blue for corners green for straights Rotation toolbar 2 These 4 buttons allow the user to left rotate Counter clockwise or to right rotate Clockwise the track map of a 5 or 30 degrees angle Modify parts toolbar 3 This toolbar allows modifying the t
103. ual 16 on reference Time from the beginning Lap cause Run Split ETD The best lap the one with the lowest lap time is considered the Reference Lap It is possible to change the reference lap deselecting it and selecting another lap Time from the beginning of the test In minutes seconds milliseconds A lap may be Lap marker First lap Vehicle stop Computed merging two laps Computed splitting a lap or Calculated lap This last possibility very rare means that there is an incompatibility between the value of the lap and the number of samples recorded the lap time is so recalculated considering some check points that the logger puts inside the data The Computed splitting a lap merging two laps lap causes are shown when the Merge to next lap Insert lap options are used The old files where the lap cause was not specified show simply Generic lap In a test you may have one or more Runs Whenever the car stops for more than a few seconds the Run counter is incremented In this way it is possible to divide the data in accordance with the different test runs These cells show the split times sampled by your data logger AIM gauges such as MyChron 3 Basic Plus Gold are able to record up to 5 split times As shown in Figure 3 8 the laps are listed from the 1 to the last one e Ifyou click on the Lap number box the laps will be displayed from the last to the 1 one e If you click on the Lap time
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105. window screenshot status This function is very useful as it allows the user to save the currently loaded test the plotted graphs channels the colours used in the graphs and the laps shown in the graphs After having exited the software if the window status has been previously saved the user will be allowed to reload the test he was analyzing the graphs he was watching etc To run this function you have to select the Save windows status function inside the File toolbar The Save windows status window is shown in Figure 9 4 and described below Race Studio Analysis user s manual 64 Windows status Open tests TT Shown laps TT Shown measures Used views CT Used colors Fig 9 4 Save windows status window First of all the user has to select which parameters he wants to save by placing a check besides the desired features it is suggested to select them all Once the desired features have been checked press button browse to choose the file name and the folder where you wish to save the file Then press button OK to save the window status or button Cancel to exit without saving 9 5 How to load the windows status If you wish to load the previously save window status you may select the Load windows status function located inside the File toolbar you may click the e proper button in the buttons toolbar or you may use the shortcut ALT F12 The Load windows status window is s
106. y to load up to 4 different tests may be very useful to improve the driver s performances If you wish to remove a lap from a graph you may e Double click on the desired lap inside the Test database and Laps manager window Once the lap has been unloaded the yellow icon located on the left of the lap number will turn green coloured e Left click on the desired lap inside the Test database and Laps manager window and click the Hide lap button 2 e Right click on the desired lap inside the Test database and Laps manager window and choose the Hide lap option e Remove the check in the box besides the shown lap inside the Measures and laps toolbar see Figure 4 6 e Right click on the desired lap number inside the Laps toolbar and choose the Hide lap function e Double click on the desired lap number inside the Laps toolbar 4 5 2 How to change lap use the Laps toolbar In the lower part of Race Studio Analysis window it is usually located the Laps toolbar This window shows a summary of the channels shown on the graph for all the recorded channels if you add a channel to the graph the same channel will also be added to the Laps toolbar window As Race Studio Analysis is able to load up to 4 separate tests the Laps toolbar is organized on different layers up to 4 each one of them 1s related to the corresponding test In Figure 4 7 for instance it is shown a Laps toolbar which includes two tests

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