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1. Software manual Configuration for MyChrav 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 performance or use of all the parts hardware software and manuals Revision code 1649 10001 0100 Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS assess ososes duncccsdbicoscscecsaccsctesensocencensacesseaseccestesvecsstnsessscsaseesasdoseses Senda nda STIRO RI 3 INTRODUCTION PRIORE GR RR RC E A OE E 5 WHAT ISTHE RACE STUDIO eni na alii 5 WHAT YOU CAN FIND IN THISMANUALT iste pil feces a RIENTRA NIENTE RARI ROSEN ESTR E ege 5 CHAPTER 1 DATA ACQUISITION CONCEPT G sccccssssscssssscccssssccssssccccesssccsessseccscnsscscssscccesscecsecsscesesssececcssnees 6 1 1 ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL SIONALS iii 6 e EE Le NEE 6 1 3 DATAIDOWNIL OAD DE 6 CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE GENERAL DESCRIPTION u sscccsssssccssssccesssccccsssccsessccssssscccessceccecsscescessecssesssees 7 2 1 NTRODUCTION Sao Re RI e EE 7 2 1 1 Notational Conventions ieri 7 E GETTING STARTED EE 8 2 2 1 Before using the MyChro2system i 8 222 RAGS iii iaia ea 8 TESIS tree eee lla LL LIL RR LL2. Unit of measure for In this field it is possible to set the unit of measure C or F for temperatures temperatures Language In this field it is possible to select the language for the user interface if the language has been changed exit the program run it again for the activation of the new selection Port In this field it is possible to select the port used for the communications with the logger for more information about the serial lines see the documentation of your personal computer Cancel Choose this command to leave the window and do not save the selections Ok Choose this command to exit the window and to confirm the selections WARNING The units of measure for speed and temperatures must be the same of the ones set on the MyChrav Input channels The Input channels command allows configuring the Engine and the Speed channels The Fig 3 4 shows the dialog window displayed for the configuration WARNING The Input channels configuration concerns only parameters for the display during the Analysis the parameters for the channels acquisition are set directly on the MyChrav The only exception is the Status field that must congruently set to the really acquired channels 20 Input channels configuration EZ ENABLED Engine pm Fig 3 4 Input channels configuration Option Display Use Channels In this field the channels name is shown The name can be edi
3. 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 red ten times in a second and the time between any two successive readings is 0 1 second The MyChrav has the possibility to configure the sampling rates for the engine and the speed channels They can be acquired at 5 or 10 Hz WARNING The configuration of the sampling rate is performed directly on the device NOT on the personal computer 1 3 Data download The recorded measures are stored inside the non volatile data logger memory In order to see or to modify the recorded data they have to be downloaded on the Personal Computer A serial communication is necessary to perform the download operation After the download operation has been performed the data are available for any graphical representation for any modification and calculation you like In short it is possible to analyse data for a full description of the analysis functions refer to the Software manual Analysis Chapter 2 Software general description 2 1 Introduction Here we assume you have a good knowledge of the use of your Personal Computer and of the Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows 2000 operating systems The manual has been written referencing to the Windows 95 operating system 2 1 1 Notatio
4. data logger acquires the Input channels for example speed or exhaust gas temperature For the Advanced version 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 For the Standard version the Math channels are predefined for example the gear number is already defined in the program 2 2 3 The RaeeStudiofolders organisation and files The set up software creates the folders organisation shown in Fig 2 1 The BIKE FORMULE and KARTING directories include respectively a motorcycle a car and a kart example The track1 trackn directories are the ones created by the user The Manuals folder includes all the program documentation files Besides the following files are copied into the installation directory it may be selected during the software installation the default is Programs Aim RaceStudio 8 Name Description Race Studio exe Executable file the application Race Studio ini Initialisation file it configures the application Channels cfg Mini cfg Gold cfg Expert cfg Initialisation files they configure the acquisition parameters MyChronPro cfg Mychron cfg for the data loggers MathAd ini or MathStd ini Initialisation files they configure the math channels depending on the installed version of the software En
5. 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 interval and can assume any value in a fixed range it is named analogue 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 analogue 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
6. the argument Deriv p1 p1 channel identifier The first derivative function of the argument function over time computed as F t0 dt F t0 dt Integ p1 pl channel identifier The integral function of the argument function with t0 0 as start integration point Lap_integ p1 pl channel identifier The integral function of the argument function with tO startlap as start integration point for each lap Min p1 p2 p1 p2 channel identifier The minimum value between the constant arguments number Med p1 p2 p1 p2 channel identifier The mean value between the constant arguments number Max p1 p2 p1 p2 channel identifier The maximum value between the constant arguments number High_pass p1 p2 pl channel identifier If pl t gt p2 gt pl p2 constant Ifpl tt lt p2 gt 0 number Low_pass p1 p2 pl channel identifier If pl t lt p2 gt p1 t p2 constant Ifpl tt gt p2 20 number Band_pass p1 p2 pl channel identifier If p2 lt p1 t lt p3 gt pl t p3 p2 p3 constant Else gt 20 number Bit_and p1 p2 pl raw channel identifier The logical AND operation between p2 integer constant the arguments integer number The function is meaningless if applied to decimal numbers Bit_or p1 p2 pl raw channel identifier p2 integer constant integer number The logical OR operation between the arguments The function is meaningless if appli
7. to menage the tracks directories where the recorded data are stored The Track menu items are New Selection Modify and Delete New This command creates a new track Running the command the Track description dialog window is shown see Fig 3 1 This dialog includes all the information necessary to describe the track Track description Fig 3 1 Track creation Option Display Use Track name In this field type the name of the new track consistent names are suggested Maximum 12 characters can be input Track shape In this field it is possible to select the shape of the circuit it is very important to choose the right one for a correct calculation of the map Official track length Input in this field the official length of the track Lap time threshold In this field type the number of seconds under which the best lap is not calculated the default value is 30 seconds Input a value that is some seconds less than the one you are expecting Cancel Choose this command to leave the window and do not create the new track Ok Choose this command to exit the window and to create the new track Selection The command allows setting the active track for the program 18 Track selection Fig 3 2 Track Selection command track selection Option Display Use Track In this field the active track is shown all the available tracks are listed below Cancel Cho
8. Driver Test comments Fig 3 6 Test information setting Use Name necessary Vehicle Track Driver Test comments Ok Cancel Input here the name of the test maximum twenty characters This is the name of the file that includes the data of the test and it is also the name you will find when you would like to analyse the data Warning the name is necessary Input the kind of the vehicle maximum twenty characters optional Input the name of the track maximum twenty characters optional Input the name of the driver maximum twenty characters optional Input any comments you would like maximum two hundreds characters optional Choose this command to exit the window and to confirm the input data Choose this command to leave the window and do not save any modification you made All the information input in this window can be modified during the analysis selecting the Modify Test Name command see Software manual Analysis 23 3 6 Analysis command The Analysis command allows entering the analysis functions described in the Software manual Analysis When this command is selected the dialog window shown in Fig 3 7 is displayed Select test EEE Formule 14 12 98 15 25 04 Fig 3 7 Test selection Option Display Use Track The selected track is shown in this field Test The list of the tests recorded in the track is shown The recording Date a
9. age of the user interface When the program is run for the first time it loads automatically the language set on your computer if the language is not provided the English is loaded If you want to change the language of your computer run Control panel International settings and refer to the Windows user manual It is possible to change the selected language from the main menu of the software choose the Configuration General command and then select the desired language the program shows the allowed ones If the selection has been changed for its activation it is necessary to exit the program and run it again 10 2 3 Functionality The RaceStudiosoftware includes all the functions for the configuration and communication with the data logger This chapter gives a description of all the main functions provided by the software Before to start describing the program functionality it is necessary to outline the first window shown when the software is run it is the main window 2 3 1 Main window The main window is the first window shown when the program is run In Fig 2 2 the default main window for a video resolution bigger than 800x600 is displayed Fig 2 2 Main window The most important areas in the window are 1 The menu includes the main commands of the program 2 The toolbar of the window includes some shortcuts to the most important functions 3 The name of the active Track shown on the
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11. cause the tests to be no more recognised by the program Track The tests are recorded into directories created and named by the user the RaceStudio software defines these directories as tracks When you create a new track the best thing to do is to name it as the real track where you are for example Monza Laguna Seca or Brands Hatch The Rac Studio software has always an active track shown inside the status bar of the application see Fig 2 3 The status bar is placed at the bottom of the screen The data from the data logger is downloaded inside the active track moreover the test to analyse is selected among the ones in the active track The first time the program runs the track FORMULE installed during the setup is made active The track creation can be fulfilled selecting the Track New command from the main menu or the first time the Download operation is performed every time the program is run When a new track is created it becomes automatically the active one Configuration The settings as a whole are named configuration There is a configuration on the MyChra and another one on the personal computer The one on the MyChra is directly set in the device and is explained in the M yChaPmanual the one on the personal computer is recorded in a file named MYCHRON CFG and is explained in this manual Channels The RaeStudiosoftware allows analysing two different kinds of measures Input channels and Math channels The
12. e below 1 Check the connections of the cable for the serial communication to the data logger and to the Personal Computer If the cable has one or more extensions check every connection The maximum length of the cable has to be 10 metres 32 8 feet Check the state of charge of the battery powering the data logger during this operation the data logger must be powered Remove all the power saving features of the Personal Computer Performing the operation use the Control Panel of the Windows operating system For more details refer to the manual of the operating system installed on your Personal Computer 4 2 The data logger did not record data This information may appear at the beginning of the download operation 1 26 Check the voltage of the battery powering the data logger during this operation the data logger must be connected to the battery H i II i s r l Via Cavalcanti 8 20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio MI ITALY Tel 39 0 2 9290571 Fax 39 0 2 921 18024 http www aim sportline com 27
13. ed to decimal numbers Bit_xor p1 p2 pl raw channel identifier p2 integer constant integer number The logical XOR operation between the arguments The function is meaningless if applied to decimal numbers Bit_not p1 pl raw channel identifier The logical NOT operation of the arguments The function is meaningless if applied to decimal numbers Time 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 Bike_angle p1 p2 pl Vertical acceleration channel identifier p2 Gyroscope channel identifier The bike inclination angle degrees Slip p1 p2 pl Engine RPM channel identifier p2 Speed channel identifier The slip factor Gear p1 p2 p3 p4 p1 Engine RPM channel identifier p2 Speed channel identifier 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 Table 3 math formula interpreter functions table Using math formula interpreter First of all the Race Studio software comes with some predefined math channels we had included as default they are the same math channels hard coded in the Standard version These channels have been expressed as standard formulae and they are totally modifiable by the user You can use these channels to see how the interpre
14. ersion The sampling rate of the math channels depends on the sampling rate of the channels used for their calculation It is automatically fixed by the program at the maximum value among the acquisition frequencies of the needed channels All the definitions concerning the math channels are in the MATHSTD INI file The function for the management of the math channels can be accessed from the program user interface in two different places 12 e From the Main menu with the item Configuration Math channels described in chapter 3 4 e From the Analysis menu with the item Modify Channels Math see the Software manual Analysis 2 3 2 2 Advanced version In the Advanced version of the software the user inputs the formula for the calculation of the math channels The RaceStudiomath formula interpreter is a general purpose full featured interpreter that works with the natural math language syntax Every formula may include identifiers constants functions symbols and operators Identifiers are the input or math channels Constants are symbolic constants value user defined For example ACCGRAV 9 81 acceleration of gravity Symbols are 7 and 9 Provided functions and operators are described below in Table 2 and Table 3 respectively Operator Parameters Result sum A B could be A B Integer numbers Decima
15. glishUL dll ItalianUT dll Language localisation files Readme txt Text file short description of differences from previous version Pdf ocx ActiveX file for the manuals visualisation Mfc42 dil Library file for the application Files with the pdf extension Documentation files the manuals of the program in the MANUALS folder root Installation directory may be changed during the Fa setup RaceStudio 2 2 4 Run the program manuals Installed during the setup data Bike Formule Karting trackl I Lo trackn Fig 2 1 Directories organisation Run the program with a double click of the left button of the mouse over the shortcut to the RaeStudiosoftware on the desktop of your computer the shortcut has been created by the installation program Otherwise run it from the Programs menu into the Start menu 2 2 5 MyChro device selection When you run the program first of all make sure that the selected device is the MyChrav The name of the selected device is written in red colour the others are black coloured in the main window for a description of the main window refers to chapter 2 3 1 For the selection of the MyClra device click over the name with the left button of the mouse or move the cursor with the arrow keys and when it is over the MyChrav button press the Enter key 2 2 6 Language selection The RaeStudiosoftware allows selecting the langu
16. l numbers Identifiers Constants subtraction 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 AMB Integer number Decimal number Identifier Constant B must be integer number Table 2 math formula interpreter operators table Function Argument s Result Sqrt p1 pl channel identifier The square root of the argument Exp p1 pl channel identifier The exponential of the argument Log p1 p1 channel identifier The base 10 logarithm of the argument Ln pl pl 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 pl channel identifier The trigonometric tangent of the argument argument in radians Asin p1 pl channel identifier The arc in radians whose trigonometric sine is the argument Acos p1 pl channel identifier The arc in radians whose 13 14 trigonometric cosine is the argument Atan p1 pl channel identifier The arc in radians whose trigonometric tangent is the argument Abs p1 pl channel identifier The absolute value of
17. nal Conventions This manual uses the following notations Example of convention Description of convention Configuration General Quotation marks enclose menu item in the program OK Brackets enclose buttons you find in the program or keys MYCHRON CFG Italic capital letters are used for file names File menu Underlined letters are used for menu name Track selection Underlined italic letters are used for operations or windows titles Advanced Blue bold letters are used for the names of the software versions 2 2 Getting started 2 2 1 Before using the MyClra system The time invested before using the MyClra data logger and the RaceStudio software 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 analysis section of the RaceStudiosoftware with the examples given with the program see also the Software manual Analysis Make a few trial runs of recording and downloading data in the shop 2 2 2 RageStudoconcepts Tests The RaeStudio 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 RaceStudiosoftware may
18. nd Time the number of laps and the best lap for each test are also displayed Notes The notes of the highlighted test are shown in this field Track shape Choose this command to change the characteristics of the track For more information see chapter 3 3 Change track Choose this command to change the selected track see chapter 3 3 Ok Choose this command to confirm the selected test and enter the analysis window Cancel Choose this command to go back to the main window 24 3 7 Help commands Manual Running this command this manual in PDF format is displayed About Race Studio The command shows the version of the Rae Studio software running on your Personal Computer and the available resources of the PC 25 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 1 Data logger does not reply during serial communication On line operations 1 Check the connections of the cable for the serial communication to the data logger and to the Personal Computer If the cable has one or more extensions check every connection The maximum length of the cable has to be 10 metres 32 8 feet Check the state of charge of the battery powering the data logger during this operation the data logger must be powered Download operation This trouble happens when the Rae Studio program shows an error message during the download for example the operation does not start It does not concern the problem no data has been recorded for this problem se
19. nformation necessary to use the RaceStudiowith the MyChrav data logger The Rae Studioexists in two different versions Standard and Advanced for more information about the differences between the versions see the Installation manual this manual is designed for both the Standard and the Advanced versions of the software The MyClra system has two main functions e it records data collected by the data logger mounted on your vehicle e it provides the means to display and analyse the recorded data A PC program Ra Studo allows the user to see and print the data in a lot of different ways and to configure the data logger These figures are performed joining the hardware performances and the software functions What you can find in this manual Here in the manual you can find a full description of the functions necessary to configure the software and to communicate with the M yChrav data logger More in details Chapter 1 gives some general data acquisition concepts for an easier understanding of the MyChrav system Chapter 2 gives a general description of the main functionality of the RaceStudosoftware Chapter 3 describes all the general functions for the hardware management provided by the RaeeStudiosoftware Chapter 4 explains how to solve the most common troubles concerning the utilisation of the MyChra system Chapter 1 Data acquisition concepts 1 1 Analogue and digital signals The measurement of a physical quantity
20. of the input channels configuration To change the formula you can either edit manually the string or use the four panes Constants Identifiers Symbols amp Operators and Functions to build up automatically the formula If you double click on an item of these four panes the corresponding item is automatically copied in the formula pane After finishing to define the formula you should use the button Formula Check to check if the formula string has been interpreted correctly You can find the result of the elaboration in the grey line below the formula string If there is something wrong you can see the offending item highlighted in the formula string try to misspell some identifiers to see how it works The meaning of the interpreter panes is 15 Constants the user can define some symbolic constant that loads some common number such as the acceleration of gravity or the mass of the vehicle to be used in the formulae With the button Define Constants you can add delete and modify the constants Obviously in the formulae you can enter either the symbolic constant ACCGRAV or the number 9 81 to get the same result Identifiers the identifiers are the names of input and math channels already defined by the user These are the only channels the interpreter can use to compute the new math channel If a name is misspelt the interpreter warns you Symbols amp Operators this pane contains the five formula operato
21. ose this command to leave the window and do not change the active track Ok Choose this command to exit the window and to confirm the selection Modify This command allows modifying the description parameters of the track Running the command the dialog window of Fig 3 1 is shown See the New paragraph of this chapter for a description of the dialog window Delete This command allows deleting a track with all the included tests It is not possible to delete the active track Running the command a dialog window for the selection of the track to delete is shown 19 3 4 Configuration commands The configuration commands are divided into two groups the first is dedicated to the configuration of the program and the second is dedicated to the channels configuration The command for the configuration of the program is General General In the dialog window shown selecting the command it is possible to select the units of measure for speed and temperatures the user interface language and the port used for the communications with the logger The Fig 3 3 shows the dialog window for the general configuration General parameters EN Unit of measure for speed Unit of measure for temperatures Language Fig 3 3 General configuration Option Display Use Unit of measure for speed In this field it is possible to set the unit of measure km h or mph for speed and the corresponding units for distance
22. rs the comma used as function parameters separator and the brackets used to define the precedence of operator and functions Functions this pane contains the list of functions supported by the interpreter It s strongly recommended using this pane to insert functions in the formulae because this way the software automatically inserts also the brackets and the commas needed indicating also the number of parameters that each function uses All the definitions concerning the interpreter are in the MATHAD INI file 16 Chapter 3 Software main commands 3 1 Introduction The main commands are the commands in the main menu that is the menu of the main window The main window is displayed running the program and it is shown in Fig 2 2 3 2 File commands The File menu items are Backup test Restore test Delete test and Exit Backup test The command allows copying or moving tests and maps files from the selected track to a floppy disk Restore test The command allows restoring tests and maps files from a floppy disk to the selected track Delete test The command allows deleting tests and maps files from the selected track It is possible to delete tests after they have been copied to a floppy disk selecting this option in the backup dialog window to jm Exit The command exits the RaceStudiosoftware H 17 3 3 Track commands The Track commands provided the functions
23. status bar 4 The name of the active Configuration shown on the status bar 5 The three big buttons for the selection of the connected device in Fig 2 2 the MyChra is the selected device sla Dale The main toolbar includes nine buttons for some of the most used commands of the main menu Starting from the left they run the following commands 1 Backup of tests and maps on floppy disk 2 Restore tests and maps from floppy disk 11 3 Delete tests and maps 4 Configuration of the input channels 5 Download from the data logger 6 Run the analysis 7 Configuration of the math channels 8 Show this manual 9 Exit the program 2 3 2 Math channels The math channels are the channels calculated by the personal computer after data have been downloaded Their calculation depends on the software version 2 3 2 1 Standard version In the Standard version of the software the math channels are predefined in the program and the user can decide to calculate them or not The most part of the math channels can be calculated both at the end of the download operation and during the analysis of the data some others can be calculated only in the analysis Table 1 shows the list of the provided math channels and the channels necessary to their calculation Name Description Channels necessary to Parameters the calculation Linear Acceleration The vehicle acceleration in the mo
24. sure of the channel is shown In this field input the beginning of the scale for the visualisation of the plot in the Analysis section In this field input the end of the scale for the visualisation of the plot in the Analysis section In this field the readings per second of the channel are shown In this field the measures necessary to the calculation of the selected channel are shown Choose this command to leave the window and do not save the selections Choose this command to exit the window and to confirm the selections For more information about the math channels see chapter 2 3 2 1 Advanced version Selecting the command the dialog window shown in Fig 2 3 is displayed For a full description of the math channel editor and interpreter see chapter 2 3 2 2 22 3 5 Download command E The Download command allows downloading data from the MyChra data logger to the Personal Computer memory When the Download command is selected for the first time the track selection dialog window is shown see it in Fig 3 2 After the selection of the track or the creation of a new one press Ok a progressive bar is shown When the bar reaches the 100 the download operation is finished and a dialog window named Test information setting is shown see Fig 3 6 In this dialog window it is possible to input some information describing the test Option Display Name necessary Vehicle Cancel Track
25. ted Status In this field select if the selected channel is acquired select ENABLED or not select Unit of measure Zero scale Full scale Cancel Ok Math channels DISABLED In this field input the unit of measure of the channel For instance km h for speed In this field input the beginning of the scale for the visualisation of the plot in the Analysis section In this field input the end of the scale for the visualisation of the plot in the Analysis section Choose this command to leave the window and do not save the selections Choose this command to exit the window and to confirm the selections The Math channels command allows managing the math channels depending on the installed software version Standard version Selecting the command the dialog window shown in Fig 3 5 is displayed Math channels EN DISABLED e Linear Acc Calculated speed Fig 3 5 Math channels configuration for the Standard version 21 Option Display Use Channels Status Unit of measure Zero scale Full scale Sampling rate Measure needed Cancel Ok In these fields the name of the selected channel and the list of the available channels are shown The name of the selected channel cannot be edited In this field choice if the selected channel have to be calculated select ENABLED or not select DISABLED at the end of the downloading operation In this field the unit of mea
26. ter works The interpreter can be accessed from the program user interface in two different places e From the Main menu with the item Configuration Math channels e From the Analysis menu with the item Modify Channels Math see the Software manual Analysis From the Configuration Menu you can define all the formulae you need to analyse your data keeping them ready to use The Status field allows you to Enable Disable automatic calculation of the channel you have to choose Enable if you want the channel to be automatically computed when you download the test If you choose Disable the channel will not be computed but you will be able to enable it later when you will go in analysis on a particular test the second place where you can enter the interpreter When you enter the interpreter the software will present you the dialog window shown in Fig 2 3 d esp bg in an Et E E la Fig 2 3 Math channels for the Advanced version In the left top window you can find the math channels already defined When you click over a math channel you can see its properties in the Channel Parameters pane and its associated formula in the Formula pane With the button Insert and Delete you can insert or delete channels if you need to modify a channel you simply select it and change the parameters and or the formula the channel parameters have the same meaning of the parameters
27. tion Speed None direction Wheel Power The available engine power Speed Vehicle weight Slip Factor The ratio between the reference speed Speed and engine rpm None and the engine rpm Angle The inclinations angle of bike Gyro and vertical None Not Available for the MyChron2 acceleration Gear no The gear Speed and the engine rpm The maximum and minimum really used gear number Distance For every lap is calculated the Speed None travelled distance Time For every lap is calculated the elapsed None None time from the start of the lap Calculated speed The maximum the minimum or the Two speeds input The algorithm for the average between Speed 1 and Speed channels calculation 2 This channel can be selected as reference speed Not Available for the MyChron2 Kus A representation of Speed lateral acceleration The wheel base of the understeer oversteer It can be and steering angle vehicle and the calculated only during the analysis see the Software manual Analysis Not Available for the MyChron2 threshold value for the lateral acceleration Suspension speed 1 2 3 4 Four derivative channels for the calculation of the suspensions speed It can be calculated only during the analysis see the Software manual Analysis Not Available for the MyChron2 Suspension travels channel None Table 1 the math channels for the Standard v
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