Thread: Motorsport Performance Application - looking for developer to bring idea to reality
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2008-02-05 , 01:56
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Originally Posted by ertszi View Post
Forget GPS and use WII remote. There is already many projects + maemo garage projects Py Axel Wii (http://pyaxelwii.garage.maemo.org/)

Well you could use gps for accuring and sync location coordinates when you are standing still (GPS accuracy as it best). I believe this could be great feature for maemo mapper as well. N800 users wouldn't even need gps because they could just point out start position at map layout. Thats assuming they know where they are.
Good idea, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I already have a Performance Box and this is one of the most accurate units out in the market for motorsport datalogging applications, using only a 5Mhz receiver, and built-in accelerometers to carry out lap timing and GPS datalogging. The log file can be analyzed using the PerformanceTools software suite on the PC, which prompted me to wonder if a similar application concept could be executed by the Internet Tablet.

As mentioned previously, this project is meant to offer a low-cost alternative to motorsport enthusiasts and not as a replacement for more accurate logging tools such as the PerformanceBox. Seeing that the cost of the N800 is going anywhere but up, with prices falling to under USD250 a unit, adding a USD99 GPS receiver and a USD75 16GB SDHC card will turn the N800 into a personal navigation device, a portable media player, a mobile internet tablet and a motorsport datalogging and analysis tool.

The challenge here today is not whether the Wii controller (which I agree is a great idea) would make a good enhancement to the setup, but if we can find a developer to help bring this idea to fruition.

My offer stands to help bring this project to light, and seeing that I lack the necessary skills for development, a partner is sought in this area to help make this concept a reality. I, for one, know that the iT has the capabilities for datalogging and analysis, as well as display of real-time information based on live data feeds from the GPS receiver as well as other sources such as an OBD-II port.