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Infrared Lap Timing System

Infrared lap timing for a Formula SAE race car.

* Overview

Trackside lap timing for ASU's Formula SAE racing team: an infrared gate detects the car each lap and feeds the team's data acquisition pipeline for on-track performance analysis.

* On the car

  • Embedded systems for live telemetry capture, built and tested on a real race car.
  • Integrated with the mechanical and electrical sub-teams to fit data systems across the vehicle.
  • Iterated across race weekends over three seasons.