How can
we provide so many amazing functions for such a low price?
The answer
is because DriftBox is based on the VBOX
by Racelogic. The VBOX is used by almost every motor manufacturer
and tyre company in the world for testing and evaluation.
Companies such
as Ford, GM, BMW, Porsche, Ferrari, Goodyear and Michelin, all
use VBOXes in test and development.
DriftBox uses
many VBOX functions, allowing a professional level tool to be
offered at retail prices.
Driftbox
was initially developed for use in the Japanese D1 Grand Prix
series to assist the judges award points during the competition,
and has become in effect the fourth "Judge". Every vehicle
which competes has a DriftBox Pro fitted during each run, and
the judges get a points score for each corner based on Entry
speed, Drift Angle and Cornering Force. Cornering force is
used to judge how well the car is setup, the higher the cornering
force, the more power and skill are needing to slide the vehicle.
The DriftBox Pro is for
official competition judging, and communicates in real time
to the judges via a radio telemetry system. This system is
based on two GPS systems, with antennas placed in line on the
roof of the car. Drift Angle is the difference between the
Direction of travel and the Direction the vehicle is pointing.
The GPS system used is an RTK system, which gives an accuracy of
0.25 degrees, 0.1km/h and 0.01G.
As a result of the development
of DriftBox Pro, Racelogic have been able to use this experience
to produce DriftBox.
Twin
Antennae
DriftBox
Pro
How
Does DriftBox Work?
Housed inside the DriftBox is a
high performance 10Hz GPS engine coupled with sophisticated motion
sensors. Speed, Postion, Acceleration and Drift are measured
10 times a second. To measure Drift angle, the angle the vehicle
is pointing is computed using the motion sensors, and this is
compared with the angle the vehicle is travelling which is computed
from the GPS.
DriftBox is equipped with an MMC/SD
Flash memory card socket. This allows 10Hz logging of Time, Distance,
Speed, Position, G-force, Lap Times, Split Times, and Drift Angle.
Data
logged to the MMC flash card can be analysed in detail using
the PC software provided. For convenience, the DriftBox can be
connected to the USB port of a PC compatible computer to download
information stored on the memory card.