A new Gyroscopic OnBoard Camera is being used in the Live MotoGP International Broadcast this weekend for the first time at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. Because a normal asscam ain't good 'nuff.
Video: Narley old man Rossi debuts Gyroscopic OnBoard camera
The new Gyroscopic OnBoard Camera was developed by Dorna Sports SL, marking the start of a new generation of OnBoard cameras, including miniaturised motors. For years, Dorna Sports' Technical and R&D department have been looking for a compact electronic module aimed at tracking the exact position of the bike on a race course and determining its lean angle in real time.
It was not until November 2009 and the Valencian Grand Prix that the ideal solution was found, as UAV Navigation offered their services. The Spanish company, specialised in Flight Control Systems, made the most of the experience they acquired in the Red Bull Air Race in order to bring a package adapted to the constraints of MotoGP, with two accelerometers, a triaxial gyroscope, a GPS and a micro-chip providing real-time data on the location of the bike and also the exact coordinates of the three gyro sensors, thus giving a better indication of the bike behaviour on track.
This data stream is processed in real-time to control a miniaturised motor placed in the Gyroscopic OnBoard camera, which rotates its lens according to the movements of bike - the movements of the lens actually compensating the movements of the bike in order to maintain a fixed horizon line, as the riders see it - so that the resulting footage is not a shot moving with the bike, instead the bike is moving around a reference point, giving a better perception of the riders' dexterity in throwing their +210 hp prototypes through hair-raising-fast corners and audacious moves.
Soon all riders will be replaced by microchips in the UAV MotoGP.
Video: MotoGP breaking new ground in OnBoard camera technology
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