View from front
View from top
View from left rear
(3) Photos of install on FV (with Motorola Atrix Phone)
Formula cars don't have much room for the HE unit. One possible location is above driver's legs as shown. This requires careful "mockup" to insure sufficient space for leg movement and entry/egress as well as "sufficient" clearance to body panels. (I used a cardboard box made the size of the unit.) Here unit is as high as possible with box almost touching fiberglass body panel above. Tilt to left is to allow for slightly more leg/knee room for right leg to allow for movement between throttle and brake. ( Slight tilt (< 7 degrees or rise/run of < 1:7) can be "calibrated out" with the "zero accelerometer" procedure in software.) To minimize weight, the support structure is made in the shape of an arch--made from conduit--ends flattened for mounting to frame with hose clamps. Plastic pan is mounted using aluminum angle and rubber coated cable clamps allowing for shock resistance. (Fasteners are aluminum ferrule screws.) Notice pan and structure allows clearance for wiring connectors into rear of box pointing toward front of car. Bottom of pan (especially at corners) will be later "padded" with closed cell foam pad. (Other alternatives available to those with more sophisticated fabrication capabilities--this install done with "home garage" type tools and "hardware store materials" only.) Bottom of box will be attached to pan with HD Velcro. Just for safety sake, nylon wire tie will be inserted thru slot in box and hole in pan nearest instrument panel in photo. (This stage took about 6 hours design and materials "shopping" time followed by about one full day of fabrication--pretty much one full weekend for amateur racer. ) Next comes the wiring and mounting of cameras.
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