Driving analysis and instruction device

Abstract

A racing coach device stores data representative of a first path of travel along a racetrack over a first time period and data representative of a second path of travel along the racetrack over a second time period. The racing coach device identifies, for each of a plurality of geolocations along the racetrack, a segment traversed along the first path of travel over which a speed reduction event occurred in the generated video data. The device determines an obstructed portion of the first time period over which the traversed segment along the first path of travel was extended in duration by the speed reduction event. The device determines an average lap time for the first path of travel and the second path of travel based on the obstructed portion of the first time period and controls an output device to provide the determined average lap time.

Having thus described various embodiments of the technology, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following: 
     
         1 . A racing coach device comprising:
 a memory device configured to store data representative of a first path of travel along a racetrack over a first time period and data representative of a second path of travel along the racetrack over a second time period, each of the first path of travel and the second path of travel formed of a plurality of segments along the racetrack;   a camera configured to generate video data corresponding to at least one of the first path of travel or second path of travel;   a processing element coupled with the memory device and the camera, the processing element configured to:
 identify, for each of a plurality of geolocations along the racetrack, a segment traversed along the first path of travel over which a speed reduction event occurred in the generated video data, 
 determine an obstructed portion of the first time period over which the traversed segment along the first path of travel was extended in duration by the speed reduction event based on a comparison of the portion of the first time period over which the speed reduction event was identified for the first path of travel with a corresponding portion of the second time period over which the segment was traversed along the second path of travel, and 
 determine an average lap time for the first path of travel and the second path of travel based on the obstructed portion of the first time period. 
   
     
     
         2 . The racing coach device of  claim 1 , wherein the speed reduction event is an automobile present in the generated video data. 
     
     
         3 . The racing coach device of  claim 1 , wherein the speed reduction event is an area of the racetrack that is subject to a speed limit. 
     
     
         4 . The racing coach device of  claim 1 , wherein the memory element is further configured to store a numeric weighting for the first time period. 
     
     
         5 . The racing coach device of  claim 4 , wherein the processing element is further configured to determine the weighting for the first time period corresponding to the extended duration of the first time period to account for the speed reduction event that occurred in the segment along the first path of travel. 
     
     
         6 . The racing coach device of  claim 5 , wherein the numeric weighting for the first time period results in the determined average lap time being based on the second time period and one or more portions of the first time period excluding the obstructed portion of the first time period. 
     
     
         7 . The racing coach device of  claim 1 , further comprising an output device, wherein the processing element is further configured to control the output device to provide the determined average lap time. 
     
     
         8 . The racing coach device of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the output device is a display device,   wherein the display device is configured to present a graphical image of the racetrack,   wherein the display device is configured to present a graphical image of the first path of travel and the determined average lap time.   
     
     
         9 . The racing coach device of  claim 1 , further comprising a location determining component configured to receive a location signal and determine a current geolocation of the racing coach device using the location signal. 
     
     
         10 . The racing coach device of  claim 9 , wherein the first path of travel along the racetrack corresponds to determined geolocations of the racing coach device over the first time period, and wherein the second path of travel along the racetrack corresponds to determined geolocations of the racing coach device over the second time period. 
     
     
         11 . A racing coach device comprising:
 a memory device configured to store data representative of a first path of travel along a racetrack over a first time period, data representative of a second path of travel along the racetrack over a second time period, performance data associated with the first path of travel and performance data associated with the second path of travel, each of the first path of travel and the second path of travel formed of a plurality of segments along the racetrack;   a camera configured to generate video data corresponding to at least one of the first path of travel or second path of travel;   a processing element coupled with the memory device and the camera, the processing element configured to:
 identify, for each of a plurality of geolocations along the racetrack, a segment traversed along the first path of travel over which a speed reduction event occurred in the generated video data, 
 determine an obstructed portion of the first time period over which the traversed segment along the first path of travel was extended in duration by the speed reduction event based on a comparison of the stored performance data associated with the segment along the first path of travel and the stored performance data associated with the segment along the second path of travel, and 
 determine an average lap time for the first path of travel and the second path of travel based on the second time period and one or more portions of the first time period excluding the obstructed portion of the first time period. 
   
     
     
         12 . The racing coach device of  claim 11 , wherein the speed reduction event is an automobile present in the generated video data. 
     
     
         13 . The racing coach device of  claim 11 , wherein the speed reduction event is an area of the racetrack that is subject to a speed limit. 
     
     
         14 . The racing coach device of  claim 11 , wherein the memory element is further configured to store a numeric weighting for the first time period. 
     
     
         15 . The racing coach device of  claim 14 , wherein the processing element is further configured to determine the weighting for the first time period corresponding to the extended duration of the first time period to account for the speed reduction event that occurred in the segment along the first path of travel. 
     
     
         16 . The racing coach device of  claim 15 , wherein the numeric weighting for the first time period results in the determined average lap time being based on the second time period and one or more portions of the first time period excluding the obstructed portion of the first time period. 
     
     
         17 . The racing coach device of  claim 11 , further comprising an output device, wherein the processing element is further configured to control the output device to provide the determined average lap time. 
     
     
         18 . A racing coach device comprising:
 an output device;   a memory device configured to store data representative of a first path of travel along a racetrack over a first time period, data representative of a second path of travel along the racetrack over a second time period, performance data associated with the first path of travel and performance data associated with the second path of travel, each of the first path of travel and the second path of travel formed of a plurality of segments along the racetrack;   a camera configured to generate video data corresponding to at least one of the first path of travel or second path of travel;   a processing element coupled with the output device, memory device and the camera, the processing element configured to:
 identify, for each of a plurality of geolocations along the racetrack, a segment traversed along the first path of travel over which a speed reduction event occurred in the generated video data, 
 determine an obstructed portion of the first time period over which the traversed segment along the first path of travel was extended in duration by the speed reduction event based on a comparison of the stored performance data associated with the segment along the first path of travel and the stored performance data associated with the segment along the second path of travel, 
 determine an average lap time for the first path of travel and the second path of travel based on the second time period and one or more portions of the first time period excluding the obstructed portion of the first time period, and 
 control the output device to provide the determined average lap time. 
   
     
     
         19 . The racing coach device of  claim 18 , wherein the speed reduction event is an automobile present in the generated video data. 
     
     
         20 . The racing coach device of  claim 18 , wherein the speed reduction event is an area of the racetrack that is subject to a speed limit.