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NASCAR To Live Stream Kentucky Inspection Process
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NASCAR Digital will live stream the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series inspection process from a camera inside the Optical Scanning Station on the official NASCAR YouTube channel this Saturday from 3:30-5 p.m. ET.
Cars go through inspection inside a black tent with a collection of 16 cameras and eight projectors attached to its inner structure. An additional camera is positioned below the vehicle to measure the underside.
Once a car rolls in, the projectors cast light in a series of lines and dots over the body to create a coordinate system for the cameras. In roughly 30 seconds, those cameras capture the measurements of those light patterns and create a 3D heat map—also called a point cloud—that helps officials determine whether a car is in compliance.
(Image courtesy of NASCAR).
Cars go through inspection inside a black tent with a collection of 16 cameras and eight projectors attached to its inner structure. An additional camera is positioned below the vehicle to measure the underside.
Once a car rolls in, the projectors cast light in a series of lines and dots over the body to create a coordinate system for the cameras. In roughly 30 seconds, those cameras capture the measurements of those light patterns and create a 3D heat map—also called a point cloud—that helps officials determine whether a car is in compliance.
(Image courtesy of NASCAR).
