Providing graphics in images depicting aerodynamic flows and forces

A system for processing image data, comprising:

• a camera, the camera captures an image of a live event, the image comprise a representation of an object moving in the live event;
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• a processing facility which receives the image, the processing facility:
• obtains information regarding a current speed of the object in the live event, the current speed of the object represents a speed of the object in the live event when the image is captured;
• accesses a baseline vector field which is computed from a fluid flow model of the object and which represents a fluid flow field around the object at a reference speed of the object, the fluid flow is defined by particles, each particle having a location and a velocity at the location, and for one of the particles, the velocity is initially defined at a reference speed of the object, the reference speed of the object differs from the current speed of the object;
• accesses a multiplier which is based on the current speed of the object, from among a plurality of multiplier which are based on different speeds of the object;
• provide an adjustment of the baseline vector field to obtain an updated vector field which represents a fluid flow field around the object at the current speed of the object, the adjustment is provided by multiplying the velocity of the one of the particles by the multiplier;
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• using the updated vector field, provides a graphic in the image, the graphic is positioned in the image based on the representation of the object in the image and depicts the fluid flow around the object at the current speed of the object.

A method for processing image data, comprising:

• obtaining an image of a live event, the image is captured by a camera and comprises a representation of an object moving in the live event;
• obtaining information indicative of a current speed of the object, the current speed of the object represents a speed of the object in the live event when the image is captured;
• accessing baseline aerodynamic force data which is computed from a fluid flow model of the object and which indicates an aerodynamic force on the object at a reference speed of the object, the reference speed of the object differs from the current speed of the object;
• accessing a multiplier which is based on the current speed of the object, from among a plurality of multipliers which are based on different speeds of the object;
• multiplying the baseline aerodynamic force data by the multiplier to determine an adjusted aerodynamic force on the object;
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• providing a video frame comprising a graphic and the image, the graphic depicts the adjusted aerodynamic force on the object.

A system for processing image data, comprising:

• a camera, the camera captures an image of a live event, the image comprise a representation of an object moving in the live event;
• and
• a processing facility which receives the image, the processing facility:
• obtains information indicative of a current speed of the object, the current speed of the object represents a speed of the object in the live event when the image is captured;
• accesses baseline aerodynamic force data which is computed from a fluid flow model of the object and which indicates an aerodynamic force on the object at a reference speed of the object, the reference speed of the object differs from the current speed of the object;
• accesses a multiplier which is based on the current speed of the object, from among a plurality of multipliers which are based on different speeds of the object;
• multiplies the baseline aerodynamic force data by the multiplier to determine an adjusted aerodynamic force on the object;
• and
• provides a video frame comprising a graphic and the image, the graphic depicts the adjusted aerodynamic force on the object.