Device and method for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling racing vehicles

A device for the detection, monitoring and/or controlling of racing vehicles on a racetrack comprising:

• at least one video camera for the monitoring of a traversing of a predetermined section of track by a racing vehicle,
• a recording device for recording images provided by the video camera,
• a recording controller for automatically recording of the images provided by the video camera only during a predetermined time window, within which a traversing of the section of track is to be determined,
• a physical sensor device separate from at least one video camera for detection of the racing vehicle traversing of the predetermined section of track and providing a sensor signal at the time of driving over the predetermined section of track,
• a marking device for generating a marker associated with an image of the video camera at a moment of an occurrence of the sensor signal of the sensor device when said sensor signal occurs within the predetermined time window, and
• a storage device having storage for markers which are saved in an event list, and a separate storage for the associated images;
• wherein the event list can be searched for a desired marker and the associated image retrieved;
• wherein the recording controller comprises a determination device for automatic determination of a start and an end of the time window depending on a racing vehicle position and/or a race event, the determination device having a start sensor disposed on the racetrack for the detection of an approach of the racing vehicle, and an end sensor disposed on the racetrack for the detection of a departure of the racing vehicle from the predetermined section of track, wherein the time window is specified depending on the signals of said start and end sensors.

A device for rendering of recorded images, which images are provided with a label by a marking device, the device comprising:

• at least one video camera for monitoring of a traversing of a predetermined section of track by a racing vehicle,
• a recording device for recording the images provided by the video camera, a recording controller for automatically recording of the images provided by the camera only during a predetermined time window, within which a traversing of the section of track is to be determined,
• a sensor device separate from at least one camera for detection of the racing vehicle traversing of the predetermined section of track and providing a sensor signal at the time of driving over the predetermined section of track,
• a marking device for generating a marker associated with an image of the video camera at a moment of an occurrence of the sensor signal of the sensor device when said sensor signal occurs within the predetermined time window,
• a storage device having storage for markers which are saved in the event list, and a separate storage for the associated images;
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• a playback controller for automatically rendering of recorded images the playback controller including a marker reader for the reading of markers associated with the images, and selecting images associated with a marker to be played back from the stored images using the marker reader;
• wherein the recording controller comprises a determination device for automatic determination of a start and an end of the time window depending on a racing vehicle position and/or a race event, the determination device having a start sensor disposed on the racetrack for the detection of an approach of the racing vehicle, and an end sensor disposed on the racetrack for the detection of a departure of the racing vehicle from the predetermined section of track, wherein the time window is specified depending on the signals of said start and end sensors.