Hema-Imager - thermal image add-on for the masses!
 

Instant tire pyrometer :).
Built by a classmate if mine!

http://kck.st/1khuUB6

Mad respect for this guy, I never use kickstarter but when I saw this and knowing him I put my money down instantly.

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Ok I guess a tire pyrometer needs to penetrate the rubber but I think this little thing is still cool as hell!

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That's very cool. Is he offering anything above the product for much larger donations? I have a friend always looking to invest in tech type startups.

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I think this would be just as effective, if not even more effective, so long as there's a way to secure and monitor it while the car is moving. A pyrometer can only be used when the car is stopped and by that point you've probably had a decent amount of time for everything to cool down, so you're not getting absolute temperature readings anyway.

Even so, I think the main benefit of a pyrometer is measuring the temperature across the whole tire which, again, is apt to change with even a little cooling down. Having something which can monitor the temperature distribution while in motion (specifically, in a turn) can give a much better picture of adjustments needed to make the tires happy.

This has a ton of qualifiers, being that it's an F1 car and therefore has a ton of downforce and full slicks which are open to the air, but the YouTube video linked below helps illustrate my point. You can see that the temperature generated from a turn goes away really quickly, and you can see that the even distribution of heat in the corners indicates the tires are happy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHC_nZzRBdk

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That is awesome.

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There is plenty automotive uses for this. I have heard annd seen pictures of people using thermal imagers to diagnose issues with cars, such as slightly plugged radiators, ac condensers. Even seen some people use them to find electrical shorts in wiring harness. .

This is pretty cool