Wednesday March 27, 2024

 

Inauguration at 5 pm (New York time) of a new “New generation” website linked to this one:

 

www.perfectpower.pro

 

IMPORTANT: This website (www.perfectpower.pro) is NOT the PerfectPower official website, it is a complementary "New generation" style website intended to present PerfectPower in a synthetic, aesthetic, and user-friendly way! Moreover, it was only created today in two hours and it is still in full elaboration, especially on the filling of the sections of the home page located under the home slideshow, thank you for your understanding! And finally this website will be 100% English-speaking, the official website (www.perfectpower.ch) already being available in 3 languages (English, French, and Russian -well for the moment the translation into Russian is on standby-).

 

Thursday March 28: End of updating the Results section (French site for the moment, available in English in April):

- Revision of results (conversion to a new presentation scheme)

- Adding new results

 

1) Development of PerfectPower Androïd & iOS

 

Release of PerfectPower iOS 5.2 & PerfectPower Androïd 6.3 & PerfectPower iOS 5.3 & PerfectPower Androïd 6.4 & PerfectPower iOS 5.4 in the next weeks

 

Note: The planned release dates of all these versions being too uncertain, they have been deleted, but all these versions will always arrive at the right time, that's the PerfectPower magic!

  

2) Management of the PerfectPower website

 

Update of the FR site completed, that of the EN site in April 2024

 

Done

Sun 01102023: Creation of the PerfectPower Instagram account perfectpower747!

Thu 28092023: PerfectPower officially compatible with RaceBox devices!

 

Services proposal in New York (mapping on Honda)

 

I) PerfectPower Androïd

II) PerfectPower iOS

III) Miscellaneous (services proposal, future developments, projects)

 

I) PerfectPower Androïd

 

   

Report of version 6.2 released on Sunday March 3, 2024 at 3.03 pm (New York time)

1) Introduction of a new “GPS only” measurement mode (power & accelerations & braking measurements) allowing the only use of GPS data and therefore allowing to get rid of constraints of the accelerometer, thus allowing:

- to completely free the phone from any mounting requirements (stability, vibration level, positioning)

- to carry out measurements on a road in poor condition, even if this is not recommended from a strict performances point of view, the rolling resistance (and the air resistance to a lesser extent) being seriously increased and variably over time

- to perform power measurements on a rolling start (indeed, the specific calibration phase at standstill is no longer necessary!)

- to no longer have to carry out the difficult specific calibration phase while driving for braking measurements

However, the use of the RaceBox Mini & Mini S is essential to use this mode, the internal GPS of phones still limited to 1 Hz in 2023 being still far too slow!

2) Revision of the results comparison and averaging management system (power, accelerations, runs flying start, and braking)

3) Adding a system for requesting permission to use Bluetooth for RaceBox Mini & Mini S users under Androïd 12 or + (mandatory with the new Androïd rules! otherwise the system crashes the application during any attempt to use it)

 

Report of version 6.2.1 released on Monday March 4, 2024 at 4.30 pm (New York time)

1) Fixed a bug preventing the Bluetooth scan from being launched for phones running Android 12 or +, even when authorization has been granted

 

Report of version 6.2.2 released on Friday March 22, 2024 at 2.52 pm (New York time)

1) All adaptations to Android 13 (includes taking into account the new stricter Android rules on the full frequency use of the phone's sensors)

2) Optimization of the Bluetooth permissions management system for phones running Android 12 or +

3) Aesthetic improvements to the Setup screen and all associated screens, cars list, and results lists: White background (instead of green)

 

Report of version 6.3

1) Adding a function of power results correction on road slope, with indication of the road slope and the correction applied

However, the use of the RaceBox Mini & Mini S is essential to use this function, the internal GPS of phones being much too inaccurate for an accurate correction!

2) Improved measurement mode management:

- Added measurement mode to power results lists

- Specification of the measurement mode for each validated result in the power results comparison sheets

 

Report of version 6.4

1) Improvement of ergonomics (new menu bar at the top or bottom -under consideration-, separation Main measurements / Secondary measurements in the main screen) and aesthetics (addition of logos associated with the types of measurements carried out, implementation of two meters: instantaneous speed, instantaneous power)

 

II) PerfectPower iOS

 

   

Report of version 5.2

As part of the porting of the V6 Android version to the V5 iOS version:

1) Driving via Bluetooth of the RaceBox Mini (the most efficient external GPS on the market: 25 Hz and 0.3 m average horizontal accuracy!), allowing:

- to further increase the accuracy of PerfectPower measurements (especially the runs flying start)

- the use of the new "GPS only" measurement mode for power & accelerations & braking measurements, which will be added in the version 5.3

2) Addition of 2 warnings to the automated control system for power and acceleration measurements: GPS receiver working, GPS accuracy

 

Report of version 5.3

As part of the porting of the V6 Android version to the V5 iOS version:

1) Addition of braking measurements

2) Addition of the new “GPS only” measurement mode (power & accelerations & braking measurements) allowing the only use of GPS data and therefore allowing to get rid of constraints of the accelerometer, thus allowing:

- to completely free the phone from any mounting requirements (stability, vibration level, positioning)

- to carry out measurements on a road in poor condition, even if this is not recommended from a strict performances point of view, the rolling resistance (and the air resistance to a lesser extent) being seriously increased and variably over time

- to perform power measurements on a rolling start (indeed, the specific calibration phase at standstill is no longer necessary!)

- to no longer have to carry out the difficult specific calibration phase while driving for braking measurements

However, the use of the RaceBox Mini & Mini S is essential to use this mode, the internal GPS of phones still limited to 1 Hz in 2023 being still far too slow!

 

Report of version 5.4

As part of the porting of the V6 Android version to the V5 iOS version:

1) Aesthetic improvements (addition of logos associated with the types of measurements carried out, implementation of two meters: instantaneous speed, instantaneous power)

2) Addition of the function of recalculation of the power results after measurement (very useful in case of incorrect initial configuration of the Setup data and/or the Car sheet)

 

III) Miscellaneous

 

A) Services proposal

 

To all garage managers specializing in Honda based in New York or in the area

 

I offer my help to carry out the mapping of any Honda equipped with a Hondata S300 or K-Pro ECU. I have 5 years of experience in the field in France (2018-2023) where I was entrusted with projects ranging from a 130 hp D16A9 atmo (N/A) to (soon) a K24 Turbo from 800 to 1000 hp, through K20 Turbo from 300 to 500 hp.

 

I just need a full day per car & project to perform an optimal tuning of the engine (performance AND reliability) and all the necessary checks, however it will also be necessary for a mechanic to check all the mechanical and electrical (harness) part of the car before I can carry out the mapping, having enough experience to know that 9 times out of 10 there is a problem at this level (anyway in France).

 

You can contact me by email for any information (Contact section).

 

B) Future developments (PerfectPower Android and iOS 7.x)

 

1) Export data to a CSV file

2) Optimization of the memory management, allowing the import / export of data between phones

3) Optimization of the performances simulation:

- Optimization of the grip limit calculation with modern sport tires (I will lead my own tests with my cars)

- Automatic delivery of reference flying start runs measurements following a power measurement:

25-50 mph & 40-80kph

50-75 mph & 80-120 kph

60-120 mph & 100-200 kph (if the car can of course)

4) Adding the informative fields "Engine inertia", "Wheels inertia", and "Total inertia" in the car sheets and the power results sheets

5) Adding the informative fields "Engine power at rev limiter" and "Estimated tire slip" in the power results sheets

 

C) Projects

 

1) Creation of PerfectPower Motorcycles (adaptation of PerfectPower to motorcycles)

2) Creation of PerfectPower Bicycles (adaptation of PerfectPower to bicycles, with the measurement of instantaneous and average muscular power during a sprint)

3) Creation of PerfectPower Sprinters (adaptation of PerfectPower to sprinters, with the measurement of instantaneous and average muscular power during a sprint)

 

I've had these projects in mind for years, but I would first like to completely finalize PerfectPower before launching them, so they should only see the light of day in 2024.

 

Note: Although the use of the RaceBox Mini will not be essential for PerfectPower Motorcycles (just as it is not for PerfectPower), it will however be essential for the two other projects, thank you for your understanding!

 

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