Patent ID: 8552847

Claim:
A system for improving racecar driver performance, the system comprising: a vest that is adapted to be worn by a driver of a racecar, said vest including a plurality of tactile devices capable of communicating tactile signals to the driver; and a controller that controls the tactile devices to communicate performance-related information to the driver substantially in real time during movement of the racecar, said controller configured to receive vehicle information, including vehicle information collected by vehicle sensors of the racecar, and configured to use the vehicle information to select tactile messages to convey to the driver, said tactile messages including at least (1) a first tactile stimulation pattern that notifies the driver that a driver-performed action was performed early relative to an optimum time for performing the action, and (2) a second tactile stimulation pattern that notifies the driver that the driver-performed action was performed late relative to the optimum time.