# I imagine the team has thought of this already but

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**Created:** [January 9, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/i-imagine-the-team-has-thought-of-this-already-but/27505 "2020-01-09T17:27:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![CharlesS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@CharlesS](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/CharlesS)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/i-imagine-the-team-has-thought-of-this-already-but/27505/1 "2020-01-09T17:27:31Z")

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Most people tend to do their TR workouts using a phone, tablet or laptop, all of which have cameras on them. How’s about setting up a system where you position said device a designated distance from your bike and the camera is used to evaluate your head-on aero profile / basic CdA. During a workout your position is monitored and you are given an aero efficiency score, which adds to power / HR metrics and is highly applicable to real world cycling and essentially getting faster.  
Like I say, I’m sure it’s been considered, but thought I’d throw it out there for discussion.

Huge fan of the TR product and podcast - legendary team 👍🏼

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**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/i-imagine-the-team-has-thought-of-this-already-but/27505/2 "2020-01-09T17:33:08Z")

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> [@Virtual Wind Tunnel, Aero Bike & Rider Setup (STAC & 4iiii)](https://www.trainerroad.com/forumt/virtual-wind-tunnel-aero-bike-rider-setup/27506):
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> STAC, now under the 4iiii brand umbrella, is working on a Virtual Wind Tunnel process. [https://www.staczero.com/vwt/](https://www.staczero.com/vwt/) It was discussed recently on the Faster by Flo podcast Older references:

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**Author:** ![JMickel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jmickel/32/18807_2.png) [@JMickel](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/JMickel)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/i-imagine-the-team-has-thought-of-this-already-but/27505/3 "2020-01-09T23:37:26Z")

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Intriguing idea. I wonder if you’d have to hang a green screen behind the bike so that it would get a cleaner profile for calculating frontal area.

Maybe you could use 2 cameras to get stereo vision so you could map the wind facing topography.