Optimization Energy Usage Implementation

This document describes the implementation and requirements of the Dynamics Model.

Requirements

Inputs

• Take an input velocity profile 
• Take an input elevation profile
• Take car parameters (i.e. CdA, Car, mass, windspeed)

Outputs

• Calculate energy usage

Nice to haves

• Have the parameters be easily controllable (i.e. not in the script itself but be passable to the script)
• Have control over the distances between the velocities and elevations
• Be able to take in time separated velocities instead of distance separated ones
• Clearly named variables (i.e. split up Ff, Fdrag and Fg)
• Accounting for acceleration
• In Line comments explaining what you're doing
• Be able to use both absolute and relative elevation

Interface

• Be able to instantiate the model, and have it be able to take in velocity and elevation arguments to calculate energy usage

Testing

• Given a series of velocity profiles, calculate their energy usage (3 of those, verified by hand)
• Reject negative velocity
• Allow for negative elevation