Optimizer Overview

Inputs/Outputs

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INPUT

• Elevation text file:

  • First row states how many points/sections in a route

  • Each row after the first represents a section of a course. For each row:

    • The index of row

    • change of elevation (starting point of section → end point of section)

    • length of section

    • If there is a turn after this section: Indication of turn

These values are separated by comma.

• User input using parser:

  • distance: (float) Distance to travel (m)

    dist_step: (float) Distance between elevation profile measurements (m)

    time: (float) Maximum allowable to travel the distance (m/s)

    min_velocity: (float) Minimum allowable velocity (m/s)

    max_stop_velocity: (float) Maximum velocity for stops/turns (m/s)

OUTPUT

• Optimized velocity profile: (list) each element represents the average velocity (m/s) for the car to move at each section/point in a route.