F1 track analyser
Hi all,
I am really stuck on where to begin my project. I am doing a track analyser. Basically a user can enter in settings for the car, select a track and the output will be the time it takes to complete a lap with those settings. My program doesn't involve graphics like in a game. The user can enter data in either by clicking a status bar or entering a number for different settings on a F1 car. Example the front downforce will be on a scale of 1 to 20, 1 being a completly flat angle and 20 a 90 degrees angle to apply the down force. They can also select tail, again 1 to 20, the weight of the driver and fuel, the tyre type and gear ratio etc... and all these numbers will be calculated along with the length of straights, the length of bends ( i.e. the max speed they can corner at etc ) and these will calculate the speed around the track. An example of where I am coming from is :a car with the perfect set up on a straight line, not moving, is zero on a scale from 0-100, and at flat out speed is 100 on the scale. Now if I change the setup in anyway the car max on the scale drops to 95(for example) and then it is calculated over the entire track accordingly. I hope I make sense??? My problem to begin with is how should I store these numbers to be able to access them for a number of different tracks or for even track that the user can enter themselves? I know what I have to do but I can't get over this! If you can help that would be great.
THank you for your help,
Colin.
