Just came across this site -- can your model do this? Take a look at:
<http://jmp.buffnet.net/astro.htm>
The modeling (non-realtime, of course) was done in Fortran on an IBM 360.
3-d vector graphics with a "panning camera" were filmed frame-at-a-time off
a tube and played back in realtime with a movie projector. When the driver
hit the marks (position and speed) the visual correlation between animation
and reality was excellent.
I watched several of the development jumps when I was in high school...
The Bond car is still at JM Productions, south of Buffalo, NY USA.
-- Doug Milliken
Milliken Research Associates Inc.
Very cool. There's a section on this in your book, right?
My model can't do this accurately yet because I'm still using a Euler angle
simplification for rotation, without the correct matrix/quat methods to keep
angular momentum conservation in the system. In other words, my car won't
rotate/tumble correctly once it leaves the ramp.
I think I'm not too far off from being able to do this though, although I
wouldn't want to drive the real thing through the spiral jump! I've got a
buddy that's crazy enough to try it though :-)
Todd Wasson
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Performance Simulations
Drag Racing and Top Speed Prediction
Software
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 04:08:03 GMT, Doug Milliken <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>Just came across this site -- can your model do this? Take a look at:
>
> <http://jmp.buffnet.net/astro.htm>
Gee, I don't know. :) One of the first goals of my Racer was to
recreate a sort of modern Stunt Car Racer. Although with these kinds
of stunts, you sure have to build in some arcade features to not get a
total-loss car every time!
Should work in principle though; I've got quaternion rotation,
although the carcam's might not hold up trying to follow the car.
Nothing a trackcam couldn't fix though.
If somebody feels inspired to do a little track on this with Max or
something... :)
Cool stuff. Dukes of Hazzard style, only better.
Ruud van Gaal, GPL Rank +53.25
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