Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Formula for the Perfect Parallel Park
After work I am going to figure this one out. Ooooh I might even write a model to figure out different possibilities, maybe it will work for my computer modeling class project, being that my joke idea of using a global warming model was rejected because "the model you use should be based on realty, not junk science."
Anyways here is the Formulas from the Discovery Channel:
Start with three initial formulas:
P = r - w/2
G ≥ w + 2r + b
F ≤ w + 2r - fg
For the perfect park, those formulas must satisfy the following relationship:
Max ((r + w/2)2 + f2, (r + w/2)2 + b2) ≤ min (4r2, (r + w/2 + k)2)
Definitions:
Position (P) = Where to set up for the parallel park
Gap (G) = Determines if parking gap is large enough
Front of car (F) = Determines where front of car should go
r = turning radius of your car
w = width of your car
b = distance from back of car to point midway between axles
fg = gap you want left at the end
k = distance from curb where you end up
Anyways here is the Formulas from the Discovery Channel:
Start with three initial formulas:
P = r - w/2
G ≥ w + 2r + b
F ≤ w + 2r - fg
For the perfect park, those formulas must satisfy the following relationship:
Max ((r + w/2)2 + f2, (r + w/2)2 + b2) ≤ min (4r2, (r + w/2 + k)2)
Definitions:
Position (P) = Where to set up for the parallel park
Gap (G) = Determines if parking gap is large enough
Front of car (F) = Determines where front of car should go
r = turning radius of your car
w = width of your car
b = distance from back of car to point midway between axles
fg = gap you want left at the end
k = distance from curb where you end up
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