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Article on computer aided tuning of F1 cars

Unfortunately it’s all based on simulations. I’ll be interested to see the complete paper.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/information_technology…

regards,
JohnB

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6 Responses to “Article on computer aided tuning of F1 cars”

  1. admin says:

    john.barleyc…@earthlink.nospam.net wrote in
    news:13oed0hdg1597hsqml27t3bjsub5k0teik@4ax.com:

    > Unfortunately it’s all based on simulations. I’ll be interested
    > to see the complete paper.

    > http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/information_technology/r
    > eport-30307.html

    > regards,  JohnB

    And also at:
    <http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63900,00.html?tw=wn_17techhead&gt;

  2. admin says:

    Wasn’t it RLBeldon who wrote:

    >john.barleyc…@earthlink.nospam.net wrote in
    >news:13oed0hdg1597hsqml27t3bjsub5k0teik@4ax.com:
    >> Unfortunately it’s all based on simulations. I’ll be interested
    >> to see the complete paper.

    >> http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/information_technology/r
    >> eport-30307.html

    >> regards,  JohnB

    >And also at:
    ><http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63900,00.html?tw=wn_17techhead&gt;

    I saw that in this weeks New Scientist magazine. The mag also mentions:

    The identity of the "racing simulation designed by Electronic Arts" used
    for the testing mentioned in those articles was the PC game "Formula One
    Challenge".

    UK software firm Yearstretch is already developing a similar system for
    tuning the settings of touring cars for actual races.

    Some F1 teams already use genetic algorithm techniques to develop pit-
    stop strategies and design components.


    Mike Williams
    Gentleman of Leisure

  3. admin says:

    Hi,

    I am informed that you may wish to see a copy of the recent Genetic
    Algorithm / F1 paper which we would be happy to send to you but appear
    unable to upload via this newsgroup.

    The model described in the paper is founded on a game simulation and
    although we have no connection with the author we were asked by the press
    to comment on it as we already work in that field.

    My company has been working with DATAS Limited on creating exactly such a
    system as described in the paper since January 2004. We use an existing
    professional simulator (RaceSim) that is already in use manually by F1,
    CART and NASCAR clients. The new GA version of RaceSim will start beta
    testing with a large NASCAR team in about 2 weeks time. It will start F1
    testing with one of our clients in about a month or so we think. The
    report in New Scientist that we may be working with touring cars is
    incorrect, we have no touring car clients.

    We already provide other GA systems to F1, CART, NASCAR and major auto
    manufacturers and have been doing so since 2000. We are fairly certain
    that the first ever GA in F1 was used to design suspension flexures as we
    provided that product to Arrows F1. As far as I am aware the first GA for
    tuning F1 setup was used at Hockenheim in 2001 for damper settings and we
    provided that software to a current team. We are also working on pit stop
    strategy system GAs.

    Hope that may be of some interest to you.

    Regards

    Paul J. Weighell
    Yearstretch Limited
    talkaboutau…@yearstretch.com
    Internet: http://www.yearstretch.com

  4. admin says:

    yearstretch wrote:
    > Hi,
    > I am informed that you may wish to see a copy of the recent Genetic
    > Algorithm / F1 paper which we would be happy to send to you but appear
    > unable to upload via this newsgroup.

            [. . .]

    > Internet: http://www.yearstretch.com

            ?

            When high-tech meets high-tech?

            Page reads:

    http://www.YEARSTRETCH.com

    If this message stays more than a few seconds then it would appear
    that your browser is not able to access this page properly.

    This site requires Microsoft Internet Explorer.

    Click here to upgrade your browser.

    <- end.

            I’m pretty sure that would be, ahem, a backward step.

            Cheerie-vederci . . .

                     j a m e s

    Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
                             – Gilbert Keith Chesterton

  5. admin says:

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    On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:40:25 CST, James Connors <galianagali…@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >yearstretch wrote:

    >> Hi,

    >> I am informed that you may wish to see a copy of the recent Genetic
    >> Algorithm / F1 paper which we would be happy to send to you but appear
    >> unable to upload via this newsgroup.

    >    [. . .]

    >> Internet: http://www.yearstretch.com

    >    ?

    >    When high-tech meets high-tech?

    >    Page reads:

    >www.YEARSTRETCH.com

    >If this message stays more than a few seconds then it would appear
    >that your browser is not able to access this page properly.

    >This site requires Microsoft Internet Explorer.

    >Click here to upgrade your browser.

    ><- end.

    >    I’m pretty sure that would be, ahem, a backward step.

    Until Mozilla supports .asp’s better than it currently does, I have to use both. There’s not much on the site unless you’re a
    customer. I’m pleasantly surprised at the reach this newsgroup has. Does anyone know who their current client is?

    regards,
    JohnB

  6. admin says:

    john.barleyc…@earthlink.nospam.net wrote:
    > . . . I’m pleasantly surprised at the reach this newsgroup has.

            Try rec.autos.sport.f1 without the ‘moderated’ if you’re rilly
    curious the reach, still, of Usenet.

            Cheerie-vederci . . .

                     j a m e s

    Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
                             – Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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