Gentek Rail System - Revision history

imported>NelsonJenkins at 16:41, 6 May 2013

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‎Train automation

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 Supports 90,000 simultaneous power cars in-world (recycled safely; if supply runs out, new power cars may be assigned alphanumeric characters).<br>
 Supports 32,505,855 individual cars overall.
 ==Problem pessimist checklist==

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 ==Train automation==
-Automated systems will have to be custom-designed, it is prohibitively complex to make automated train control devices (think UR but 10x as complex); nobody will figure it out<br />
+Trains will have 4 methods of control:
-Ideally the engines could be remote controlled in a way to start up and assign routes through various switches to reach an endpoint (since freight trains would be stored either in a yard or in a "magic depot" instead of running continuously) but this is obviously not a consumer-friendly setup - continuously automated trains, e.g. Lionheart passenger service, may be an option
+* Autonomous
 ==Rolling stock==

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 ==Numbering==
 -character alphanumeric identifier assigned to all cars, with O, Q, I, and S excluded (to avoid misinterpreting as 0, 1, and 5) similar to VIN2 system.<br>
-Identifiers are automatically assigned starting with 10000 to avoid leading zero, but leading zeros are possible through manual assignment for special vehicles.<br>
+Identifiers are automatically assigned starting with 10000 to avoid leading zero, but leading zeros are possible through manual assignment for special vehicles (typically 3 digits) in rare situations - this will not be available to the public.<br>
 Numeric-only identifiers (10000-99999) reserved for engines and power cars such that trains can be numbered without alpha characters in most cases for realism.<br>
 Supports 90,000 simultaneous power cars in-world (recycled safely; if supply runs out, new power cars may be assigned alphanumeric characters).<br>

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 ==Numbering==
--character alphanumeric identifier assigned to all cars, with O, Q, I, and S excluded (to avoid misinterpreting as 0, 1, and 5) similar to VIN2 system. Supports approximately 1 million cars. Numeric-only identifiers reserved for engines and possibly self-contained power cars for more realistic number display.<br>
+-character alphanumeric identifier assigned to all cars, with O, Q, I, and S excluded (to avoid misinterpreting as 0, 1, and 5) similar to VIN2 system.<br>
-''NOTE: Need to find a way to safely reuse numbers.''
+Identifiers are automatically assigned starting with 10000 to avoid leading zero, but leading zeros are possible through manual assignment for special vehicles.<br>
 ==Problem pessimist checklist==

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 ==Numbering==
--character alphanumeric identifier assigned to all cars, with O, Q, I, and S excluded (to avoid misinterpreting as 0, 1, and 5) similar to VIN2 system. Supports approximately 1 million cars.<br>
+-character alphanumeric identifier assigned to all cars, with O, Q, I, and S excluded (to avoid misinterpreting as 0, 1, and 5) similar to VIN2 system. Supports approximately 1 million cars. Numeric-only identifiers reserved for engines and possibly self-contained power cars for more realistic number display.<br>
 ''NOTE: Need to find a way to safely reuse numbers.''

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:29, 6 May 2013
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 ===Rotated w/ smoothing===
-If horiz offset <= depth distance, get arc on unit circle, then scale to ellipse marked by guides
+If horiz offset <= depth distance, get arc on unit circle, then scale to ellipse marked by guides; otherwise, get above scenario at 1:1 ratio and scale horizontally (technically impossible for rails to be laid like this)
 ===Offset & no rotation w/ smoothing===
 Internally plot midpoint of direct line, map two arcs using above method

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:25, 5 May 2013
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	*Chained communications down entire consist when car(s) crossing border		*Chained communications down entire consist when car(s) crossing border
	*Movement determination in each car (possibly by connecting guides?)		*Movement determination in each car (possibly by connecting guides?)
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		+	==Path calculation==
		+	===Aligned & no rotation OR any combination w/o smoothing===
		+	Get direct line between two points
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		+	===Rotated w/ smoothing===
		+	Get arc on unit circle, then scale to ellipse marked by guides
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		+	===Offset & no rotation w/ smoothing===
		+	Internally plot midpoint of direct line, map two arcs using above method

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 *Tier for trackside yards/depots would be too expensive
 *Privatized SLRR lines can just set up additional guide pieces
 ==Problem pessimist checklist==