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Request: estimate the route that requires the lowest "work". This way, you could make tradeoffs between distance and effort. I'd happily travel an extra flat
by a5seo 13y ago
Request: estimate the route that requires the lowest "work".
This way, you could make tradeoffs between distance and effort.
I'd happily travel an extra flat mile to avoid a .25 mile hill with a 9% grade.
- sengstrom 13y agoAn ideal route isn't best characterized as "flat" - I agree that "least work" (in a mechanical sense) is better. In reality it is as you say however - a personal trade off - some people just love hills too :)
- dmckeon 13y agoBusiness model: least work routing for truckers, big RVs, people towing trailers, etc. Pitch as a fuel-saver, promote with ad-supported local and special-interest ads. Support click-n-drag re-routing as Google Maps does now. Note that while many truckers travel recurring routes, some pick up ad-hoc LTL (less-than-truckload) shipments and must replan routing with nearly each shipment. For fun, demo using: Tucson, AZ -> Tucumcari, NM Tehachapi, CA -> Tonopah, NV