Hills - JamesBremner/PathFinderJune2021 GitHub Wiki
Finds the easiest path through hilly terrain
Search for a path through a rectangular grid of heights that minimizes the changes in elevation.
Model
The points in the grid are linked to orthogonal neighbours. The links are costed using the formula
sqrt( 1 + ( height(a) - (height(b) )^2 )
Input
A space delimited text file.
File format
The first line in the input file should be
format hills
Elevation grid
Specifies elevation of an m row and n column grid
Column | Desscription |
---|---|
1 | "o", for orthogonal grid |
2 ... n+1 | height for each location in a row n wide |
Starting and ending locations
Column | Desscription |
---|---|
1 | "s", for start |
2 | x location column |
3 | y location row |
Column | Desscription |
---|---|
1 | "e", for end |
2 | x location column |
3 | y location row |
Sample input
format hills
o 1 2 3
o 2 5 2
o 3 2 1
s 1 1
e 3 3