Drive-AI-race-car-

Here’s a sample README file for your car simulation project using NEAT and Pygame. This README provides an overview of the project, installation instructions, usage, and any relevant details.

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Car Simulation with NEAT and Pygame

Overview

This project simulates a car navigating a track using a neural network evolved with the NEAT (NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Topologies) algorithm. The simulation is built using Python's Pygame library for visualization and NEAT-Python for evolving neural networks.

Features

• Car Navigation: The car uses a neural network to navigate the track, adjusting its direction to avoid collisions.
• Collision Detection: The simulation detects collisions with the track's borders and stops the car if a collision occurs.
• Radar System: The car has a radar system that detects the distance to obstacles in different directions.

Installation

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repository.git
   cd your-repository

2. Install Dependencies

   Make sure you hav e Python 3.12 or higher installed. Install the required packages using pip:

   pip install pygame neat-python

3. Add Assets

   Place your track and car images in the Assets directory. The expected file names are track.png and car.png.

Usage

1. Configure NEAT

   Make sure you have a configuration file for NEAT named config.txt in the project directory. This file contains the parameters for the NEAT algorithm. You can modify this file to tweak the neural network's evolution settings.

2. Run the Simulation

   Execute the diffmap.py script to start the simulation:

   python diffmap.py

   This will initialize the NEAT algorithm and start the car simulation on the track. The simulation will run for 50 generations, as specified in the pop.run(eval_genomes, 50) call.

Code Overview

• Car Class: Defines the car's properties, behavior, and methods for movement, collision detection, rotation, and radar functionality.
• remove Function: Removes cars, genomes, and networks from the simulation when a car collides or is otherwise no longer active.
• eval_genomes Function: Evaluates each genome by running the simulation and updating the fitness of each genome based on the car's performance.
• run Function: Sets up the NEAT configuration and runs the evolutionary process.

Troubleshooting

• IndexError: pixel index out of range: This error usually occurs if the car's radar or collision detection is trying to access a pixel outside the bounds of the track image. Ensure your track image is properly loaded and its dimensions are appropriate.
• SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec: This is a common issue with file paths on Windows. Use raw strings (r"your_path") or double backslashes ("C:\\path\\to\\file").

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project by submitting issues or pull requests. Improvements, bug fixes, and feature enhancements are welcome.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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