MPFC Calculator

IV. Software Required

1. Visual Studio

2. Blackboard.

V. Assignment

1. Players:

• You: A freelance engineer who just developed an efficient fuel cell vehicle
• The Simpsons: stunt drivers who can be cheaply paid in donuts.

2. Plot:

• To take advantage of the rising cost of producing fuel cells you as a supplier of a new breed of efficient vehicles teamed up with our favorite stunt drivers from the Simpsons to test different vehicles being used by the Halo families (Elites / Humans / Brutes / Covenant / Jackals ) involved in the Halo conflict.
• You need to determine which vehicle uses the most fuel so that you can make your sales pitch to the species/family using that vehicle.
• You are to write a simple program that asks the Simpsons for input after they test drive the vehicles then processes their input and output a result summary describing the efficiency of the vehicles tested.

3. Create Windows Form:

• Create a windows form similar to the one in this handout. The form will keep track of all the tests performed by each driver
• To test your program enter the test data in the form
  • a. Enter the data for the test (test number and test date)
  • b. Enter the Inventor Info (Your First Name, Last Name)
  • c. Enter the Driver Info (Pick a driver from the list, this should automatically load the driver information in the other boxes, and picture)
  • d. Enter the vehicle test information (Pick a vehicle from the Combobox, Enter the start and end mileage, End the start and end fuel cell reading )
• The Process button processes the data in the form and the result from the tests is displayed in the RESULTS area
• The Clear button clears the whole form and restores it back to its original state
• The All Tests button displays a summary of all the tests in a separate window.

4. Program Logic:

• Use start Mileage and End Mileage to calculate miles travelled
• Use the Start Fuel and End Fuel to calculate fuel cells consumed
• Use the cost of $22.00 per fuel cell for your calculations to determine the cost of the trip (Fuel Cells Consumed * Cost Per Fuel Cell)
• The MPFC is calculated by using the following formula (Number of Miles Travelled / Fuel Cells Consumed)
• The Clear button clears the whole form and restores it back to its original state
• The All Tests button displays a summary of all the tests in a separate window.
• Compute the Cost of Fuel for the Trip
• Compute the MPFC rating of the car. Use the table below
  • MPFC is less than 200 then the rating is Guzzler
  • MPFC is Between 200 and 300 then the rating is Economical
  • MPFC is More than 300 MPFC then the rating is Amazing!!
  • Hint: use an if statement and test the condition

5. Test Data

• 1 test per each driver, Test Numbers: 1, 2, 3 , 4
• Each driver will test drive all 4 cars
• Date use current date
• Fuel Cell Cost: $22.00 per cell
• Driver Info see image.
• Data Info For Bart Simpson use the following test data. For each one of the other drivers increment the end mileage values by 10%, 20%, 30% see image.

1. Validation

• Text entries should not be blank
• Numeric entries should be positive integers without decimal points
• Date entries should be dates
• Formatting of output should be correct (currency format when necessary)
• All validation has to be done when the user clicks on the Process Button
• If errors are found display a message with all the errors listed in a messagebox

Sample Main Form: see image.

Sample Summary Form: see image.