I’ve been researching curves and splines for a videogame project of mine.
I’m not 100% sure what it means to have a curve ‘banked’.
It seems to help vehicles with turns on curvy roads, but I don’t quite understand how exactly a curve is banked / what it means to bank a curve (visually) / how it helps with turns.
I have seen some formulas / math for it, but I’d like to understand the concept before exploring potential implementations.
In: Physics
If you are on a highway and the whole road turns to the left the right side of the road will be higher than the left side, causing the whole road to tilt from right to left. This is done because as you take your turn the car has a natural tendency to drift towards the outside of the curve. This can be dangerous, especially on icy or rainy roads, as you can lose traction and spin out. The banking of the roads fights against this inclination, making you less like to slip.
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