BestCellCoverage = m_vecSweepers[swp].NumCellsVisited();
       }
    }

		//update the stats to be used in our stat window
		m_vecAvFitness.push_back(fabs(m_pGA->AverageRawFitness()));
		m_vecBestFitness.push_back(fabs(m_pGA->BestRawFitness()));

		//increment the generation counter
		++m_iGenerations;

		//reset cycles
		m_iTicks = 0;

		//insert the sweepers chromosones into the GA factory and
		//run the factory to create a new population
		m_vecThePopulation = m_pGA->Epoch(m_vecThePopulation);
			
		//insert the new (hopefully)improved brains back into the sweepers
    //and reset their positions etc
    for (int i=0; i<m_NumSweepers; ++i)
		{
			m_vecSweepers[i].PutWeights(m_vecThePopulation[i].vecWeights);
		
			m_vecSweepers[i].Reset();
		}
	}

	return true;
}
//------------------------------------Render()--------------------------------------
//
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CController::Render(HDC surface)
{
	//render the stats
	string s = "Generation: " + itos(m_iGenerations);
	TextOut(surface, 5, 0, s.c_str(), s.size());

	//do not render if running at accelerated speed
	if (!m_bFastRender)
	{
		//display the penalties
    m_vecSweepers[0].Render(surface);
    
    //render the objects
    for (int i=0; i<NumObjectVerts; i+=2)
    {
      MoveToEx(surface, m_ObjectsVB[i].x, m_ObjectsVB[i].y, NULL);

      LineTo(surface, m_ObjectsVB[i+1].x, m_ObjectsVB[i+1].y);
    }

   		
    //we want the fittest displayed in green
    m_OldPen = (HPEN)SelectObject(surface, m_GreenPen);

		//render the sweepers
		for (i=0; i<m_vecSweepers.size(); i++)
		{
			if (i < CParams::iNumElite)
      {
        SelectObject(surface,m_OldPen);        
      }

      else
      {
        SelectObject(surface, m_GreyPenDotted);
      }

      //render red if collided and elite
      if ( m_vecSweepers[i].Collided() && (i < CParams::iNumElite) )
      {
        SelectObject(surface, m_RedPen);
      }
      
      //render dotted red if collided and not elite
      if ( m_vecSweepers[i].Collided() && (i > CParams::iNumElite) )
      {
        SelectObject(surface, m_RedPenDotted);
      }
      
      //grab the sweeper vertices
			vector<SPoint> sweeperVB = m_SweeperVB;

			//transform the vertex buffer
			m_vecSweepers[i].WorldTransform(sweeperVB, m_vecSweepers[i].Scale());

			//draw the sweeper left track
			MoveToEx(surface, (int)sweeperVB[0].x, (int)sweeperVB[0].y, NULL);

			for (int vert=1; vert<4; ++vert)
			{
				LineTo(surface, (int)sweeperVB[vert].x, (int)sweeperVB[vert].y);
			}

      LineTo(surface, (int)sweeperVB[0].x, (int)sweeperVB[0].y);

      //draw the sweeper right track
			MoveToEx(surface, (int)sweeperVB[4].x, (int)sweeperVB[4].y, NULL);

			for (vert=5; vert<8; ++vert)
			{
				LineTo(surface, (int)sweeperVB[vert].x, (int)sweeperVB[vert].y);
			}

      LineTo(surface, (int)sweeperVB[4].x, (int)sweeperVB[4].y);

      MoveToEx(surface, (int)sweeperVB[8].x, (int)sweeperVB[8].y, NULL);
      LineTo(surface, (int)sweeperVB[9].x, (int)sweeperVB[9].y);

      MoveToEx(surface, (int)sweeperVB[10].x, (int)sweeperVB[10].y, NULL);

      for (vert=11; vert<16; ++vert)
			{
				LineTo(surface, (int)sweeperVB[vert].x, (int)sweeperVB[vert].y);
			}

		}

    //render the sensors
    for (i=0; i<CParams::iNumElite; ++i)
    {
      //grab each sweepers sensor data
      vector<SPoint> tranSensors    = m_vecSweepers[i].Sensors();
      vector<double>   SensorReadings = m_vecSweepers[i].SensorReadings();
      vector<double> MemoryReadings = m_vecSweepers[i].MemoryReadings();

      for (int sr=0; sr<tranSensors.size(); ++sr)
      {
        if (SensorReadings[sr] > 0)
        {
          SelectObject(surface, m_RedPen);
        }

        else
        {
          SelectObject(surface, m_GreyPenDotted);
        }
        
        //make sure we clip the drawing of the sensors or we will get
        //unwanted artifacts appearing
        if (!((fabs(m_vecSweepers[i].Position().x - tranSensors[sr].x) >
              (CParams::dSensorRange+1))||
              (fabs(m_vecSweepers[i].Position().y - tranSensors[sr].y) >
              (CParams::dSensorRange+1))))
        {
        
          MoveToEx(surface,
                   (int)m_vecSweepers[i].Position().x,
                   (int)m_vecSweepers[i].Position().y,
                   NULL);

          LineTo(surface, (int)tranSensors[sr].x, (int)tranSensors[sr].y);

          //render the cell sensors
          RECT rect;
          rect.left  = (int)tranSensors[sr].x - 2;
          rect.right = (int)tranSensors[sr].x + 2;
          rect.top   = (int)tranSensors[sr].y - 2;
          rect.bottom= (int)tranSensors[sr].y + 2;
          
          if (MemoryReadings[sr] < 0)
          {

            FillRect(surface, &rect, m_BlueBrush);
          }

          else
          {
            FillRect(surface, &rect, m_RedBrush);
          }
          
        }
      }
    }

    SelectObject(surface, m_OldPen);

	}//end if

  else
  {
    PlotStats(surface);
  }

}
//--------------------------PlotStats-------------------------------------
//
//  Given a surface to draw on this function displays stats and a crude
//  graph showing best and average fitness
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CController::PlotStats(HDC surface)
{
   
    string s = "Best Fitness:       " + ftos(m_pGA->BestRawFitness());
	  TextOut(surface, 5, 20, s.c_str(), s.size());

     s = "Average Fitness: " + ftos(m_pGA->AverageRawFitness());
	  TextOut(surface, 5, 40, s.c_str(), s.size());
    
    //render the graph
    float HSlice = (float)cxClient/(m_iGenerations+1);
    float VSlice = (float)cyClient/((m_pGA->BestRawFitness()+1) * 1.5);

    //plot the graph for the best fitness
    float x = 0;
    
    m_OldPen = (HPEN)SelectObject(surface, m_RedPen);

    MoveToEx(surface, 0, cyClient, NULL);
    
    for (int i=0; i<m_vecBestFitness.size(); ++i)
    {
       LineTo(surface, x, (cyClient - VSlice*m_vecBestFitness[i]));

       x += HSlice;
    }

    //plot the graph for the average fitness
    x = 0;

    SelectObject(surface, m_BluePen);

    MoveToEx(surface, 0, cyClient, NULL);
    
    for (i=0; i<m_vecAvFitness.size(); ++i)
    {
       LineTo(surface, x, (cyClient - VSlice*m_vecAvFitness[i]));

       x += HSlice;
    }

    //replace the old pen
    SelectObject(surface, m_OldPen);
}