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soothsayer

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Grasshopper4k

« Posted 2009-02-18 11:02:14 »

I always wanted to write some car racing game. Not really small size game, but finally this is the issue. Now everyone can create a game with an almost realistic car. I got the idea from APE engine however I simplified collision detection because it was too difficult.

Until deadline 10 days have remained yet. Try to write a better game, for instance better car or terrain generation etc.

http://users.atw.hu/cppanddelphi/grasshopper4k/A.java

See below the physics model. Joints and constraints. Maybe this is the best arrangement, but you can experience with the structure.

soothsayer

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Re: Grasshopper4k

« Reply #2 - Posted 2009-02-18 17:51:47 »

First of all the surface, the particle and the constraint parts should remain unchanged. These are essential parts.

One can create model structure on simple way.

See the variables

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 // Surfaces (n pieces depends terrain)
  private float[][] S = new float[65535][6];
  // 0 = point1X 
  // 1 = point1Y 
  // 2 = point2X 
  // 3 = point2Y 
  // 4 = surface normal X 
  // 5 = surface normal Y

  // Particles (7 pieces)
  private float[][] P = new float[7][14];
  // 0 = is active 
  // 1 = current position X 
  // 2 = current position Y 
  // 3 = previous position X 
  // 4 = previous position Y 
  // 5 = effective force X 
  // 6 = effective force Y
  // 7 = particle radius 
  // other auxiliary variables
  // 8 = tempX 
  // 9 = tempY 
  // 10 = closestPointX 
  // 11 = closestPointY 
  // 12 = correctionX 
  // 13 = correctionY

  // Constraints (18 pieces)
  private float[][] C = new float[18][4];
  // 0 = index1 
  // 1 = index2 
  // 2 = restlength 
  // 3 = stiffness

If you create a surface just give 2 points. Be careful, the normal of surface determines a half plane. A surface is effective if the the particle is on the same side of this half plane. Particles and constraints should be above the surfaces.

If you create a particle just give a particle number, x and y coordinates and a radius. Every particle is active by default. In the given code the first particle not active, so collision detection skip it.

If you create a constraint just give a constraint number and particles number, between these particles the constraint is situated. At last the stiffness value.

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    particleCreate(0, -65,  -30, 1.15f);
    particleCreate(1,   0,  -30, 0.5f); P[1][0] = 0;
    particleCreate(2,  65,  -30, 1.15f);
    particleCreate(3,  65,  -70, 0.85f);
    particleCreate(4,  30, -100, 1.15f);
    particleCreate(5, -30, -100, 1.15f);
    particleCreate(6, -65,  -70, 0.85f);

    constraintCreate(0, 0, 1, 0.25f);
    constraintCreate(1, 1, 2, 0.25f);
    constraintCreate(2, 2, 3, 0.25f);
    constraintCreate(3, 3, 4, 0.25f);
    constraintCreate(4, 4, 5, 0.25f);
    constraintCreate(5, 5, 6, 0.25f);
    constraintCreate(6, 6, 0, 0.25f);

    constraintCreate(7, 0, 3, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(8, 0, 4, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(9, 0, 5, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(10, 1, 3, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(11, 1, 4, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(12, 1, 5, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(13, 1, 6, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(14, 2, 4, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(15, 2, 5, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(16, 2, 6, 0.15f);
    constraintCreate(17, 3, 6, 0.15f);

One engine step is fulfilled the following way. Go through all particles and constraints with particleVerlet() and constraintResolve() procedure.

Finally check particles and surfaces collision. If there are a lot of surface then collision detection is very time consuming. It worths to perform some space partitioning procedure.

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        int delta = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastLoopTime);
        lastLoopTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

        for (k = 0; k < delta / 15; k++)
        {
          // timestep
          for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)  // particles (7)
            particleVerlet(i);
          for (i = 0; i < 18; i++)  // constraints (18)
            constraintResolve(i);
          for (j = 0; j < surfaceCount; j++)  // surfaces (surfaceCount)
            for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)  // particles (7)
              particleCheckCollision(j, i);
        }

One thing is missing. The forces.
Forces must take effect parallel with vector which indicate form point 0 to point 2.

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  private void HandleKeyEvent()
  {
    float dist, vX, vY;

    dist = (float)distance(P[0][1], P[0][2], P[2][1], P[2][2]);
    vX = (P[2][1] - P[0][1]) / dist;
    vY = (P[2][2] - P[0][2]) / dist;

    if (K[KeyEvent.VK_UP])
    {
      P[0][5] = vX * 2.75f;
      P[0][6] = vY * 2.75f;
      P[2][5] = vX * 2.75f;
      P[2][6] = vY * 2.75f;
    };
    if (K[KeyEvent.VK_DOWN])
    {
      {
        P[0][5] = vX * -1.75f;
        P[0][6] = vY * -1.75f;
        P[2][5] = vX * -1.75f;
        P[2][6] = vY * -1.75f;
      }
    };
    if (! K[KeyEvent.VK_DOWN] && ! K[KeyEvent.VK_UP])
    {
      P[0][5] = 0;
      P[0][6] = 0;
      P[2][5] = 0;
      P[2][6] = 0;
    };
  }

soothsayer

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Re: Grasshopper4k

« Reply #4 - Posted 2009-02-19 11:20:06 »

I am afraid cylab I do not know what is the problem.

Perhaps run the program without antialiasing.

soothsayer

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Re: Grasshopper4k

« Reply #7 - Posted 2009-02-19 13:59:42 »

Thank you very much. I will complete the code soon.