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[arctwelve]

In 2D, using the sep. axis theorem, a collision leaves me with a vector that represents the distance I need to move to get out of collision. this works fine, but I'm not clear on how I apply surface friction and restitution. If I simply project out of collision I have a dead, but very slipperly surface.

Anyone have a code examples of what to do after you have the distance vector of the collision. This is in a Verlet system.

[Reedbeta]

Do you also have a normal vector for the surface of collision? If so, then you can do friction by dampening the objects' velocities in the directions perpendicular to the normal (this is a little tricky to do in Verlet, since it doesn't have explicit velocities, but just needs a bit of math).

For restitution, move the object out by twice the distance vector (fully elastic collision), or by somewhere between 1 and 2 times the distance vector for partially inelastic collisions.

[arctwelve]

Thanks, this is what I ended up with :

public function resolveParticleCollision(p:Particle, sysObj:ParticleSystem):Void {
 
  if (isParticleColliding(p)) {
	
   // the projection vector is also our normal for collision response
   var normal:Vector = new Vector(p.mtd.x, p.mtd.y); 
   normal.normalize();
 	
   // get the velocity
   var vel:Vector = p.curr.minusNew(p.prev);
   var sDotV:Number = normal.dot(vel);

   // is the particle moving towards the surface
   if (sDotV < 0) {

     // compute momentum of particle perpendicular to normal
     var velProjection:Vector = vel.minusNew(normal.multNew(sDotV));
     var perpMomentum:Vector = velProjection.multNew(sysObj.coeffFric);

     // compute momentum of particle in direction of normal
     var normMomentum:Vector = normal.multNew(sDotV * sysObj.coeffRest);
     var totalMomentum:Vector = normMomentum.plusNew(perpMomentum);

     // set new velocity w/ total momentum
     var newVel:Vector = vel.minusNew(totalMomentum);

     // project out of collision
     p.curr.plus(p.mtd);

     // apply new velocity
     p.prev = p.curr.minusNew(newVel);
    }
  }
}

[Reedbeta]

Just curious, but what language is that? It looks a little like a cross between Java and Delphi...

[nanaki]

I think you will find this link usefull: http://www.d6.com/us...er/dynamics.htm

[.oisyn]

Reedbeta said:

Just curious, but what language is that? It looks a little like a cross between Java and Delphi...

 

It seems more like JScript (a MS extension to JavaScript that has now been ".NETified"

[arctwelve]

Reedbeta said:

Just curious, but what language is that? It looks a little like a cross between Java and Delphi...

 

It's Actionscript 2, used in Flash. I like to think of it as Java's retarded little brother.