hello,
i dont know where to search…
i got an airplane sim, camera with 3 angles
(yaw,pitch and roll)
and i simple search for the “pull the stick back” formula
every try failed.
my last idea was to get the matrix of camera.adding a vector
(0,1,10) -> as the new rotation point…and recalculate
yaw and pitch from that… only an error…
the camera works…only the rotation to the new orientation failed
can anybody help me?
If you keep track of yaw, pitch and roll at the same type, you may be running into the famous gridlock problem (google it).
What I usually do for an airplane: I represent it with 3 unit vectors (“forward”, “up”, and “right”). For rolls, I rotate the “up” and “right” vectors around the “forward” vector. Pitch and yaw are similar: you take one vector, and you rotate the other 2 around it.
i understand the problem, the gridlock is my problem
i dont have an idea/strategy how to implement
this 3 verctor thing to my game
at moment it works all with
gl.glMatrixMode(GL.GL_MODELVIEW);
gl.glLoadIdentity();
gl.glRotatef(-vr3, 0, 0, 1); //roll
gl.glRotatef(-vr2, 1, 0, 0); //pitch
gl.glRotatef(-vr1, 0, 1, 0); //yaw
but i dont have any idea how to change it that
i get a correct rotation of the aircraft in direction(roll)
A simple way to avoid gimblelock is to re-compute back your three rotations rx,ry,rz after having performed local axis (the 3 units vectors) rotation.
for each move/frames do
1 - Init the local axis
vx=(1,0,0)
vy=(0,1,0)
vz=(0,0,1)
than you set its values using currents object(plane for you) rotations : rx,ry,rz
=>> here you can easily rotate in “Object Space” : around any of the three axis vx,vy,vz as “pull the stick back” fo example : vxRY , vyRY, vz*RY
2 - Rotate the local Axis
vx2=vx*RX(rx)*RY(ry)RZ(rz)
vy2=vyRX(rx)*RY(ry)RZ(rz)
vz2=vzRX(rx)*RY(ry)*RZ(rz)
=>> here your can rotate about any arbitrary axis in “World space”
3 - Compute back current rotation and store them in rx,ry,rz
rx=computeRX(vx,vy,vz)
ry=computeRY(vx,vy,vz)
rz=computeRZ(vx,vy,vz)
Not sure I was clear… I will try to make a longer answer later
its a hard thing…
i tryed to search the whole google
for formulas or something that i understand .
my biggest problem is that english is not my
primary language.
ok: vx,vy and vz are vectors and easy to initalise
rx,ry and rz are also vectory or rotation values(degrees)??
what is the difference between RX and rx in your example?
and vx2,vy2,vz2 are also vectors?
i am very confused
the whole 3dzzd axis class, messy 
getRotationXZY
return the XZY rotation applied to the given axis as a piont3d/vector.
returned value in this point3d (x,y,z) are angle of rotation around axis x,y,z in the order XZY.
if you need more let me know (mmay be the pooint3d class will help you ? ), cant post code larger than 10000 character that’s boring
EDIT: cleaned class code below
much much thx DzzD
i will study the code and learn to understand the working
much thx again
you welcome,
if it can help here a little more informtions:
IAxis3D == Axis3D => just replace all IAxis by Axis
IPoint3D == Point3D
Point3D is a simple class with double x,y,z components and some usefull methods for 3D on a point, it also need some cleaning but methods are so little than I guess they should be easily understandable.
EDIT: cleaned class code below
cleaned 3DzzD Axis3D class
package net.dzzd.core;
import net.dzzd.access.*;
/**
* A class representing 3D axis
* @version 1.0
* @since 1.0
* @see Point3D
* @author Bruno Augier
*
* Copyright Bruno Augier 2005
*/
public final class Axis3D implements IAxis3D
{
Point3D origine; //Origin
Point3D axeX; //Axis x
Point3D axeY; //Axis y
Point3D axeZ; //Axis z
public Axis3D()
{
this.origine=new Point3D();
this.axeX=new Point3D();
this.axeY=new Point3D();
this.axeZ=new Point3D();
this.init();
}
IAxis3D normalize()
{
this.axeX.sub(this.origine).normalize().add(this.origine);
this.axeY.sub(this.origine).normalize().add(this.origine);
this.axeZ.sub(this.origine).normalize().add(this.origine);
return this;
}
IAxis3D set(IPoint3D position)
{
this.add(position.getX(),position.getY(),position.getZ());
return this;
}
IAxis3D getPosition(IPoint3D position)
{
position.setX(this.origine.x);
position.setY(this.origine.y);
position.setZ(this.origine.z);
return this;
}
/** Transform this axis values into the local axis a
* @param a an axis to transform axis to
* @return same axis "viewed" by axis a
*/
IAxis3D toLocalAxe(IAxis3D a)
{
IPoint3D p;
IPoint3D o=a.getOrigin();
IPoint3D ax=a.getAX();
IPoint3D ay=a.getAY();
IPoint3D az=a.getAZ();
double ox=o.getX();
double oy=o.getY();
double oz=o.getZ();
double axx=ax.getX()-ox;
double axy=ax.getY()-oy;
double axz=ax.getZ()-oz;
double ayx=ay.getX()-ox;
double ayy=ay.getY()-oy;
double ayz=ay.getZ()-oz;
double azx=az.getX()-ox;
double azy=az.getY()-oy;
double azz=az.getZ()-oz;
p=this.getOrigin();
double x=p.getX()-ox;
double y=p.getY()-oy;
double z=p.getZ()-oz;
p.setX(axx*x+axy*y+axz*z);
p.setY(ayx*x+ayy*y+ayz*z);
p.setZ(azx*x+azy*y+azz*z);
p=this.getAX();
x=p.getX()-ox;
y=p.getY()-oy;
z=p.getZ()-oz;
p.setX(axx*x+axy*y+axz*z);
p.setY(ayx*x+ayy*y+ayz*z);
p.setZ(azx*x+azy*y+azz*z);
p=this.getAY();
x=p.getX()-ox;
y=p.getY()-oy;
z=p.getZ()-oz;
p.setX(axx*x+axy*y+axz*z);
p.setY(ayx*x+ayy*y+ayz*z);
p.setZ(azx*x+azy*y+azz*z);
p=this.getAZ();
x=p.getX()-ox;
y=p.getY()-oy;
z=p.getZ()-oz;
p.setX(axx*x+axy*y+axz*z);
p.setY(ayx*x+ayy*y+ayz*z);
p.setZ(azx*x+azy*y+azz*z);
return this;
}
/** Put this axis in the given axis space
* @param a an axis to transform to its space
* @return same axis in axis parameter space
*/
IAxis3D toAxe(IAxis3D a)
{
IPoint3D p;
IPoint3D o=a.getOrigin();
IPoint3D ax=a.getAX();
IPoint3D ay=a.getAY();
IPoint3D az=a.getAZ();
double ox=o.getX();
double oy=o.getY();
double oz=o.getZ();
double axx=ax.getX()-ox;
double axy=ax.getY()-oy;
double axz=ax.getZ()-oz;
double ayx=ay.getX()-ox;
double ayy=ay.getY()-oy;
double ayz=ay.getZ()-oz;
double azx=az.getX()-ox;
double azy=az.getY()-oy;
double azz=az.getZ()-oz;
p=this.getOrigin();
double x=p.getX();
double y=p.getY();
double z=p.getZ();
p.setX(ox+axx*x+ayx*y+azx*z);
p.setY(oy+axy*x+ayy*y+azy*z);
p.setZ(oz+axz*x+ayz*y+azz*z);
p=this.getAX();
x=p.getX();
y=p.getY();
z=p.getZ();
p.setX(ox+axx*x+ayx*y+azx*z);
p.setY(oy+axy*x+ayy*y+azy*z);
p.setZ(oz+axz*x+ayz*y+azz*z);
p=this.getAY();
x=p.getX();
y=p.getY();
z=p.getZ();
p.setX(ox+axx*x+ayx*y+azx*z);
p.setY(oy+axy*x+ayy*y+azy*z);
p.setZ(oz+axz*x+ayz*y+azz*z);
p=this.getAZ();
x=p.getX();
y=p.getY();
z=p.getZ();
p.setX(ox+axx*x+ayx*y+azx*z);
p.setY(oy+axy*x+ayy*y+azy*z);
p.setZ(oz+axz*x+ayz*y+azz*z);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D init()
{
this.origine.set(0,0,0);
this.axeX.set(1,0,0);
this.axeY.set(0,1,0);
this.axeZ.set(0,0,1);
return this;
}
public IPoint3D getAX()
{
return this.axeX;
}
public IPoint3D getAY()
{
return this.axeY;
}
public IPoint3D getAZ()
{
return this.axeZ;
}
public IPoint3D getOrigin()
{
return this.origine;
}
public IAxis3D copy(IAxis3D a)
{
this.origine.copy(a.getOrigin());
this.axeX.copy(a.getAX());
this.axeY.copy(a.getAY());
this.axeZ.copy(a.getAZ());
return this;
}
public IAxis3D add(double x,double y,double z)
{
this.origine.add(x,y,z);
this.axeX.add(x,y,z);
this.axeY.add(x,y,z);
this.axeZ.add(x,y,z);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D sub(double x,double y,double z)
{
return this.add(-x,-y,-z);
}
public IAxis3D add(IPoint3D point)
{
return this.add(point.getX(),point.getY(),point.getZ());
}
public IAxis3D sub(IPoint3D point)
{
return this.add(-point.getX(),-point.getY(),-point.getZ());
}
public IAxis3D rotateX(double angle)
{
this.origine.rotateX(angle);
this.axeX.rotateX(angle);;
this.axeY.rotateX(angle);
this.axeZ.rotateX(angle);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D rotateY(double angle)
{
this.origine.rotateY(angle);
this.axeX.rotateY(angle);;
this.axeY.rotateY(angle);
this.axeZ.rotateY(angle);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D rotateZ(double angle)
{
this.origine.rotateZ(angle);
this.axeX.rotateZ(angle);;
this.axeY.rotateZ(angle);
this.axeZ.rotateZ(angle);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D rotate(double angle,double px,double py,double pz,double x,double y,double z)
{
this.add(-px,-py,-pz);
this.rotate(angle,x-px,y-py,z-pz);
this.add(px,py,pz);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D rotate(double angle,IPoint3D pivot,IPoint3D axis)
{
return this.rotate(angle,pivot.getX(),pivot.getY(),pivot.getZ(),axis.getX(),axis.getY(),axis.getZ());
}
public IAxis3D rotate(double angle,double px,double py,double pz,IPoint3D axis)
{
return this.rotate(angle,px,py,pz,axis.getX(),axis.getY(),axis.getZ());
}
public IAxis3D rotate(double angle,IPoint3D axis)
{
return this.rotate(angle,axis.getX(),axis.getY(),axis.getY());
}
public IAxis3D rotate(double angle,double x,double y,double z)
{
double n=Math.sqrt(x*x+y*y+z*z);
if(n==0.0) return this;
double in=1.0/n;
x*=in;
y*=in;
z*=in;
double nzx=Math.sqrt(x*x+z*z);
//if(nzx==0.0) return this;
double rx=Math.asin(y);
double ry=0;
if(nzx!=0.0)
{
ry=-Math.acos(z/nzx);
if(x<0)
ry=-ry;
}
else
{ if(y>0)
rx=Math.PI*0.5;
else
rx=-Math.PI*0.5;
ry=0;
}
this.rotateY(-ry);
this.rotateX(-rx);
this.rotateZ(angle);
this.rotateX(rx);
this.rotateY(ry);
return this;
}
/** Past the rotation (rx,ry,rz) of this axis in the given point
* @param rotation a point to received this axis rotation (rx,ry,rz)
* @return the same axis
*/
IAxis3D getRotationXYZ(IPoint3D rotation)
{
this.getRotationXZY(rotation);
double rz=rotation.getY();
rotation.setY(rotation.getZ());
rotation.setZ(rz);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D getRotationXZY(IPoint3D rotation)
{
Point3D o=this.origine;
Point3D ax=this.axeX;
Point3D ay=this.axeY;
Point3D az=this.axeZ;
double ox=o.x;
double oy=o.y;
double oz=o.z;
double axx=ax.x-ox;
double axy=ax.y-oy;
double axz=ax.z-oz;
double ayx=ay.x-ox;
double ayy=ay.y-oy;
double ayz=ay.z-oz;
double azx=az.x-ox;
double azy=az.y-oy;
double azz=az.z-oz;
double den=Math.sqrt((axx*axx)+(axy*axy)+(axz*axz));
double sz=-axy/den;
double rz=0.0;
if(sz>1.0) sz=1.0;
if(sz<-1.0) sz=-1.0;
rz=Math.asin(sz);
den=Math.sqrt((axx*axx)+(axz*axz));
if(den>1.0) den=1.0;
double rx=0.0;
double ry=0.0;
if(Math.abs(den)>0.0);//Double.MIN_VALUE*10)
{
double cx=ayy/den;
if(cx>1.0) cx=1.0;
if(cx<-1.0) cx=-1.0;
rx=Math.acos(cx);
if(azy<0.0)
rx=-rx;
double cy=axx/den;
if(cy>1.0) cy=1.0;
if(cy<-1.0) cy=-1.0;
ry=Math.acos(cy);
if(axz<0.0)
ry=-ry;
}
if(Math.abs(rx)>Math.PI*0.5 && Math.abs(ry)>Math.PI*0.5)
{
rx=-Math.PI+rx;
ry=-Math.PI+ry;
rz=Math.PI-rz;
}
rotation.set(rx,ry,rz);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D set(IPoint3D ipivot,IPoint3D iposition,IPoint3D irotation)
{
Point3D pivot=(Point3D)ipivot;
Point3D position=(Point3D)iposition;
Point3D rotation=(Point3D)irotation;
this.add(-pivot.x,-pivot.y,-pivot.z);
this.rotateX(rotation.x);
this.rotateZ(rotation.z);
this.rotateY(rotation.y);
this.add(position.x,position.y,position.z);
return this;
}
public IAxis3D set(IPoint3D iposition,IPoint3D irotation)
{
Point3D position=(Point3D)iposition;
Point3D rotation=(Point3D)irotation;
this.rotateX(rotation.x);
this.rotateZ(rotation.z);
this.rotateY(rotation.y);
this.add(position.x,position.y,position.z);
return this;
}
}
cleaned 3DzzD Point3D class
package net.dzzd.core;
import net.dzzd.access.*;
import net.dzzd.utils.*;
/**
* A class representing a 3D point x,y,z
* @version 1.0
* @since 1.0
* @see Vertex3D
* @author Bruno Augier
*
* Copyright Bruno Augier 2005
*/
public class Point3D implements IPoint3D
{
public double x,y,z;
public Point3D ()
{
this.set(0,0,0);
}
public Point3D (double x,double y,double z)
{
this.set(x,y,z);
}
public void set(double x,double y,double z)
{
this.x=x;
this.y=y;
this.z=z;
}
/** Rotate the point around the x axis
* @param angle radian angle for the rotation
* @return the same point rotated
*/
public IPoint3D rotateX(double angle)
{
double tY=y,tZ=z;
double cosa=MathX.cos(angle);
double sina=MathX.sin(angle);
y=tY*cosa + tZ*sina;
z=-tY*sina + tZ*cosa;
return this;
}
/** Rotate the point around the y axis
* @param angle radian angle for the rotation
* @return the same point rotated
*/
public IPoint3D rotateY(double angle)
{
double tX=x,tZ=z;
double cosa=MathX.cos(angle);
double sina=MathX.sin(angle);
x=tX*cosa - tZ*sina;
z=tX*sina + tZ*cosa;
return this;
}
/** Rotate the point around the z axis
* @param angle radian angle for the rotation
* @return the same point rotated
*/
public IPoint3D rotateZ(double angle)
{
double tY=y,tX=x;
double cosa=MathX.cos(angle);
double sina=MathX.sin(angle);
x=tX*cosa + tY*sina;
y=-tX*sina + tY*cosa;
return this;
}
public IPoint3D add(double x,double y,double z)
{
this.x+=x;
this.y+=y;
this.z+=z;
return this;
}
public IPoint3D cross(IPoint3D p)
{
double tX,tY,tZ;
double x=p.getX();
double y=p.getY();
double z=p.getZ();
tZ=this.x*y-this.y*x;
tY=this.z*x-this.x*z;
tX=this.y*z-this.z*y;
this.x=tX;
this.y=tY;
this.z=tZ;
return this;
}
public double dot(IPoint3D p2)
{
return this.x*p2.getX()+this.y*p2.getY()+this.z*p2.getZ();
}
public double norm()
{
return Math.sqrt(x*x+y*y+z*z);
}
public boolean equals(IPoint3D p)
{
if(this.x!=p.getX()) return false;
if(this.y!=p.getY()) return false;
if(this.z!=p.getZ()) return false;
return true;
}
public IPoint3D mul(double n)
{
this.x*=n;
this.y*=n;
this.z*=n;
return this;
}
public IPoint3D div(double n)
{
double d=1.0/n;
this.x*=d;
this.y*=d;
this.z*=d;
return this;
}
public double distance2(IPoint3D p)
{
double dx=this.x-p.getX();
double dy=this.y-p.getY();
double dz=this.z-p.getZ();
return dx*dx+dy*dy+dz*dz;
}
public double dist(IPoint3D p)
{
return Math.sqrt(this.distance2(p));
}
public Point3D toLocalAxe(Axis3D a)
{
Point3D o=a.origine;
Point3D ax=a.axeX;
Point3D ay=a.axeY;
Point3D az=a.axeZ;
double ox=o.x;
double oy=o.y;
double oz=o.z;
double axx=ax.x-ox;
double axy=ax.y-oy;
double axz=ax.z-oz;
double ayx=ay.x-ox;
double ayy=ay.y-oy;
double ayz=ay.z-oz;
double azx=az.x-ox;
double azy=az.y-oy;
double azz=az.z-oz;
double x=this.x-ox;
double y=this.y-oy;
double z=this.z-oz;
this.x=axx*x+axy*y+axz*z;
this.y=ayx*x+ayy*y+ayz*z;
this.z=azx*x+azy*y+azz*z;
return this;
}
public String toString()
{
return "(" + x + " , " + y + " , " + z + ")";
}
public double getX()
{
return this.x;
}
public double getY()
{
return this.y;
}
public double getZ()
{
return this.z;
}
public void setX(double val)
{
this.x=val;
}
public void setY(double val)
{
this.y=val;
}
public void setZ(double val)
{
this.z=val;
}
public IPoint3D copy(IPoint3D p)
{
this.x=p.getX();
this.y=p.getY();
this.z=p.getZ();
return this;
}
public IPoint3D add(IPoint3D p)
{
this.x+=p.getX();
this.y+=p.getY();
this.z+=p.getZ();
return this;
}
public IPoint3D sub(IPoint3D p)
{
this.x-=p.getX();
this.y-=p.getY();
this.z-=p.getZ();
return this;
}
public IPoint3D normalize()
{
double iLen=1.0/this.norm();
this.x*=iLen;
this.y*=iLen;
this.z*=iLen;
return this;
}
public IPoint3D zoom(double x,double y,double z)
{
this.x*=x;
this.y*=y;
this.z*=z;
return this;
}
public IPoint3D getClone()
{
return new Point3D(this.x,this.y,this.z);
}
}