InterpolateLinearSe2_F64.java

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package georegression.transform.se;

import georegression.metric.UtilAngle;
import georegression.struct.se.Se2_F64;

/**
 * Performs linear interpolation between two rigid body transforms
 *
 * @author Peter Abeles
 */
public class InterpolateLinearSe2_F64 {


	/**
	 * Perform linear interpolation
	 *
	 * @param a The first transform
	 * @param b The second transform
	 * @param where from 0 to 1, inclusive.  0 means it will be more similar to 'a'.
	 * @param output The interpolated transform
	 */
	public static void interpolate(Se2_F64 a , Se2_F64 b , double where, Se2_F64 output) {

		double w0 = 1.0-where;

		output.T.x = a.T.x*w0 + b.T.x*where;
		output.T.y = a.T.y*w0 + b.T.y*where;

		// interpolating rotation is more difficult
		// This only works well if the difference between the two angles is small
		double yaw0 = a.getYaw();
		double yaw1 = b.getYaw();

		double cw = UtilAngle.distanceCW(yaw0, yaw1);
		double ccw = UtilAngle.distanceCCW(yaw0,yaw1);

		double yaw;
		if( cw > ccw ) {
			yaw = yaw0+ccw*where;
		} else {
			yaw = yaw0-cw*where;
		}
		output.setYaw(yaw);
	}
}