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− | + | In general, the smallest angle (angular distance) between two vectors is given by: | |
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+ | a = \cos^{-1} \frac{A \cdot B}{\left | A \right | \cdot \left | B \right |} | ||
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+ | (if <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> are unit/normalized, then this can be simplified further). | ||
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+ | Given two angles <math>a_0</math> and <math>a_1</math>, you ''could'' substitute <math>A = \left [ \cos a_0, \sin a_0 \right ]</math> and <math>B = \left [ \cos a_1, \sin a_1 \right ]</math> above, or you could use the following code: | ||
<source lang="C++"> | <source lang="C++"> | ||
// https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/a/4472 | // https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/a/4472 | ||
+ | // a0 and a1 are in radians (always positive) | ||
float delta_angle(float a0, float a1) | float delta_angle(float a0, float a1) | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 21 April 2020
In general, the smallest angle (angular distance) between two vectors is given by:
(if and are unit/normalized, then this can be simplified further).
Given two angles and , you could substitute and above, or you could use the following code:
// https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/a/4472
// a0 and a1 are in radians (always positive)
float delta_angle(float a0, float a1)
{
return M_PI - fabs(fabs(a1 - a0) - M_PI);
}