source: code/branches/shaders/src/external/bullet/BulletDynamics/ConstraintSolver/btHinge2Constraint.cpp @ 9989

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#include "btHinge2Constraint.h"
#include "BulletDynamics/Dynamics/btRigidBody.h"
#include "LinearMath/btTransformUtil.h"



// constructor
// anchor, axis1 and axis2 are in world coordinate system
// axis1 must be orthogonal to axis2
btHinge2Constraint::btHinge2Constraint(btRigidBody& rbA, btRigidBody& rbB, btVector3& anchor, btVector3& axis1, btVector3& axis2)
: btGeneric6DofSpringConstraint(rbA, rbB, btTransform::getIdentity(), btTransform::getIdentity(), true),
 m_anchor(anchor),
 m_axis1(axis1),
 m_axis2(axis2)
{
        // build frame basis
        // 6DOF constraint uses Euler angles and to define limits
        // it is assumed that rotational order is :
        // Z - first, allowed limits are (-PI,PI);
        // new position of Y - second (allowed limits are (-PI/2 + epsilon, PI/2 - epsilon), where epsilon is a small positive number 
        // used to prevent constraint from instability on poles;
        // new position of X, allowed limits are (-PI,PI);
        // So to simulate ODE Universal joint we should use parent axis as Z, child axis as Y and limit all other DOFs
        // Build the frame in world coordinate system first
        btVector3 zAxis = axis1.normalize();
        btVector3 xAxis = axis2.normalize();
        btVector3 yAxis = zAxis.cross(xAxis); // we want right coordinate system
        btTransform frameInW;
        frameInW.setIdentity();
        frameInW.getBasis().setValue(   xAxis[0], yAxis[0], zAxis[0],   
                                                                        xAxis[1], yAxis[1], zAxis[1],
                                                                        xAxis[2], yAxis[2], zAxis[2]);
        frameInW.setOrigin(anchor);
        // now get constraint frame in local coordinate systems
        m_frameInA = rbA.getCenterOfMassTransform().inverse() * frameInW;
        m_frameInB = rbB.getCenterOfMassTransform().inverse() * frameInW;
        // sei limits
        setLinearLowerLimit(btVector3(0.f, 0.f, -1.f));
        setLinearUpperLimit(btVector3(0.f, 0.f,  1.f));
        // like front wheels of a car
        setAngularLowerLimit(btVector3(1.f,  0.f, -SIMD_HALF_PI * 0.5f)); 
        setAngularUpperLimit(btVector3(-1.f, 0.f,  SIMD_HALF_PI * 0.5f));
        // enable suspension
        enableSpring(2, true);
        setStiffness(2, SIMD_PI * SIMD_PI * 4.f); // period 1 sec for 1 kilogramm weel :-)
        setDamping(2, 0.01f);
        setEquilibriumPoint();
}