source: code/trunk/src/external/bullet/BulletCollision/NarrowPhaseCollision/btContinuousConvexCollision.h @ 9206

/*
Bullet Continuous Collision Detection and Physics Library
Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Erwin Coumans  http://continuousphysics.com/Bullet/

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*/


#ifndef BT_CONTINUOUS_COLLISION_CONVEX_CAST_H
#define BT_CONTINUOUS_COLLISION_CONVEX_CAST_H

#include "btConvexCast.h"
#include "btSimplexSolverInterface.h"
class btConvexPenetrationDepthSolver;
class btConvexShape;
class btStaticPlaneShape;

/// btContinuousConvexCollision implements angular and linear time of impact for convex objects.
/// Based on Brian Mirtich's Conservative Advancement idea (PhD thesis).
/// Algorithm operates in worldspace, in order to keep inbetween motion globally consistent.
/// It uses GJK at the moment. Future improvement would use minkowski sum / supporting vertex, merging innerloops
class btContinuousConvexCollision : public btConvexCast
{
        btSimplexSolverInterface* m_simplexSolver;
        btConvexPenetrationDepthSolver* m_penetrationDepthSolver;
        const btConvexShape*    m_convexA;
        //second object is either a convex or a plane (code sharing)
        const btConvexShape*    m_convexB1;
        const btStaticPlaneShape*       m_planeShape;

        void computeClosestPoints( const btTransform& transA, const btTransform& transB,struct btPointCollector& pointCollector);

public:

        btContinuousConvexCollision (const btConvexShape*       shapeA,const btConvexShape*     shapeB ,btSimplexSolverInterface* simplexSolver,btConvexPenetrationDepthSolver* penetrationDepthSolver);

        btContinuousConvexCollision(const btConvexShape*        shapeA,const btStaticPlaneShape*        plane );

        virtual bool    calcTimeOfImpact(
                                const btTransform& fromA,
                                const btTransform& toA,
                                const btTransform& fromB,
                                const btTransform& toB,
                                CastResult& result);


};


#endif //BT_CONTINUOUS_COLLISION_CONVEX_CAST_H