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Re: Curve Driving Generator

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If you have coordinates and tangents at each endpoint, you can fit a cubic polynomial to those constraints. The result will be a smooth curve which connects the endpoints and has the desired direction at each end.
Once you know the equation of the polynomial connecting the starting point and the destination, you can compute the radius of curvature (and thus the required rate of rotation) at any point along the curve.


Last edited by Ether : 30-03-2012 at 01:08.