Class Turtle3D

java.lang.Object
  Turtle3D

public class Turtle3D

extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Turtle3D()
Creates a new instance of Turtle3D

Turtle3D(double x, double y, double z)
Creates a new instance of Turtle3D

Turtle3D(double x, double y, double z, double alpha, float length, float width)
Creates a new instance of Turtle3D

Method Summary

javax.vecmath.AxisAngle4d	createRotationAxisAngle() method to create the rotation of the object given a specific axis-angle The axis and the angle of rotation are derived from the cross product of the current vector heading and the required direction vector
void	decreaseLength(double decLen)
void	decreaseWidth(double decWidth)
double	getAlpha()
javax.vecmath.Vector3d	getH()
double	getHeadingX()
double	getHeadingY()
double	getHeadingZ()
javax.vecmath.Vector3d	getL()
double	getLeftX()
double	getLeftY()
double	getLeftZ()
float	getLength()
float	getTempWidth()
javax.vecmath.Vector3d	getU()
double	getUpX()
double	getUpY()
double	getUpZ()
float	getWidth()
double	getX() Set of accessor methods Used to get turtle values
double	getY()
double	getZ()
void	pitchDownL() method to pitch the heading of the turtle down
void	pitchUpL() the same as for pitchDownL but the head is turn upwards
void	rollLeftH() method to roll the turtle to the left
void	rollRightH() the same as rollRigthH but the turtle turns to the right
void	rotateToVertical() method to move the turtle heading to the horizontal position
void	setAlpha(double alpha)
void	setH(javax.vecmath.Vector3d H)
void	setHLU(javax.vecmath.Vector3d H, javax.vecmath.Vector3d L, javax.vecmath.Vector3d U)
void	setL(javax.vecmath.Vector3d L)
void	setLength(float length)
void	setNewPosition() Set of mutator methods that change the orientation of the turtle method to move the turtle position to the next position The method calculates the next position by myltiplying the unit vector by the length of the segment
void	setTempWidth(float tempWidth)
void	setU(javax.vecmath.Vector3d U)
void	setWidth(float width)
void	setX(double x) Set of mutator methods used to change turtle values
void	setXYZ(double x, double y, double z)
void	setY(double y)
void	setZ(double z)
void	turnAroundU() method to turn the turtle around the u-axis by 180
void	turnLeftU() method to rotate the turtle heading to the left
void	turnRightU() this is the same as the turnLeftU method by the heading turns right

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Turtle3D

public Turtle3D()

Creates a new instance of Turtle3D

Turtle3D

public Turtle3D(double x,
                double y,
                double z)

Creates a new instance of Turtle3D

Turtle3D

public Turtle3D(double x,
                double y,
                double z,
                double alpha,
                float length,
                float width)

Creates a new instance of Turtle3D

Method Detail

createRotationAxisAngle

public javax.vecmath.AxisAngle4d createRotationAxisAngle()

method to create the rotation of the object given a specific axis-angle The axis and the angle of rotation are derived from the cross product of the current vector heading and the required direction vector

decreaseLength

public void decreaseLength(double decLen)

Parameters:

decLen - the amount to decrease the length

decreaseWidth

public void decreaseWidth(double decWidth)

getAlpha

public double getAlpha()

getH

public javax.vecmath.Vector3d getH()

getHeadingX

public double getHeadingX()

getHeadingY

public double getHeadingY()

getHeadingZ

public double getHeadingZ()

getL

public javax.vecmath.Vector3d getL()

getLeftX

public double getLeftX()

getLeftY

public double getLeftY()

getLeftZ

public double getLeftZ()

getLength

public float getLength()

getTempWidth

public float getTempWidth()

getU

public javax.vecmath.Vector3d getU()

getUpX

public double getUpX()

getUpY

public double getUpY()

getUpZ

public double getUpZ()

getWidth

public float getWidth()

getX

public double getX()

Set of accessor methods Used to get turtle values

getY

public double getY()

getZ

public double getZ()

pitchDownL

public void pitchDownL()

method to pitch the heading of the turtle down

pitchUpL

public void pitchUpL()

the same as for pitchDownL but the head is turn upwards

rollLeftH

public void rollLeftH()

method to roll the turtle to the left

rollRightH

public void rollRightH()

the same as rollRigthH but the turtle turns to the right

rotateToVertical

public void rotateToVertical()

method to move the turtle heading to the horizontal position

setAlpha

public void setAlpha(double alpha)

Parameters:

alpha - the direction angle of the turtle

setH

public void setH(javax.vecmath.Vector3d H)

Parameters:

H - the heading vector

setHLU

public void setHLU(javax.vecmath.Vector3d H,
                   javax.vecmath.Vector3d L,
                   javax.vecmath.Vector3d U)

Parameters:

H - the heading vector

L - the left vector

U - the up vector

setL

public void setL(javax.vecmath.Vector3d L)

Parameters:

L - the left vector

setLength

public void setLength(float length)

Parameters:

length - the length of the section to draw

setNewPosition

public void setNewPosition()

Set of mutator methods that change the orientation of the turtle method to move the turtle position to the next position The method calculates the next position by myltiplying the unit vector by the length of the segment

setTempWidth

public void setTempWidth(float tempWidth)

Parameters:

tempWidth - the temporal width used in parametric strings to create sections that have a smoothly decreasing width

setU

public void setU(javax.vecmath.Vector3d U)

Parameters:

U - the up vector

setWidth

public void setWidth(float width)

Parameters:

width - the width of the section to draw

setX

public void setX(double x)

Set of mutator methods used to change turtle values

Parameters:

x - the x-coordinate of the turtle

setXYZ

public void setXYZ(double x,
                   double y,
                   double z)

Parameters:

x - the x-coordinate of the turtle

y - the y-coordinate of the turtle

z - the z-coordinate of the turtle

setY

public void setY(double y)

Parameters:

y - the y-coordinate of the turtle

setZ

public void setZ(double z)

Parameters:

z - the z-coordinate of the turtle

turnAroundU

public void turnAroundU()

method to turn the turtle around the u-axis by 180

turnLeftU

public void turnLeftU()

method to rotate the turtle heading to the left

turnRightU

public void turnRightU()

this is the same as the turnLeftU method by the heading turns right