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1 -The **ball physics model**'s main objective is to provide a point in time to the controller, when the ball is predicted to be hittable, in order to not let the ball fall into the drain.
2 -The code for what is described in this section can be found in the files "physics.cpp" and "physics.h".
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3 +== Task ==
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5 +The ball physics model is meant to do things ...
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8 8  == Ball trajectory ==
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9 +The trajectory of a ball can be modeled to be parabolic.
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12 -The trajectory of a ball can be modeled to be parabolic. From two point //p// and //p_old// with corresponding timestamps, the velocity //v// is computed.
13 -For a future point in time //t//, with //t=0 //being the timestamp of// p//, we can then approximately predict the corresponding ball position using the following formulas.
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15 -[[image:attach:Bildschirmfoto von 2020-03-07 12-21-22.png]]
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17 -The incline of the playfield causes a vertical acceleration, which is modeled via a gravitational pull with the factor //g = sin(6°) * 9.81 m/s²//.
18 -The value of 6° is the incline of the playfield  measured on the physical device.
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20 -== Prediction ==
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24 -The controller calls the function //full_prediction// passing it two subsequent ball positions with timestamps. From these a ball trajectory is inferred as described above.
25 -Along the trajectory future times are stepwise tested for whether the corresponding predicted position is in the flipper range.
26 -Once a position inside the flipper range is found the search is continued both forwards and backwards in smaller steps in order to find a good enough estimate of the first and last possible time to hit the ball.
27 -If the trajectory does not intersect the flipper range within a certain prediction frame (see below "**Prediction parameters**") a value far enough into the future is returned, that will be overwritten by subsequent predictions.
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29 -With the current configuration the controller uses the middle point in time between the first and last possible time in order to be most positive to hit the ball.
30 -The computed velocity is also passed to the controller and used is some more advanced  tactical decisions like catching balls.
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32 32  == Configuration ==
33 33  
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13 +=== Points of interest ===
35 35  
36 -=== Prediction parameters ===
15 +The model of the area, where the the flippers can hit a ball is computed from a set of five points. These points are set to real world coordinates in meter
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47 -PREDICTION_FRAME
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49 -window size for prediction - How far
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51 -into the future are predictions calculated at most.
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56 -PREDICTION_STEP_SIZE
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58 -size of the steps for the forward search
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60 -10ms
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63 -REFINEMENT_FACTOR
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65 -The prediction step size for the reverse search is
66 -PREDICTION_STEP_SIZE divided by REFINEMENT_FACTOR.
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71 -When setting the PREDICTION_FRAME keep in mind that predictions, that reach multiple frames into the future, are likely to be overwritten, when new frames arrive and new predictions are calculated.
72 -Nevertheless it is reasonable to calculate predictions beyond the next frame in case a ball is not recognized on the next frame.
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74 -With the default values up to 7 predictions are calculated if the ball is not predicted to be in flipper range roughly within the next two frames.
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76 -The REFINEMENT_FACTOR is also the worst case number of predictions calculated during the reverse search part of the prediction process.
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80 -=== Flipper range ===
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82 -The model of the area, where the the flippers can hit a ball is computed from a set of five points. These points are set to real world coordinates in meters
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84 84  and should not need further adjustment after the camera is correctly calibrated (see [[doc:World Coordinate System]]).
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86 -The values for the left flipper are set to be symmetrical.
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88 88  [[image:attach:physics_points.png]]
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124 -From these points an area, where the ball is deemed to be hittable, is computed.
54 +=== Flipper range ===
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56 +From the aforementioned points
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126 126  [[image:attach:physics2.png]]
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129 129  
130 130  === Inlane Area ===
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132 -Since the trajectory prediction does not consider collisions in general, we need a different kind of predictions for the inlanes,
133 -i.e. the path feeding a falling ball from the playfield to the flippers, behind the slingshot.
134 -A ball is considered to be in an inlane, when it is in a rectangular area, with one edge given by the beginning of the flipper
135 -and the other by a point at highest, outermost position of the angled part of the inlane.
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137 -In this area the vertical acceleration is deactivated in the prediction, since it would cause the prediction to assume the ball would slide into the wall.
138 -Though in reality there is still some acceleration, a simple linear prediction has shown to be practical in this less critical area.
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140 140  [[image:attach:physics_inlane.png]]
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