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1 The **ball physics model** is meant to do things ... [TODO]
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9 == Ball trajectory ==
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13 The trajectory of a ball can be modeled to be parabolic.
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16 == Configuration ==
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20 === Prediction parameters ===
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23 Parameter
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25 Description
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27 Default value
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30 PREDICTION_FRAME
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32 window size for prediction - How far
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34 into the future are predctions calculated at most.
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36 70ms
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39 PREDICTION_STEP_SIZE
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41 size of the steps for the forward search
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43 10ms
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46 REFINEMENT_FACTOR
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48 The prediction step size for the reverse search is
49 PREDICTION_STEP_SIZE divided by REFINEMENT_FACTOR.
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51 10
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54 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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58 So this number is also the worst case number of predictions calculated during the reverse search part of the prediction process.
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62 === Flipper range ===
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64 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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66 and should not need further adjustment after the camera is correctly calibrated (see [[doc:World Coordinate System]]).
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68 The values for the left flipper are set to be symmetrical.
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70 [[image:attach:physics_points.png]]
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72 (% class="wrapped" %)
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74 Point#
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76 Description
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81 center point of the circle that the flippers tip moves o
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86 highest point a ball can be at when it hits the resting flipper
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91 lowest point a ball can be at when it hits the resting flipper
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96 lowest point a ball can be at when it hits the fully triggered flipper
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101 highest point a ball can be at when it hits the fully triggered flipper
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106 From these points an area, where the ball is deemed to be hittable, is computed.
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108 [[image:attach:physics2.png]]
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112 === Inlane Area ===
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114 Since the trajectory prediction does not consider collisions in general, we need a different kind of predictions for the inlanes,
115 i.e. the path feeding a falling ball from the playfield to the flippers, behind the slingshot.
116 A ball is considered to be in an inlane, when it is in a rectangualar area, with one edge given by the begin of the flipper
117 and the other by a point at highest, outermost position of the angled part of the inlane.
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119 [[image:attach:physics_inlane.png]]