Hi all,
I’m currently developping an URcap for a company, and fortunately, it works great so far.
But now, I’m facing a problem. I would like to know if anyone tried to generate a path based on the waypoint that the user would define.
For example, the user define 5 waypoints with my URcap. When he clicks on a button “Fill”, I would like to generate a robot path that would fill the area defined by the waypoints.
How can I achieve that ? Looping with offset ?
Thank you.
Br;
Hi c.jardin…
Assuming you by “fill” mean a path that “covers” an area?
I would do it this way
- extract the poses defined by the waypoints
- project them on to the 2D plane I want to move in.
- calculate the convex hull of these five poses (you can easily google your way to some nice algorithms)
- fill the convex hull with points that are spaced appropriately (properly based on the tool size and the speed I need to use)
- create a nice path through them (zig zag, spiral etc., This might also influence how you choose to place your point in step 4)
- project them back to the base coordinate system if needed
- test until I find a nice way of handling the borders
Best Regards Casper.
Hey,
Thank you for your quick answer!
Alright, I can see how to calculate the convex hull in Java, but can’t find a solution to fill it with points…
Br;
if you can create a function that tells you if you are inside or outside the hull you should be able to just brute force your way through it…
by moving a set amount in your plane (in a pattern of your choice) and ask if its out side the hull and only save the point if its inside.
Many thanks, I see how I can do this now
Br;
No Problem
PS: if you want to take it to the next level you should consider using a Concave Hull instead but the complexity will also sky rocket, for more then 4 waypoints.
BR;