2D Inverse kinematics angle constraint

Question

I am writing a 2D game with inverse kinematics. I am using this simple algorithm:

let angleToParent = angleBetweenPoints(parent, child)
child.x = parent.x + distance*Math.cos(angleToParent)
child.y = parent.y + distance*Math.sin(angleToParent)
child.rotation = angleToParent

How to implement angle constraint for childs?

This code works wrong when rotation of parent cross 180 degrees:

let implementBound = (lowerBound, upperBound, input) => { 
    return Math.min(Math.max(lowerBound, input), upperBound)
}

let constraint = (Math.PI/180)*15 
let left = parent.rotation - constraint 
let right = parent.rotation + constraint 
angleToParent = implementBound(left, right, angleToParent)

In what sense do you mean? Could you just clamp `angleToParent`? — pingul, Aug 06 '16 at 03:45

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '16 at 22:09

You can do something like the following:

if (input < lowerBound || input > upperBound)
{
    //check which limit is closer
    while (Math.abs(upperBound - input ) > Math.PI)
        input += 2 * Math.PI * (input < upperBound ? 1.0f : -1.0f);
    double distance_to_upper = Math.abs(upperBound - input);

    while (Math.abs(lowerBound - input) > Math.PI)
        input += 2 * Math.PI * (input < lowerBound ? 1.0f : -1.0f);
    double distance_to_lower = Math.abs(lowerBound - input);

    if (distance_to_lower < distance_to_upper)
        return lowerBound;
    else
        return upperBound;
}
else
    return input;

2D Inverse kinematics angle constraint

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