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Torsten
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Re: Spiral with constant velocity (same distance betwee coordinate)
Posted:
Feb 26, 2013 2:31 AM
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"Markus Due Jakobsen" wrote in message <kggme8$5ak$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> Hi Josh
>
> Thanks for your reply.
> I want to create a spiral with constant distance (let's say 20) between each sample (coordinates).
>
> Num = 1000; Rad = 20*pi; Width = 10;
> t = linspace(0,1,Num);
> tRad = t.*Rad;
> x = (tRad.*cos(tRad)*Width);
> y = (tRad.*sin(tRad)*Width);
>
> y(y>0)=y(y>0)*1.6; % multiply positive Y's with 1.6
> figure(1); plot(x,y)
>
> % Calculating the distance between each sample
> dX=diff(x); dY=diff(y); vec=[dX; dY]';
> Distance = sqrt(vec(:,1).^2 + vec(:,2).^2);
> figure(2); plot(Distance)
>
> % I want the distance to be 20. How do I correct for this in my example?
>
> Markus
>
>
>
> "Josh Meyer" <jmeyer@mathworks.com> wrote in message <kgg3gb$t2k$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> > It looks like if you try to scale y in that way (positive y values
> > multiplied by 1.6), you get a very strange looking graph that no longer has
> > constant velocity.
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > Num = 1000; Rad = 20*pi; Width = 10;
> > t = linspace(0,1,Num);
> > tRad = t.*Rad;
> > x = (tRad.*cos(tRad)*Width);
> > y = (tRad.*sin(tRad)*Width);
> >
> > for i=1:length(y)
> > if y(i)>0
> > y(i)=1.6*y(i)
> > end
> > end
> > plot(x,y)
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > In general the 'b' parameter in the spiral equation r = a + b*theta^(1/n)
> > controls the distance between turns, n=1 makes it Archimedean (constant
> > velocity), and a 'turns' the spiral. If you post more about what your task
> > is I could say more..
> > Josh
> >
> > "Markus Due Jakobsen" <markusdue@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:kgg0iu$j12$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com...
> > > Hi
> > > I have a problem creating a spiral with constant velocity (same distance
> > > between coordinates not constant angular velocity).
> > >
> > > These lines of code should create a spiral with constant angular velocity:
> > > Num = 1000; Rad = 20*pi; Width = 10;
> > > t = linspace(0,1,Num);
> > > tRad = t.*Rad;
> > > x = (tRad.*cos(tRad)*Width); y = (tRad.*sin(tRad)*Width);
> > >
> > > These lines creates a spiral with almost constant velocity:
> > > Num = 1000; Rad = 20*pi; Width = 10;
> > > t = linspace(0,1,Num).^0.5;
> > > tRad = t.*Rad;
> > > x = (tRad.*cos(tRad)*Width); y = (tRad.*sin(tRad)*Width);
> > >
> > > However, I want to create a spiral with constant velocity (constant
> > > distance between the coordinates) and I want to be able to change the
> > > amplitudes (i.e. y>0 coordinates should be multiplied by 1.6) without
> > > changing the velocity. Any Ideas on how to do this?
> > >
> > > Kind regards Markus
Given a point on the spiral
(t0*cos(t0)*Width,t0*sin(t0)*Width),
the distance squared to another point on the spiral is given by
d^2=(t*cos(t)*Width-t0*cos(t0)*Width)^2 + (t*sin(t)*Width-t0*sin(t0)*Width)^2.
This is a quadratic equation in t you can solve analytically.
Best wishes
Torsten.
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