Converting yaw Euler angles in range [-90, 90] to [0, 360]

dumbo2007
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Converting yaw Euler angles in range [-90, 90] to [0, 360]

Post by dumbo2007 »

Hi,

Is it possible to convert the yaw Euler angle got from

trans.getBasis().getEulerYPR(rx, ry, rz);

into the range [0 , 360]. Otherwise for a 360 deg rotation I get the Euler angle varying from 0->90->0-> -90 -> 0

but I want from 0->90->180->270->0

This is the code I use now for getting the angle :

trans.getBasis().getEulerYPR(yaw, pitch, roll);
pitch = (pitch >= 0) ? pitch : (PI2 + pitch);

Here are some angle values :

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Previous Angle(used to undo) | Modified Pitch | Bullet(Yaw, pitch, roll) | Angle applied to rotate body manually
0.00000 | 5.00000 | (0.00000, 5.00000, 0.00000) | 5.00000
-5.00000 | 10.00000 | (0.00000, 10.00000, 0.00000) | 10.00000
-10.00000 | 15.00000 | (0.00000, 15.00000, 0.00000) | 15.00000
-15.00000 | 20.00000 | (0.00000, 20.00000, 0.00000) | 20.00000
-20.00000 | 25.00000 | (0.00000, 25.00000, 0.00000) | 25.00000
-25.00000 | 30.00000 | (0.00000, 30.00000, 0.00000) | 30.00000
-30.00000 | 35.00000 | (0.00000, 35.00000, 0.00000) | 35.00000
-35.00000 | 40.00000 | (0.00000, 40.00000, 0.00000) | 40.00000
-40.00000 | 45.00000 | (0.00000, 45.00000, 0.00000) | 45.00000
-45.00000 | 50.00000 | (0.00000, 50.00000, 0.00000) | 50.00000
-50.00000 | 55.00000 | (0.00000, 55.00000, 0.00000) | 55.00000
-55.00000 | 59.99999 | (0.00000, 59.99999, 0.00000) | 59.99999
-59.99999 | 64.99999 | (0.00000, 64.99999, 0.00000) | 64.99999
-64.99999 | 70.00001 | (0.00000, 70.00001, 0.00000) | 69.99999
-70.00001 | 74.99999 | (0.00000, 74.99999, 0.00000) | 74.99999
-74.99999 | 80.00001 | (0.00000, 80.00001, 0.00000) | 79.99999
-80.00001 | 85.00002 | (0.00000, 85.00002, 0.00000) | 84.99999                          <------------------ increasing
-85.00002 | 89.98022 | (0.00000, 89.98022, 0.00000) | 89.99999                          <------------------ decreasing
-89.98022 | 85.00002 | (180.00001, 85.00002, 180.00001) | 94.99999               <------------------ decreasing
-85.00002 | 80.00001 | (180.00001, 80.00001, 180.00001) | 99.99999
-80.00001 | 75.00003 | (180.00001, 75.00003, 180.00001) | 104.99999
-75.00003 | 70.00001 | (180.00001, 70.00001, 180.00001) | 109.99998
-70.00001 | 65.00001 | (180.00001, 65.00001, 180.00001) | 114.99999
-65.00001 | 59.99999 | (180.00001, 59.99999, 180.00001) | 119.99999
-59.99999 | 55.00001 | (180.00001, 55.00001, 180.00001) | 124.99999
-55.00001 | 50.00001 | (180.00001, 50.00001, 180.00001) | 129.99999
-50.00001 | 45.00001 | (180.00001, 45.00001, 180.00001) | 134.99999
-45.00001 | 40.00002 | (180.00001, 40.00002, 180.00001) | 139.99999
-40.00002 | 35.00001 | (180.00001, 35.00001, 180.00001) | 144.99998
-35.00001 | 30.00002 | (180.00001, 30.00002, 180.00001) | 149.99998
-30.00002 | 25.00002 | (180.00001, 25.00002, 180.00001) | 154.99998
-25.00002 | 20.00002 | (180.00001, 20.00002, 180.00001) | 159.99998
-20.00002 | 15.00002 | (180.00001, 15.00002, 180.00001) | 164.99998
-15.00002 | 10.00002 | (180.00001, 10.00002, 180.00001) | 169.99998
-10.00002 | 5.00002 | (180.00001, 5.00002, 180.00001) | 174.99998
-5.00002 | 0.00002 | (180.00001, 0.00002, 180.00001) | 179.99998
-0.00002 | 355.00001 | (180.00001, -4.99998, 180.00001) | 184.99998
-355.00001 | 350.00001 | (180.00001, -9.99998, 180.00001) | 189.99998
-350.00001 | 345.00001 | (180.00001, -14.99997, 180.00001) | 194.99997
-345.00001 | 340.00001 | (180.00001, -19.99997, 180.00001) | 199.99997
-340.00001 | 335.00002 | (180.00001, -24.99997, 180.00001) | 204.99997
-335.00002 | 330.00002 | (180.00001, -29.99997, 180.00001) | 209.99997
-330.00002 | 325.00004 | (180.00001, -34.99997, 180.00001) | 214.99997
-325.00004 | 320.00002 | (180.00001, -39.99997, 180.00001) | 219.99997
-320.00002 | 315.00002 | (180.00001, -44.99997, 180.00001) | 224.99997
-315.00002 | 310.00002 | (180.00001, -49.99998, 180.00001) | 229.99998
-310.00002 | 305.00002 | (180.00001, -54.99998, 180.00001) | 234.99998
-305.00002 | 300.00002 | (180.00001, -59.99998, 180.00001) | 239.99998
-300.00002 | 295.00002 | (180.00001, -64.99998, 180.00001) | 244.99998
-295.00002 | 290.00002 | (180.00001, -69.99998, 180.00001) | 249.99998
-290.00002 | 285.00000 | (180.00001, -75.00000, 180.00001) | 254.99998
-285.00000 | 280.00000 | (180.00001, -80.00001, 180.00001) | 259.99998
-280.00000 | 275.00003 | (180.00001, -84.99998, 180.00001) | 264.99997
-275.00003 | 270.00000 | (0.00000, -90.00000, 0.00000) | 269.99997
-270.00000 | 274.99997 | (0.00000, -85.00002, 0.00000) | 274.99997
-274.99997 | 279.99997 | (0.00000, -80.00003, 0.00000) | 279.99997
-279.99997 | 284.99997 | (0.00000, -75.00003, 0.00000) | 284.99997
-284.99997 | 289.99997 | (0.00000, -70.00004, 0.00000) | 289.99997
-289.99997 | 294.99997 | (0.00000, -65.00003, 0.00000) | 294.99997
-294.99997 | 299.99997 | (0.00000, -60.00003, 0.00000) | 299.99997
-299.99997 | 304.99997 | (0.00000, -55.00003, 0.00000) | 304.99997
-304.99997 | 309.99997 | (0.00000, -50.00004, 0.00000) | 309.99997
-309.99997 | 314.99996 | (0.00000, -45.00004, 0.00000) | 314.99996
-314.99996 | 319.99996 | (0.00000, -40.00004, 0.00000) | 319.99996
-319.99996 | 324.99996 | (0.00000, -35.00004, 0.00000) | 324.99996
-324.99996 | 329.99996 | (0.00000, -30.00004, 0.00000) | 329.99996
-329.99996 | 334.99996 | (0.00000, -25.00004, 0.00000) | 334.99996
-334.99996 | 339.99996 | (0.00000, -20.00004, 0.00000) | 339.99996
-339.99996 | 344.99996 | (0.00000, -15.00004, 0.00000) | 344.99996
-344.99996 | 349.99996 | (0.00000, -10.00004, 0.00000) | 349.99996
-349.99996 | 354.99996 | (0.00000, -5.00004, 0.00000) | 354.99996
-354.99996 | 359.99996 | (0.00000, -0.00004, 0.00000) | 359.99996
-359.99996 | -0.00000 | (0.00000, -0.00000, 0.00000) | 0.00000
0.00000 | 5.00000 | (0.00000, 5.00000, 0.00000) | 5.00000
The Bullet values are in the fat middle column. The problem lies in the sudden decrease in the angle values as we cross 90 degrees. This causes my mesh to rotate backwards after 1/4th turn.
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Flix
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Joined: Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:06 pm

Re: Converting yaw Euler angles in range [-90, 90] to [0, 36

Post by Flix »

Don't know if it's helpful, but if you can avoid using the methods provided by btMatrix3x3 in your project, you can try something like:

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// The return value is in RADIANS: to get it in degrees use btDegrees(GetYawFromBasis(T.getBasis()));
static btScalar GetYawFromBasis(const btMatrix3x3& m)	{
	// Extremely cut down version from the Ogre Source Code (OgreMatrix3.cpp) [ToEulerYXZ(...)]
	btScalar value;
	const btScalar rfPAngle = btAsin(-m[1][2]);
	if ( rfPAngle < SIMD_HALF_PI )	{
    	if ( rfPAngle > -SIMD_HALF_PI ) value = btAtan2(m[0][2],m[2][2]);
        else value = -btAtan2(-m[0][1],m[0][0]);
    }
    else value = btAtan2(-m[0][1],m[0][0]);	
    return value;
}
I'm not sure this method will work in your case, because it depends on the order of rotations you're using (the code I've posted refers to the YXZ order).
Should it work, you can find further info/methods in this old post http://bulletphysics.org/Bullet/phpBB3/ ... hilit=Ogre.
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dumbo2007
Posts: 66
Joined: Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:46 pm

Re: Converting yaw Euler angles in range [-90, 90] to [0, 36

Post by dumbo2007 »

Thanks Flix. Will try that out :)
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