Re: [Algorithms] Integrating acceleration in 3D

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Tom Plunket wrote:
> I'm having trouble with something that I haven't done in a long
> time (and was never really that good at it to begin with), and
> I'm wondering if anyone with this stuff closer at hand may be
> able to give me some help.

As Jon Blow said, this is in the territory of control theory.

While you explained the problem as having a stationary target,
your "which to get me going can be assumed to be stopped" comment
implies to me that you ultimately want a moving target.

In such a scenario what you have is a "pursuit-evasion" problem
and that, along with "differential games" and "pursuit problems",
are the terms you want to google for.

One of the classic books on this topic is Isaacs "Differential
Games" from 1965, which I read at university.  It used to be out
of print but I see that it is now available from Dover for a
measly $11.  A steal at that price and just what you want to
solve your problem!


Christer Ericson, Director of Tools and Technology
Sony Computer Entertainment, Santa Monica