processing4/java/examples/Topics/Motion/Reflection1/Reflection1.pde

/**
 * Non-orthogonal Reflection 
 * by Ira Greenberg. 
 * 
 * Based on the equation (R = 2N(N*L)-L) where R is the 
 * reflection vector, N is the normal, and L is the incident
 * vector.
 */

PVector base1;
PVector base2;
float baseLength;

PVector[] coords;

PVector position;
float r = 6;
PVector direction;
float speed = 3.5;
PVector velocity;

void setup() {
  size(640, 360);

  fill(128);
  base1 = new PVector(0, height-150);
  base2 = new PVector(width, height);
  createGround();

  // start ellipse at middle top of screen
  position = new PVector(width/2, 0);

  // calculate initial random direction
  direction = PVector.random2D();

  velocity = new PVector();
}

void draw() {
  // draw background
  fill(0, 12);
  noStroke();
  rect(0, 0, width, height);

  for (int i=0; i<coords.length; i++) {
    coords[i].x = base1.x + ((base2.x-base1.x)/baseLength)*i;
    coords[i].y = base1.y + ((base2.y-base1.y)/baseLength)*i;
  }

  // draw base
  fill(200);
  quad(base1.x, base1.y, base2.x, base2.y, base2.x, height, 0, height);

  // calculate base top normal
  PVector baseDelta = PVector.sub(base2, base1);
  baseDelta.normalize();
  PVector normal = new PVector(-baseDelta.y, baseDelta.x);

  // draw ellipse
  noStroke();
  fill(255);
  ellipse(position.x, position.y, r*2, r*2);

  // calculate ellipse velocity
  velocity.set(direction);
  velocity.mult(speed);

  // move elipse
  position.add(velocity);

  // normalized incidence vector
  PVector incidence = PVector.mult(direction, -1);

  // detect and handle collision
  for (int i=0; i<coords.length; i++) {
    // check distance between ellipse and base top coordinates
    if (PVector.dist(position, coords[i]) < r) {

      // calculate dot product of incident vector and base top normal 
      float dot = incidence.dot(normal);

      // calculate reflection vector
      // assign reflection vector to direction vector
      direction.set(2*normal.x*dot - incidence.x, 2*normal.y*dot - incidence.y, 0);

      // draw base top normal at collision point
      stroke(255, 128, 0);
      line(position.x, position.y, position.x-normal.x*100, position.y-normal.y*100);
    }
  }

  // detect boundary collision
  // right
  if (position.x > width-r) {
    position.x = width-r;
    direction.x *= -1;
  }
  // left 
  if (position.x < r) {
    position.x = r;
    direction.x *= -1;
  }
  // top
  if (position.y < r) {
    position.y = r;
    direction.y *= -1;
    // randomize base top
    base1.y = random(height-100, height);
    base2.y = random(height-100, height);
    createGround();
  }
}

void createGround() {
  // calculate length of base top
  baseLength = PVector.dist(base1, base2);

  // fill base top coordinate array
  coords = new PVector[ceil(baseLength)];
  for (int i=0; i<coords.length; i++) {
    coords[i] = new PVector();
    coords[i].x = base1.x + ((base2.x-base1.x)/baseLength)*i;
    coords[i].y = base1.y + ((base2.y-base1.y)/baseLength)*i;
  }
}