Example #1
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   void CEPuckLightSensor::Update() {
      /* Here we assume that the e-puck is rotated only wrt to the Z axis */

      /* Erase readings */
      for(size_t i = 0; i < m_tReadings.size(); ++i) {
         m_tReadings[i].Value = 0.0f;
      }
      /* Get e-puck position */
      const CVector3& cEPuckPosition = GetEntity().GetEmbodiedEntity().GetPosition();
      /* Get e-puck orientation */
      CRadians cTmp1, cTmp2, cOrientationZ;
      GetEntity().GetEmbodiedEntity().GetOrientation().ToEulerAngles(cOrientationZ, cTmp1, cTmp2);
      /* Buffer for calculating the light--e-puck distance */
      CVector3 cLightDistance;
      /* Buffer for the angle of the sensor wrt to the e-puck */
      CRadians cLightAngle;
      /* Initialize the occlusion check ray start to the baseline of the e-puck */
      CRay cOcclusionCheckRay;
      cOcclusionCheckRay.SetStart(cEPuckPosition);
      /* Buffer to store the intersection data */
      CSpace::SEntityIntersectionItem<CEmbodiedEntity> sIntersectionData;
      /* Ignore the sensing ropuck when checking for occlusions */
      TEmbodiedEntitySet tIgnoreEntities;
      tIgnoreEntities.insert(&GetEntity().GetEmbodiedEntity());
      /*
       * 1. go through the list of light entities in the scene
       * 2. check if a light is occluded
       * 3. if it isn't, distribute the reading across the sensors
       *    NOTE: the readings are additive
       * 4. go through the sensors and clamp their values
       */
      try{
         CSpace::TAnyEntityMap& tEntityMap = m_cSpace.GetEntitiesByType("light_entity");
         for(CSpace::TAnyEntityMap::iterator it = tEntityMap.begin();
             it != tEntityMap.end();
             ++it) {
            /* Get a reference to the light */
            CLightEntity& cLight = *(any_cast<CLightEntity*>(it->second));
            /* Consider the light only if it has non zero intensity */
            if(cLight.GetIntensity() > 0.0f) {
               /* Get the light position */
               const CVector3& cLightPosition = cLight.GetPosition();
               /* Set the ray end */
               cOcclusionCheckRay.SetEnd(cLightPosition);
               /* Check occlusion between the e-puck and the light */
               if(! m_cSpace.GetClosestEmbodiedEntityIntersectedByRay(sIntersectionData,
                                                                      cOcclusionCheckRay,
                                                                      tIgnoreEntities)) {
                  /* The light is not occluded */
                  if(m_bShowRays) GetEntity().GetControllableEntity().AddCheckedRay(false, cOcclusionCheckRay);
                  /* Get the distance between the light and the e-puck */
                  cOcclusionCheckRay.ToVector(cLightDistance);
                  /* Linearly scale the distance with the light intensity
                     The greater the intensity, the smaller the distance */
                  cLightDistance /= cLight.GetIntensity();
                  /* Get the angle wrt to e-puck rotation */
                  cLightAngle = cLightDistance.GetZAngle();
                  cLightAngle -= cOrientationZ;
                  /* Transform it into counter-clockwise rotation */
                  cLightAngle.Negate().UnsignedNormalize();
                  /* Find reading corresponding to the sensor */
                  SInt16 nMin = 0;
                  for(SInt16 i = 1; i < NUM_READINGS; ++i){
                     if((cLightAngle - m_tReadings[i].Angle).GetAbsoluteValue() < (cLightAngle - m_tReadings[nMin].Angle).GetAbsoluteValue())
                        nMin = i;
                  }
                  /* Set the actual readings */
                  Real fReading = cLightDistance.Length();
                  m_tReadings[Modulo((SInt16)(nMin-1), NUM_READINGS)].Value += ComputeReading(fReading * Cos(cLightAngle - m_tReadings[Modulo(nMin-1, NUM_READINGS)].Angle));
                  m_tReadings[  nMin                                ].Value += ComputeReading(fReading);
                  m_tReadings[Modulo((SInt16)(nMin+1), NUM_READINGS)].Value += ComputeReading(fReading * Cos(cLightAngle - m_tReadings[Modulo(nMin+1, NUM_READINGS)].Angle));
               }
               else {
                  /* The ray is occluded */
                  if(m_bShowRays) {
                     GetEntity().GetControllableEntity().AddCheckedRay(true, cOcclusionCheckRay);
                     GetEntity().GetControllableEntity().AddIntersectionPoint(cOcclusionCheckRay, sIntersectionData.TOnRay);
                  }
               }
            }
         }
      }
      catch(argos::CARGoSException& e){

      }

      /* Now go through the sensors, add noise and clamp their values if above 1024 or under 1024 */
      for(size_t i = 0; i < m_tReadings.size(); ++i) {
         if(m_fNoiseLevel>0.0f)
            AddNoise(i);
         if(m_tReadings[i].Value > 1024.0f)
            m_tReadings[i].Value = 1024.0f;
         if(m_tReadings[i].Value < 0.0f)
            m_tReadings[i].Value = 0.0f;
      }
   }