Randomly "Jittering" the direction of a vector ...
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Lets say I have a vector that is pointing in a particular direction.
How can I change the direction of that vector slightly along each axis while still maintaining its general direction?
depends. one dumb solution that comes to mind
float frand(float range){ return ((float)(rand()) / (float)RAND_MAX) * range;}float frand(float min, float max){ return min + frand(max - min);}Vector Jitter(const Vector& dir, const float amount=0.01){ Vector jitter = dir + Vector(frand(-amount, amount), frand(-amount, amount), frand(-amount, amount)); jitter.normalise(); return jitter;}
I think the 'spray' would be inside a box shape. To make it circular.
That should make the distribution more circular. although I'm not sure about the distribution. I would think it would have a lot more probability around the centre vector, and a lot less chances of deviating too much. Which wouldn't be bad for a gun bullet spread pattern.
There are all sorts of things you can do to get the distribution you want.
Vector Jitter(const Vector& dir, const float amount=0.01){ Vector dev(frand(-1, 1), frand(-1, 1), frand(-1, 1)); dev.Normalise(); dev *= amount; Vector jitter = dir + dev; jitter.normalise(); return jitter;}That should make the distribution more circular. although I'm not sure about the distribution. I would think it would have a lot more probability around the centre vector, and a lot less chances of deviating too much. Which wouldn't be bad for a gun bullet spread pattern.
There are all sorts of things you can do to get the distribution you want.
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