Example #1
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    def next_dict(item,dictionary):
      '''
      Returns whether or not the value (a direction vector) is found inside of 
      dictionary (ie, looks for parallel directions)
      '''
      key, value = item
      temp = {}
      for test_key,test_values in dictionary.items():

        # Keys are the same, vectors are parallel (point in same dir too)
        if key == test_key:
          for test_value in test_values:
            if (helpers.parallel(value,test_value) and 
              helpers.dot(value,test_value) > 0):
              if test_key in temp:
                temp[test_key].append(test_value)
              else:
                temp[test_key] = [test_value]
      
      # No values are parallel, so return None
      if temp == {}:
        return None

      # Pick a direction from those that are parallel (so we continue moving)
      # in our preferred direction
      else:
        return self.pick_direction(temp)
Example #2
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  def get_walkable_directions(self,box):
    '''
    Finds all of the beams in box which intersect the robots location or 
    to which the robot can walk onto. Returns delta x, delta y, and delta z
    of the change necessary to arrive at either the joint or to move along
    the current beam by current_step.
    '''
    # Get all joints within a time-step
    # Remember that beams DOES NOT include the current beam, only others
    crawlable = {}
    for joint in self.beam.joints:
      dist = helpers.distance(self.location,joint)
      
      # If we are at the joint, return the possible directions of other beams
      if helpers.compare(dist,0):
        for beam in self.beam.joints[joint]:
      
          # The index error should never happen, but this provides nice error 
          # support
          try:
            # Get endpoints of beam and find direction vector to those endpoints
            e1, e2 = beam.endpoints
            v1, v2 = helpers.make_vector(self.location,e1), helpers.make_vector(
              self.location,e2)

            # We don't want to include zero-vectors
            bool_v1,bool_v2 = (not helpers.compare(helpers.length(v1),0),
              not helpers.compare(helpers.length(v2),0))

            # Checking for zero_vectors
            if bool_v1 and bool_v2:
              crawlable[beam.name] = ([helpers.make_vector(self.location,e1), 
                helpers.make_vector(self.location,e2)])
            elif bool_v1:
              crawlable[beam.name] = [helpers.make_vector(self.location,e1)]
            elif bool_v2:
              crawlable[beam.name] = [helpers.make_vector(self.location,e2)]
            else:
              raise Exception("All distances from beam were zero-length.")

            # Include distances to nearby joints (on the beam moving out from our
            # current joint)
            for coord in beam.joints:
              # Direction vecotrs
              v = helpers.make_vector(self.location,coord)
              length = helpers.length(v)

              # If further than our step, or zero, pass
              if ((length < self.step or helpers.compare(length, self.step))
                and not helpers.compare(length,0)):
                try:
                  # Only add if it is not already accounted for
                  if v not in crawlable[beam.name]:
                    crawlable[beam.name].append(v)
                except IndexError:
                  raise Exception("Adding nearby joints failed because \
                    endpoints were ignored.")

          except IndexError:
            print ("The beam {} seems to have a joint with {}, but it is not in\
              the box?".format(name,self.beam.name))
      
      # For all joints within the timestep, return a direction that is exactly 
      # the change from current to that point.
      elif dist <= self.step:
        if self.beam.name in crawlable:
          crawlable[self.beam.name].append(helpers.make_vector(self.location,
            joint))
        else:
          crawlable[self.beam.name] = [helpers.make_vector(self.location,joint)]
      # The joint is too far, so no point in considering it as a walkable direction
      else:
        pass

    # The joints never include our own beam, so now add directions pertaining to
    # our own beam
    v1, v2 = (helpers.make_vector(self.location,self.beam.endpoints.i), 
      helpers.make_vector(self.location,self.beam.endpoints.j))

    # Check to make sure directions are non-zero
    b_v1 = not helpers.compare(helpers.length(v1),0)
    b_v2 = not helpers.compare(helpers.length(v2),0)

    # If we haven't already accounted for our beam
    if self.beam.name not in crawlable:
      # Add the non-zero directions
      if b_v1 and b_v2:
        crawlable[self.beam.name] = [v1,v2]
      elif b_v1:
        crawlable[self.beam.name] = [v1]
      elif b_v2:
        crawlable[self.beam.name] = [v2]

    # Add directions that might not have been entered by joints
    else:
      bool_v1, bool_v2 = True, True
      for direct in crawlable[self.beam.name]:
        # Don't add directions which are basically the same.
        if helpers.parallel(direct,v1) and helpers.dot(direct,v1) > 0:
          bool_v1 = False
        if helpers.parallel(direct,v2) and helpers.dot(direct,v2) > 0:
          bool_v2 = False

      # Add the non-zero non-parallel direction
      if bool_v2 and b_v2:
        crawlable[self.beam.name].append(v2)
      if bool_v1 and b_v1:
        crawlable[self.beam.name].append(v1)

    return crawlable