Skip to main content

symtropy_math/
capsule.rs

1// Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Tristan Stoltz / Luminous Dynamics
2// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
3// Commercial licensing: see COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.md at repository root
4//! D-dimensional capsule (cylinder with hemispherical caps).
5//!
6//! A capsule is the Minkowski sum of a line segment and a sphere. This makes
7//! it ideal for character controllers, robot limbs, and elongated bodies.
8//! The support function is O(1) — no iteration over vertices.
9
10use crate::point::Point;
11use crate::shape::Shape;
12use nalgebra::SVector;
13
14/// D-dimensional capsule: a line segment of length `2 * half_height` along
15/// `axis`, swept by a sphere of `radius`.
16///
17/// In local space, the two hemisphere centers are at:
18/// - `+half_height * e_axis`
19/// - `-half_height * e_axis`
20///
21/// where `e_axis` is the unit vector along the chosen axis.
22#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
23pub struct Capsule<const D: usize> {
24    /// Half the distance between hemisphere centers.
25    pub half_height: f64,
26    /// Radius of the hemispherical caps (and the cylinder).
27    pub radius: f64,
28    /// Which coordinate axis the capsule is aligned to (0=X, 1=Y, 2=Z, ...).
29    pub axis: usize,
30}
31
32impl<const D: usize> Capsule<D> {
33    /// Create a capsule along the given axis.
34    ///
35    /// `half_height` is half the distance between hemisphere centers.
36    /// Total length = `2 * half_height + 2 * radius`.
37    pub fn new(half_height: f64, radius: f64, axis: usize) -> Self {
38        debug_assert!(axis < D, "axis {axis} out of range for D={D}");
39        Self {
40            half_height,
41            radius,
42            axis,
43        }
44    }
45
46    /// Create a Y-aligned capsule (the most common orientation).
47    pub fn y_aligned(half_height: f64, radius: f64) -> Self {
48        assert!(D >= 2, "Y-axis requires D >= 2");
49        Self::new(half_height, radius, 1)
50    }
51
52    /// Total length along the axis (including caps).
53    pub fn total_length(&self) -> f64 {
54        2.0 * self.half_height + 2.0 * self.radius
55    }
56}
57
58impl<const D: usize> Shape<D> for Capsule<D> {
59    /// Support function: pick the hemisphere center that dots highest with
60    /// the direction, then offset by `radius * normalize(direction)`.
61    ///
62    /// `support(d) = sign(d[axis]) * half_height * e_axis + radius * normalize(d)`
63    fn support(&self, direction: &SVector<f64, D>) -> SVector<f64, D> {
64        let norm = direction.norm();
65        if norm < 1e-15 {
66            // Degenerate direction — return the +axis hemisphere center
67            let mut result = SVector::zeros();
68            result[self.axis] = self.half_height;
69            return result;
70        }
71
72        // Pick the hemisphere center in the direction of the projection
73        let mut center = SVector::zeros();
74        center[self.axis] = if direction[self.axis] >= 0.0 {
75            self.half_height
76        } else {
77            -self.half_height
78        };
79
80        // Offset by radius in the support direction
81        center + direction * (self.radius / norm)
82    }
83
84    fn bounding_sphere(&self) -> (Point<D>, f64) {
85        (Point::origin(), self.half_height + self.radius)
86    }
87
88    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any { self }
89}
90
91#[cfg(test)]
92mod tests {
93    use super::*;
94
95    #[test]
96    fn support_along_axis() {
97        let cap = Capsule::<3>::y_aligned(2.0, 0.5);
98        let dir = SVector::from([0.0, 1.0, 0.0]);
99        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
100        // Should be at +half_height + radius along Y
101        assert!((sp[1] - 2.5).abs() < 1e-12, "support Y+ = {}", sp[1]);
102    }
103
104    #[test]
105    fn support_negative_axis() {
106        let cap = Capsule::<3>::y_aligned(2.0, 0.5);
107        let dir = SVector::from([0.0, -1.0, 0.0]);
108        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
109        assert!((sp[1] - (-2.5)).abs() < 1e-12, "support Y- = {}", sp[1]);
110    }
111
112    #[test]
113    fn support_perpendicular() {
114        let cap = Capsule::<3>::y_aligned(2.0, 0.5);
115        let dir = SVector::from([1.0, 0.0, 0.0]);
116        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
117        // Perpendicular: picks +Y hemisphere, offsets by radius in X
118        assert!((sp[0] - 0.5).abs() < 1e-12, "support X = {}", sp[0]);
119    }
120
121    #[test]
122    fn support_diagonal() {
123        let cap = Capsule::<3>::y_aligned(2.0, 0.5);
124        let dir = SVector::from([1.0, 1.0, 0.0]);
125        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
126        // +Y hemisphere at (0, 2, 0), offset by 0.5 in direction (1,1,0)/sqrt(2)
127        let expected_y = 2.0 + 0.5 / 2.0f64.sqrt();
128        let expected_x = 0.5 / 2.0f64.sqrt();
129        assert!((sp[1] - expected_y).abs() < 1e-10, "diag Y = {}", sp[1]);
130        assert!((sp[0] - expected_x).abs() < 1e-10, "diag X = {}", sp[0]);
131    }
132
133    #[test]
134    fn bounding_sphere_contains_capsule() {
135        let cap = Capsule::<3>::y_aligned(3.0, 1.0);
136        let (center, radius) = cap.bounding_sphere();
137        assert!((center.coord(0)).abs() < 1e-12);
138        assert!((radius - 4.0).abs() < 1e-12);
139    }
140
141    #[test]
142    fn capsule_x_aligned() {
143        let cap = Capsule::<3>::new(1.5, 0.3, 0);
144        let dir = SVector::from([1.0, 0.0, 0.0]);
145        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
146        assert!((sp[0] - 1.8).abs() < 1e-12, "X-capsule support = {}", sp[0]);
147    }
148
149    #[test]
150    fn capsule_4d() {
151        let cap = Capsule::<4>::new(2.0, 1.0, 3); // W-axis aligned
152        let dir = SVector::from([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
153        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
154        assert!((sp[3] - 3.0).abs() < 1e-12, "4D capsule W+ = {}", sp[3]);
155    }
156
157    #[test]
158    fn capsule_2d() {
159        let cap = Capsule::<2>::new(1.0, 0.5, 0); // X-axis aligned
160        let dir = SVector::from([0.0, 1.0]);
161        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
162        // Perpendicular: picks +X hemisphere, offsets by radius in Y
163        assert!((sp[1] - 0.5).abs() < 1e-12, "2D capsule Y = {}", sp[1]);
164    }
165
166    #[test]
167    fn degenerate_direction() {
168        let cap = Capsule::<3>::y_aligned(2.0, 0.5);
169        let dir = SVector::from([0.0, 0.0, 0.0]);
170        let sp = cap.support(&dir);
171        // Returns +axis hemisphere center
172        assert!((sp[1] - 2.0).abs() < 1e-12);
173    }
174
175    #[test]
176    fn total_length() {
177        let cap = Capsule::<3>::y_aligned(2.0, 0.5);
178        assert!((cap.total_length() - 5.0).abs() < 1e-12);
179    }
180}