1/19/09

Integrating Path Prediction

The core tracking engine has been successfully installed into the main program. It remains virtually unchanged since its creation but there are some adjustments to the search-style I'm working out currently. When the engine spots a target RBG value it uses that "hit" as the initial center for successive UV searches. Limiting the search area was the first attempt at speeding up processing and now predicting where the target is in the given area is the next step.

Noting Newton's First Law of Motion, a target will tend to continue along if not a straight line, a near approximation. The engine will make a list of coordinates to look at first in order of probability (the opposite direction being the last). This will require re-writing the engine but every engine needs an overhaul eventually. I believe the time I spend on this portion will be worth it in terms of process efficiency.

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