tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post1031041273094152917..comments2024-03-27T03:00:27.024-04:00Comments on Facts & other stubborn things: Smart kitty - but what is this move called?Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-497213843543770892012-08-09T13:04:06.751-04:002012-08-09T13:04:06.751-04:00We'll see what Daniel says, but I think that y...We'll see what Daniel says, but I think that you might have nailed it. I was close, just not specific enough (pursuit curves are formed using parametric equations). Like I said, I'm not a big math guy. With practice I can do it, it just doesn't interest me that much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-33780708012228812392012-08-09T12:09:03.288-04:002012-08-09T12:09:03.288-04:00Perhaps of interest:
Chases and Escapes:
The Math...Perhaps of interest:<br /><br />Chases and Escapes:<br />The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasion<br />Paul J. Nahin<br />http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8371.html<br /><br />Also http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PursuitCurve.htmlMinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-13305440079562633492012-08-09T09:04:15.199-04:002012-08-09T09:04:15.199-04:00^^ Parameterized curves.
Man, my spelling is crap...^^ Parameterized curves.<br /><br />Man, my spelling is crap today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-24199283447077312082012-08-09T08:53:04.450-04:002012-08-09T08:53:04.450-04:00I'm not a big math guy, but the only thing tha...I'm not a big math guy, but the only thing that comes to mind is possibly parametric equations, or parametricized curves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-76373151797266561422012-08-09T08:21:23.713-04:002012-08-09T08:21:23.713-04:00Ya, I guess that's more or less the idea.
Bu...Ya, I guess that's more or less the idea. <br /><br />But I thought there was some math problem relating the speed of the red circle and the chord between the black circle and the red circle to determine the angle of the chord that the cat should run to catch up with it.<br /><br />I've been googling it but I can't seem to find it.Daniel Kuehnhttp://www.factsandotherstubbornthings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-10395323509186071262012-08-09T08:20:40.678-04:002012-08-09T08:20:40.678-04:00Maneuver^^Maneuver^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-59604636397655556932012-08-09T08:18:35.228-04:002012-08-09T08:18:35.228-04:00Flanking menuever?Flanking menuever?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com