Math Help?
I need some assistance. I have a tool rattling about in my brain for use in the Firefly LARP that I run. It's probably useful for anyone running a Serenity game as well, but that's another story.
Being up front about my math skills: the highest math I completed in high school was geometry. (Yes, I hated math. Yes, I am paying for it now, but that's why I have my copy of Excel and my programming languages. I can overcome this deficit.) I apologize if I get a term wrong
Summary: I need to find a formula for calculating the x,y position on a graph. I can determine the radius of the orbital disc and the disc's circumference. I am cheating and assuming round, as opposed to oblong, orbits. I have a good idea how to calculate the position of the object with reference to the orbital disc (i.e. what the degree[?] value of the position is) based on a given yearly orbit (velocity) relative to a starting position on a given date, which the initial location in orbits will be randomly assigned and then tweaked as necessary. I am using our solar system as a model for distance, scale, and sizing.
So, if someone could lend a hand, that would be awesome.
Thanks!
Being up front about my math skills: the highest math I completed in high school was geometry. (Yes, I hated math. Yes, I am paying for it now, but that's why I have my copy of Excel and my programming languages. I can overcome this deficit.) I apologize if I get a term wrong
Summary: I need to find a formula for calculating the x,y position on a graph. I can determine the radius of the orbital disc and the disc's circumference. I am cheating and assuming round, as opposed to oblong, orbits. I have a good idea how to calculate the position of the object with reference to the orbital disc (i.e. what the degree[?] value of the position is) based on a given yearly orbit (velocity) relative to a starting position on a given date, which the initial location in orbits will be randomly assigned and then tweaked as necessary. I am using our solar system as a model for distance, scale, and sizing.
So, if someone could lend a hand, that would be awesome.
Thanks!