/** Calculates target point from the current line segment.
* \param p Current position
* \param a Line segment start
* \param b Line segment end
* The returned point will lie somewhere on the line segment.
* \see #forwardLook
* \todo This function uses .magnitude quite a lot, can it be optimized?
*/
protected Vector3 CalculateTargetPoint(Vector3 p, Vector3 a, Vector3 b)
{
a.y = p.y;
b.y = p.y;
float magn = (a - b).magnitude;
if (magn == 0)
{
return(a);
}
float closest = Mathfx.Clamp01(Mathfx.NearestPointFactor(a, b, p));
Vector3 point = (b - a) * closest + a;
float distance = (point - p).magnitude;
float lookAhead = Mathf.Clamp(forwardLook - distance, 0.0F, forwardLook);
float offset = lookAhead / magn;
offset = Mathf.Clamp(offset + closest, 0.0F, 1.0F);
return((b - a) * offset + a);
}
