Java Number Min Value findMinAngularDistance(double angle1, double angle2)

Description

Finds the minimum angular distance between two angles.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
angle1	a parameter
angle2	a parameter

Declaration

private static double findMinAngularDistance(double angle1, double angle2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  ww  w .  j  a va 2 s . c  o m*/
 * Copyright (C) 2011 apurv
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Finds the minimum angular distance between two angles.
     * @param angle1
     * @param angle2
     * @return
     */
    private static double findMinAngularDistance(double angle1, double angle2) {
        double angDistance = 0.0;
        if (Math.signum(angle2) == Math.signum(angle1)) {
            angDistance = Math.abs(angle2 - angle1);
        } else {
            double sumAngle = Math.abs(angle1) + Math.abs(angle2);
            angDistance = Math.min(sumAngle, 360 - sumAngle);
        }
        return angDistance;
    }
}

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