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Creating 2-D Animations on Canvas - bearings

Bearings, measured from the north clockwise give the direction of a point from a point of reference. In the animation, the bearings of B from A is measured.

  • The concept of the bearings as a from navigation point of view.
  • How to change the bearing of a point interactively.
  • How to find the bearing of a given point.
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Interactive Bearings Tutorial

A bearing is defined as an angle measured clockwise from the north direction.

A bearing is usually expressed in three numbers; therefore, it is called 3-number-bearing.

E.g.

300 is expressed as 0300.

1300 is expressed as 1300.

3300 is expressed as 3300.


Click the mouse along the slider and watch the updating below for the bearing.


003600

 

The Code for Interactive Bearings is as follows:

 

<script>
{
window.setInterval('bear()', 1000)
function bear() {
var a = (Math.PI / 180) * eval(document.getElementById('ran').value);
var z;
var x = 250 + 150 * Math.cos(a);
var y = 200 + 150 * Math.sin(a);
var canvas = document.getElementById('Canvas_Six');
var context_six = canvas.getContext('2d');
context_six.clearRect(0, 0, 500, 400);
// Vertical line
context_six.beginPath();
context_six.moveTo(250, 200);
context_six.lineTo(250, 4);
context_six.lineWidth = 5;
context_six.strokeStyle = 'blue';
context_six.stroke()
context_six.closePath();
// Moving line
context_six.beginPath();
context_six.moveTo(250, 200);
context_six.lineTo(x, y);
context_six.lineWidth = 5;
context_six.strokeStyle = 'purple';
context_six.stroke()
context_six.closePath();
// Arc
context_six.beginPath();
context_six.arc(250, 200, 150, 1.5 * Math.PI, a);
context_six.strokeStyle = 'red';
context_six.stroke()
// Text
context_six.font = 'bold 20pt Calibri';
context_six.fillStyle = 'red';
context_six.fillText('N', 220, 20);
context_six.font = 'bold 20pt Calibri';
context_six.fillStyle = 'blue';
context_six.fillText('A', 246, 220);
context_six.font = 'bold 20pt Calibri';
context_six.fillStyle = 'blue';
context_six.fillText('B', x, y);
context_six.font = 'bold 30pt Calibri';
context_six.fillStyle = 'blue';
context_six.fillText('^', 240, 25);
if (a + 90 <= 90) {
z = 'Bearings of B from A = 0' + (eval(document.getElementById('ran').value) + 90);
document.getElementById('p').innerHTML = z + '0';
}
else {
z = 'Bearings of B from A = ' + (eval(document.getElementById('ran').value) + 90);
document.getElementById('p').innerHTML = z + '0';
}
}
</script>

 

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