BulletSim: tweaking so avatar can be pushed. In particular, llPushObject,

which called BSCharacter.AddForce, can now move a character.

OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSActorAvatarMove.cs

@@ -187,12 +187,25 @@ public class BSActorAvatarMove : BSActor
 
             if (m_controllingPrim.IsColliding)
             {
-                // If we are colliding with a stationary object, presume we're standing and don't move around
+                // if colliding with something stationary and we're not doing volume detect .
                 if (!m_controllingPrim.ColliderIsMoving && !m_controllingPrim.ColliderIsVolumeDetect)
                 {
-                    m_physicsScene.DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.MoveMotor,collidingWithStationary,zeroingMotion", m_controllingPrim.LocalID);
+                    m_physicsScene.DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.MoveMotor,collidingWithStationary,totalForce={1}, vel={2}",   /* DEBUG */
-                    m_controllingPrim.IsStationary = true;
+                            m_controllingPrim.LocalID, m_physicsScene.PE.GetTotalForce(m_controllingPrim.PhysBody), m_controllingPrim.Velocity);    /* DEBUG */
-                    m_controllingPrim.ZeroMotion(true /* inTaintTime */);
+                    // If velocity is very small, assume it is movement creep and suppress it.
+                    // Applying push forces (Character.AddForce) should move the avatar and that is only seen here as velocity.
+                    if ( (m_controllingPrim.Velocity.LengthSquared() < BSParam.AvatarStopZeroThresholdSquared)
+                            && (m_physicsScene.PE.GetTotalForce(m_controllingPrim.PhysBody).LengthSquared() < BSParam.AvatarStopZeroThresholdSquared) )
+                    {
+                        m_physicsScene.DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.MoveMotor,collidingWithStationary,zeroingMotion", m_controllingPrim.LocalID);
+                        m_controllingPrim.IsStationary = true;
+                        m_controllingPrim.ZeroMotion(true /* inTaintTime */);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        m_physicsScene.DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.MoveMotor,collidingWithStationary,not zeroing because velocity={1}",
+                                        m_controllingPrim.LocalID, m_controllingPrim.Velocity);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // Standing has more friction on the ground
@@ -222,8 +235,8 @@ public class BSActorAvatarMove : BSActor
                 }
             }
 
-            m_physicsScene.DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.MoveMotor,taint,stopping,target={1},colliding={2}",
+            m_physicsScene.DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.MoveMotor,taint,stopping,target={1},colliding={2},isStationary={3}",
-                            m_controllingPrim.LocalID, m_velocityMotor.TargetValue, m_controllingPrim.IsColliding);
+                            m_controllingPrim.LocalID, m_velocityMotor.TargetValue, m_controllingPrim.IsColliding,m_controllingPrim.IsStationary);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -237,6 +250,8 @@ public class BSActorAvatarMove : BSActor
                 m_physicsScene.PE.SetFriction(m_controllingPrim.PhysBody, m_controllingPrim.Friction);
             }
 
+            // If not flying and not colliding, assume falling and keep the downward motion component.
+            //    This check is done here for the next jump test.
             if (!m_controllingPrim.Flying && !m_controllingPrim.IsColliding)
             {
                 stepVelocity.Z = m_controllingPrim.RawVelocity.Z;
@@ -267,11 +282,9 @@ public class BSActorAvatarMove : BSActor
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    
                     // Since we're not affected by anything, the avatar must be falling and we do not want that to be too fast.
                     if (m_controllingPrim.RawVelocity.Z < BSParam.AvatarTerminalVelocity)
                     {
-                        
                         stepVelocity.Z = BSParam.AvatarTerminalVelocity;
                     }
                     else
@@ -315,7 +328,11 @@ public class BSActorAvatarMove : BSActor
         if (m_controllingPrim.IsStationary)
         {
             entprop.Position = m_controllingPrim.RawPosition;
-            entprop.Velocity = OMV.Vector3.Zero;
+            // Suppress small movement velocity
+            if (entprop.Velocity.LengthSquared() < BSParam.AvatarStopZeroThresholdSquared) {
+                m_physicsScene.DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.MoveMotor,OnPreUpdate,zeroing velocity={1}", m_controllingPrim.LocalID, entprop.Velocity);
+                entprop.Velocity = OMV.Vector3.Zero;
+            }
             m_physicsScene.PE.SetTranslation(m_controllingPrim.PhysBody, entprop.Position, entprop.Rotation);
         }
 

OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs

@@ -652,13 +652,16 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
     public override void AddForce(OMV.Vector3 force, bool pushforce)
     {
         // Since this force is being applied in only one step, make this a force per second.
-        OMV.Vector3 addForce = force / PhysScene.LastTimeStep;
+        OMV.Vector3 addForce = force;
 
-        // compensate for density variation
+        // The interaction of this force with the simulator rate and collision occurance is tricky.
-        // with a adicional parameter to sync with old ode
+        // ODE multiplies the force by 100
-        if(pushforce)
+        // ubODE multiplies the force by 5.3
-            addForce = addForce * Density * BSParam.DensityScaleFactor * 0.08f;;
+        // BulletSim, after much in-world testing, thinks it gets a similar effect by multiplying mass*0.315f
+        //    This number could be a feature of friction or timing, but it seems to move avatars the same as ubODE
+        addForce *= Mass * BSParam.AvatarAddForcePushFactor;
 
+        DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.addForce,call,force={1},addForce={2},push={3},mass={4}", LocalID, force, addForce, pushforce, Mass);
         AddForce(addForce, pushforce, false);
     }
 
@@ -666,7 +669,7 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
         if (force.IsFinite())
         {
             OMV.Vector3 addForce = Util.ClampV(force, BSParam.MaxAddForceMagnitude);
-            // DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.addForce,call,force={1}", LocalID, addForce);
+            // DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.addForce,call,force={1},push={2},inTaint={3}", LocalID, addForce, pushforce, inTaintTime);
 
             PhysScene.TaintedObject(inTaintTime, LocalID, "BSCharacter.AddForce", delegate()
             {
@@ -674,6 +677,9 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
                 // DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.addForce,taint,force={1}", LocalID, addForce);
                 if (PhysBody.HasPhysicalBody)
                 {
+                    // Bullet adds this central force to the total force for this tick.
+                    // Deep down in Bullet:
+                    //      linearVelocity += totalForce / mass * timeStep;
                     PhysScene.PE.ApplyCentralForce(PhysBody, addForce);
                     PhysScene.PE.Activate(PhysBody, true);
                 }

OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSParam.cs

@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ public static class BSParam
     public static float AvatarFlyingGroundUpForce { get; private set; }
     public static float AvatarTerminalVelocity { get; private set; }
 	public static float AvatarContactProcessingThreshold { get; private set; }
+    public static float AvatarAddForcePushFactor { get; private set; }
     public static float AvatarStopZeroThreshold { get; private set; }
+    public static float AvatarStopZeroThresholdSquared { get; private set; }
 	public static int AvatarJumpFrames { get; private set; }
 	public static float AvatarBelowGroundUpCorrectionMeters { get; private set; }
 	public static float AvatarStepHeight { get; private set; }
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ public static class BSParam
     public static float PID_D { get; private set; }    // derivative
     public static float PID_P { get; private set; }    // proportional
 
+    public static float DebugNumber { get; private set; }   // A console setable number used for debugging
+
     // Various constants that come from that other virtual world that shall not be named.
     public const float MinGravityZ = -1f;
     public const float MaxGravityZ = 28f;
@@ -601,7 +605,7 @@ public static class BSParam
             1.3f ),
             // For historical reasons, density is reported  * 100
         new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarDensity", "Density of an avatar. Changed on avatar recreation. Scaled times 100.",
-            3500f) ,    // 3.5 * 100
+            350f) ,    // 3.5 * 100
         new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarRestitution", "Bouncyness. Changed on avatar recreation.",
             0f ),
         new ParameterDefn<int>("AvatarShape", "Code for avatar physical shape: 0:capsule, 1:cube, 2:ovoid, 2:mesh",
@@ -626,8 +630,12 @@ public static class BSParam
             -54.0f ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarContactProcessingThreshold", "Distance from capsule to check for collisions",
             0.1f ),
+	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarAddForcePushFactor", "BSCharacter.AddForce is multiplied by this and mass to be like other physics engines",
+            0.315f ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarStopZeroThreshold", "Movement velocity below which avatar is assumed to be stopped",
-            0.1f ),
+            0.1f,
+            (s) => { return (float)AvatarStopZeroThreshold; },
+            (s,v) => { AvatarStopZeroThreshold = v; AvatarStopZeroThresholdSquared = v * v; } ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarBelowGroundUpCorrectionMeters", "Meters to move avatar up if it seems to be below ground",
             1.0f ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<int>("AvatarJumpFrames", "Number of frames to allow jump forces. Changes jump height.",
@@ -812,6 +820,9 @@ public static class BSParam
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("LinkConstraintSolverIterations", "Number of solver iterations when computing constraint. (0 = Bullet default)",
             40 ),
 
+	    new ParameterDefn<float>("DebugNumber", "A console setable number sometimes used for debugging",
+            1.0f ),
+
         new ParameterDefn<int>("PhysicsMetricFrames", "Frames between outputting detailed phys metrics. (0 is off)",
             0,
             (s) => { return s.PhysicsMetricDumpFrames; },

OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPhysObject.cs

@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@ public abstract class BSPhysObject : PhysicsActor
     public virtual OMV.Vector3 RawVelocity { get; set; }
     public abstract OMV.Vector3 ForceVelocity { get; set; }
 
+    // RawForce is a constant force applied to object (see Force { set; } )
     public OMV.Vector3 RawForce { get; set; }
     public OMV.Vector3 RawTorque { get; set; }
+
     public override void AddAngularForce(OMV.Vector3 force, bool pushforce)
     {
         AddAngularForce(force, pushforce, false);
@@ -570,7 +572,11 @@ public abstract class BSPhysObject : PhysicsActor
             PhysScene.TaintedObject(LocalID, TypeName+".SubscribeEvents", delegate()
             {
                 if (PhysBody.HasPhysicalBody)
+                {
                     CurrentCollisionFlags = PhysScene.PE.AddToCollisionFlags(PhysBody, CollisionFlags.BS_SUBSCRIBE_COLLISION_EVENTS);
+                    DetailLog("{0},{1}.SubscribeEvents,setting collision. ms={2}, collisionFlags={3:x}",
+                            LocalID, TypeName, ms, CurrentCollisionFlags);
+                }
             });
         }
         else

OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSScene.cs

@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.BulletS
             try
             {
                 numSubSteps = PE.PhysicsStep(World, timeStep, m_maxSubSteps, m_fixedTimeStep, out updatedEntityCount, out collidersCount);
-
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {