/*https://editor.p5js.org/p5/sketches/Math:_polartocartesian
* @name PolarToCartesian
* @description Convert a polar coordinate (r,theta)
* to cartesian (x,y): x = rcos(theta) y = rsin(theta)
* Original by Daniel Shiffman.
*/
let r;
// Angle and angular velocity, accleration
let theta;
let theta_vel;
let theta_acc;
function setup() {
createCanvas(710, 400);
// Initialize all values
r = height * 0.45;
theta = 0;
theta_vel = 0;
theta_acc = 0.0001;
}
function draw() {
background(0);
// Translate the origin point to the center of the screen
translate(width / 2, height / 2);
// Convert polar to cartesian
let x = r * cos(theta);
let y = r * sin(theta);
// Draw the ellipse at the cartesian coordinate
ellipseMode(CENTER);
noStroke();
fill(200);
ellipse(x, y, 32, 32);
// Apply acceleration and velocity to angle
// (r remains static in this example)
theta_vel += theta_acc;
theta += theta_vel;
}