better armor stand intelligence

neural/neuralLook.lua

@@ -10,39 +10,61 @@ local sensor = device['plethora:sensor'] or error('Missing sensor')
 local intro  = device['plethora:introspection'] or error('Missing introspection module')
 
 local ownerId = intro.getMetaOwner().id
+local targets = { }
 
 local function findTargets()
-	local l = Array.filter(sensor.sense(), function(a)
-    return math.abs(a.motionY) > 0 and ownerId ~= a.id
-  end)
-  table.sort(l, function(e1, e2)
-		return Point.distance(e1, pos) < Point.distance(e2, pos)
-	end)
+  local now = os.clock()
+  local moved = { }
 
+  local l = Array.filter(sensor.sense(), function(a)
+    if math.abs(a.motionY) > 0 and ownerId ~= a.id then
+      local loc = table.concat({ a.x, a.y, a.z }, ':')
+      if not targets[a.id] then
+        targets[a.id] = { c = now }
+      elseif targets[a.id].loc ~= loc then
+        targets[a.id].c = now
+        table.insert(moved, a)
+      end
+      targets[a.id].loc = loc
+      a.c = targets[a.id].c
+      return now - a.c < 5
+    end
+  end)
+
+  if #moved > 0 then
+    table.sort(moved, function(e1, e2)
+      return Point.distance(e1, pos) < Point.distance(e2, pos)
+    end)
+    return moved[1]
+  end
+
+  if #l > 1 then
+    table.sort(l, function(e1, e2)
+      return now - e1.c < now - e2.c
+    end)
+    return targets[1]
+  end
   return l[1]
 end
 
-local last
-local count = 0
+local count = 50
 
 while true do
   local target = findTargets()
-  if target and (not last or Point.distance(last, target) > .2) then
-    last = target
-    kinetic.lookAt(target)
+  if target then
     count = 0
+    kinetic.lookAt(target)
     os.sleep(0)
+  elseif count > 25 then
+    kinetic.lookAt({
+      x = math.random(-10, 10),
+      y = math.random(-10, 10),
+      z = math.random(-10, 10)
+    })
+    os.sleep(3)
   else
     count = count + 1
-    if count > 50 or not target then
-      kinetic.lookAt({
-        x = math.random(-10, 10),
-        y = math.random(-10, 10),
-        z = math.random(-10, 10)
-      })
-      os.sleep(3)
-    else
-      os.sleep(.1)
-    end
+    os.sleep(.1)
   end
 end
+