Straight line between two polar points

Hi all,
I've created a VI which would be plotting a polar curve depending on the time-distance formula. The VI has Present Mag. and Target Mag. each having its own angle (Polar form i.e. (r,theta)). I want to plot a straight line between the Present point and the Target point. I used the time-distance formula to plot the magnitude, and used the same slope for plotting angle. However, I get a curved plot as shown in the attachment.
Could anyone tell me what formula can be used to plot a straight line between the Present point and the Target point?
Thanks.
-FraggerFox!
Certified LabVIEW Architect, Certified TestStand Developer
"What you think today is what you live tomorrow"
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@altenbach....
how can we do that?
To say in short,
I have two points A(magnitude1,phase1[deg]) and B(magnitude2,phase2[deg]) on the input side. Also, I have the Time input to travel from pt.A to pt.B
I have one polar plot as indicator output.
I need to show on the polar plot a line which is gradually increasing from pt.A to pt.B in a straight line on the polar plot.
You may refer the picture attached in the first post above to get an idea of what I am trying to do.
Thanks!
Message Edited by Fragger Fox on 01-13-2010 11:01 AM
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