calculate box2d impulse for a certain angle of impact

Question

I have a ball (a dynamic body in the shape of a circle) that acts on a surface (trampoline) in the conditions of a gravity force.

When the ball impacts the trampoline (drawn in the picture from point A to B) I would like to apply an impulse (normal to the trampoline surface) to the ball.

The problem is that right now i use:

 b2Vec2 impulse = b2Vec2(0, [self fullMass]*[GameMaster sharedInstance].usrTrampolineForce);

 b2Vec2 impulsePoint = _body->GetWorldPoint(b2Vec2(0/PTM_RATIO, -1.0/PTM_RATIO));

 _body->ApplyLinearImpulse(impulse, impulsePoint);

Which sends the ball perpendicular(on the surface) up (the red direction in the drawing), although it should respect a certain realistic trajectory (drawn with black).

How can i apply the impulse to have a realistic jump?

i.e. Note that i am interested in all the cases of the ball intersection. for example, the ball could drop on the trampoline and the ball should still have a correct trajectory.

Answer 1

I don't read objective-C, but the problem seems to be clear:

Your impulse b2Vec2(0, [self fullMass]*[GameMaster sharedInstance].usrTrampolineForce) does not actually include any x component!

Split your impulse into x and y components (pseudocode):

Impulse_magnitude = Ball_mass * Trampoline_Force
# theta is the angle between the horizontal and your impulse
# this will depend on the angle of the trampoline.
Impulse_x = Impulse_magnitude * Cos(theta)
Impulse_y = Impulse_magnitude * Sin(theta)
# Create your impulse vector
Impulse_v = b2Vec(Impulse_x, Impulse_y)