protected final void compute() {
    if (!(f.isDefined() && P.isDefined())) {
      tangent.setUndefined();
      return;
    }

    // first derivative
    if (df == null || !df.isDefined()) {
      tangent.setUndefined();
      return;
    }

    // calc the tangent;
    double feval[] = new double[2];
    double dfeval[] = new double[2];

    double tvalue = f.getClosestParameter(P, f.getMinParameter());
    f.evaluateCurve(tvalue, feval);
    df.evaluateCurve(tvalue, dfeval);
    tangent.setCoords(-dfeval[1], dfeval[0], feval[0] * dfeval[1] - dfeval[0] * feval[1]);

    if (!pointOnCurve) T.setCoords(feval[0], feval[1], 1.0);
  }