The phrase 'figure out the direction' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use the phrase to describe trying to find the right course of action or the right way to approach a situation. For example, you might say, "We need to figure out the direction we should take to complete this project."
It wasn't hard to figure out the direction of most of the political action on Political Action Day at the University of Connecticut's Stamford campus early Wednesday afternoon.
Hearing-impaired people interviewed by the researchers said that they most needed sound-localizing assistance to figure out the direction from which people and vehicles are approaching them and link sounds to appliances in the kitchen.
For the first time, scientists have taught computers to figure out the direction of time in videos, a result that could help researchers better understand our own perception of time.
Figure out the direction that the motor will turn.
When it comes to figuring out the direction of the market there is no telling what works.
Once you have figured out the direction you are heading on your road trip it will be easier for you to pack accordingly.
If Lincoln needs a gimmick like this to figure out the marketing direction for the brand, they may be too far gone".
The South Park creators and animators said they were still developing the characters and trying to figure out the future direction of the show with "Weight Gain 4000", which was more slow-paced than the series would eventually become.
He said we are still trying to figure out the shape and direction of what an API stands for in an infrastructure setting.
This allows us to use only two joint torque sensors to figure out the remaining components for tangential direction, i.e. (f^{t_i}_{i,1}) and (f^{t_i}_{i,2}).
In terms of traffic monitoring, the equipment of RFTraffic with array antennae could enable it to figure out the traffic situation of different directions.
