flightgear/src/FDM/JSBSim/FGAtmosphere.cpp

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 Module:       FGAtmosphere.cpp
 Author:       Jon Berndt
 Date started: 11/24/98
 Purpose:      Models the atmosphere
 Called by:    FGSimExec

 ------------- Copyright (C) 1999  Jon S. Berndt (jsb@hal-pc.org) -------------

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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
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Models the atmosphere. The equation used below was determined by a third order
curve fit using Excel. The data is from the ICAO atmosphere model.

HISTORY
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11/24/98   JSB   Created

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INCLUDES
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#include "FGAtmosphere.h"
#include "FGState.h"
#include "FGFDMExec.h"
#include "FGFCS.h"
#include "FGAircraft.h"
#include "FGTranslation.h"
#include "FGRotation.h"
#include "FGPosition.h"
#include "FGAuxiliary.h"
#include "FGOutput.h"

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FGAtmosphere::FGAtmosphere(FGFDMExec* fdmex) : FGModel(fdmex)
{
  Name = "FGAtmosphere";
}


FGAtmosphere::~FGAtmosphere()
{
}


bool FGAtmosphere::Run(void)
{
  if (!FGModel::Run()) {                 // if false then execute this Run()
    rho = 0.002377 - 7.0E-08*State->Geth()
        + 7.0E-13*State->Geth()*State->Geth()
        - 2.0E-18*State->Geth()*State->Geth()*State->Geth();

    State->SetMach(State->GetVt()/State->Geta());
  } else {                               // skip Run() execution this time
  }
  return false;
}

float FGAtmosphere::CalcRho(float altitude)
{
  return (0.002377 - 7.0E-08*altitude
        + 7.0E-13*altitude*altitude
        - 2.0E-18*altitude*altitude*altitude);

}