// airspeed_indicator.cxx - a regular pitot-static airspeed indicator. // Written by David Megginson, started 2002. // // This file is in the Public Domain and comes with no warranty. #include #include #include "airspeed_indicator.hxx" #include
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// A higher number means more responsive. #define RESPONSIVENESS 50.0 AirspeedIndicator::AirspeedIndicator ( SGPropertyNode *node ) : _name(node->getStringValue("name", "airspeed-indicator")), _num(node->getIntValue("number", 0)), _total_pressure(node->getStringValue("total-pressure", "/systems/pitot/total-pressure-inhg")), _static_pressure(node->getStringValue("static-pressure", "/systems/static/pressure-inhg")) { } AirspeedIndicator::~AirspeedIndicator () { } void AirspeedIndicator::init () { string branch; branch = "/instrumentation/" + _name; SGPropertyNode *node = fgGetNode(branch.c_str(), _num, true ); _serviceable_node = node->getChild("serviceable", 0, true); _total_pressure_node = fgGetNode(_total_pressure.c_str(), true); _static_pressure_node = fgGetNode(_static_pressure.c_str(), true); _density_node = fgGetNode("/environment/density-slugft3", true); _speed_node = node->getChild("indicated-speed-kt", 0, true); } #ifndef FPSTOKTS # define FPSTOKTS 0.592484 #endif #ifndef INHGTOPSF # define INHGTOPSF (2116.217/29.9212) #endif void AirspeedIndicator::update (double dt) { if (_serviceable_node->getBoolValue()) { double pt = _total_pressure_node->getDoubleValue() * INHGTOPSF; double p = _static_pressure_node->getDoubleValue() * INHGTOPSF; double r = _density_node->getDoubleValue(); double q = ( pt - p ); // dynamic pressure // Now, reverse the equation (normalize dynamic pressure to // avoid "nan" results from sqrt) if ( q < 0 ) { q = 0.0; } double v_fps = sqrt((2 * q) / r); // Publish the indicated airspeed double last_speed_kt = _speed_node->getDoubleValue(); double current_speed_kt = v_fps * FPSTOKTS; _speed_node->setDoubleValue(fgGetLowPass(last_speed_kt, current_speed_kt, dt * RESPONSIVENESS)); } } // end of airspeed_indicator.cxx