// pitot.cxx - the pitot air system. // Written by David Megginson, started 2002. // // Last modified by Eric van den Berg, 24 Nov 2012 // This file is in the Public Domain and comes with no warranty. #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H # include #endif #include #include
#include
#include "pitot.hxx" PitotSystem::PitotSystem ( SGPropertyNode *node ) : _name(node->getStringValue("name", "pitot")), _num(node->getIntValue("number", 0)) { } PitotSystem::~PitotSystem () { } void PitotSystem::init () { string branch; branch = "/systems/" + _name; SGPropertyNode *node = fgGetNode(branch.c_str(), _num, true ); _serviceable_node = node->getChild("serviceable", 0, true); _pressure_node = fgGetNode("/environment/pressure-inhg", true); _mach_node = fgGetNode("/velocities/mach", true); _alpha_deg_node = fgGetNode("/orientation/alpha-deg", true); _beta_deg_node = fgGetNode("/orientation/side-slip-deg", true); _total_pressure_node = node->getChild("total-pressure-inhg", 0, true); _measured_total_pressure_node = node->getChild("measured-total-pressure-inhg", 0, true); } void PitotSystem::bind () { } void PitotSystem::unbind () { } void PitotSystem::update (double dt) { if (_serviceable_node->getBoolValue()) { double p = _pressure_node->getDoubleValue(); double mach = _mach_node->getDoubleValue(); double alpha = _alpha_deg_node->getDoubleValue() * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS; double beta = _beta_deg_node->getDoubleValue() * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS; mach = mach * fabs(cos(alpha)) * cos(beta); mach = std::max( mach , 0.0 ); // we want a mach=0 if the airflow comes from behind double p_t = p * pow(1 + 0.2 * mach*mach, 3.5 ); // true total pressure around aircraft _total_pressure_node->setDoubleValue(p_t); double p_t_meas = p_t; if (mach > 1) { p_t_meas = p * pow( 1.2 * mach*mach, 3.5 ) * pow( 2.8/2.4*mach*mach - 0.4 / 2.4 , -2.5 ); // measured total pressure by pitot tube (Rayleigh formula, at Mach>1, normal shockwave in front of pitot tube) } _measured_total_pressure_node->setDoubleValue(p_t_meas); } } // end of pitot.cxx