// heading_indicator.cxx - a vacuum-powered heading indicator. // Written by David Megginson, started 2002. // // This file is in the Public Domain and comes with no warranty. #include "heading_indicator.hxx" #include
#include
HeadingIndicator::HeadingIndicator () { } HeadingIndicator::~HeadingIndicator () { } void HeadingIndicator::init () { _offset_node = fgGetNode("/instrumentation/heading-indicator/offset-deg", true); _heading_in_node = fgGetNode("/orientation/heading-deg", true); _suction_node = fgGetNode("/systems/vacuum[0]/suction-inhg", true); _heading_out_node = fgGetNode("/instrumentation/heading-indicator/indicated-heading-deg", true); _last_heading_deg = (_heading_in_node->getDoubleValue() + _offset_node->getDoubleValue()); } void HeadingIndicator::bind () { fgTie("/instrumentation/heading-indicator/serviceable", &_gyro, &Gyro::is_serviceable); fgTie("/instrumentation/heading-indicator/spin", &_gyro, &Gyro::get_spin_norm, &Gyro::set_spin_norm); } void HeadingIndicator::unbind () { fgUntie("/instrumentation/heading-indicator/serviceable"); fgUntie("/instrumentation/heading-indicator/spin"); } void HeadingIndicator::update (double dt) { // Get the spin from the gyro _gyro.set_power_norm(_suction_node->getDoubleValue()/5.0); _gyro.update(dt); double spin = _gyro.get_spin_norm(); // Next, calculate time-based precession double offset = _offset_node->getDoubleValue(); offset -= dt * (0.25 / 60.0); // 360deg/day while (offset < -360) offset += 360; while (offset > 360) offset -= 360; _offset_node->setDoubleValue(offset); // TODO: movement-induced error // Next, calculate the indicated heading, // introducing errors. double factor = 0.01 / (spin * spin * spin * spin * spin * spin); double heading = _heading_in_node->getDoubleValue(); // Now, we have to get the current // heading and the last heading into // the same range. while ((heading - _last_heading_deg) > 180) _last_heading_deg += 360; while ((heading - _last_heading_deg) < -180) _last_heading_deg -= 360; heading = fgGetLowPass(_last_heading_deg, heading, dt/factor); _last_heading_deg = heading; heading += offset; while (heading < 0) heading += 360; while (heading > 360) heading -= 360; _heading_out_node->setDoubleValue(heading); } // end of heading_indicator.cxx