// 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 () { } AirspeedIndicator::~AirspeedIndicator () { } void AirspeedIndicator::init () { _serviceable_node = fgGetNode("/instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/serviceable", true); _total_pressure_node = fgGetNode("/systems/pitot/total-pressure-inhg", true); _static_pressure_node = fgGetNode("/systems/static/pressure-inhg", true); _speed_node = fgGetNode("/instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt", true); } #ifndef SEA_LEVEL_DENSITY_SLUGFG3 # define SEA_LEVEL_DENSITY_SLUGFT3 0.002378 #endif #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(); double p = _static_pressure_node->getDoubleValue(); double q = ( pt - p ) * INHGTOPSF; // dynamic pressure // Now, reverse the equation double v_fps = sqrt((2 * q) / SEA_LEVEL_DENSITY_SLUGFT3); // 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