// 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 #include STL_IOSTREAM #include STL_STRING #include #include "heading_indicator.hxx" #include
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HeadingIndicator::HeadingIndicator ( SGPropertyNode *node ) : _name(node->getStringValue("name", "heading-indicator")), _num(node->getIntValue("number", 0)), _suction(node->getStringValue("suction", "/systems/vacuum/suction-inhg")) { } HeadingIndicator::~HeadingIndicator () { } void HeadingIndicator::init () { string branch; branch = "/instrumentation/" + _name; SGPropertyNode *node = fgGetNode(branch.c_str(), _num, true ); _offset_node = node->getChild("offset-deg", 0, true); _heading_in_node = fgGetNode("/orientation/heading-deg", true); _suction_node = fgGetNode(_suction.c_str(), true); _heading_out_node = node->getChild("indicated-heading-deg", 0, true); _last_heading_deg = (_heading_in_node->getDoubleValue() + _offset_node->getDoubleValue()); } void HeadingIndicator::bind () { std::ostringstream temp; string branch; temp << _num; branch = "/instrumentation/" + _name + "[" + temp.str() + "]"; fgTie((branch + "/serviceable").c_str(), &_gyro, &Gyro::is_serviceable, &Gyro::set_serviceable); fgTie((branch + "/spin").c_str(), &_gyro, &Gyro::get_spin_norm, &Gyro::set_spin_norm); } void HeadingIndicator::unbind () { std::ostringstream temp; string branch; temp << _num; branch = "/instrumentation/" + _name + "[" + temp.str() + "]"; fgUntie((branch + "/serviceable").c_str()); fgUntie((branch + "/spin").c_str()); } 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