// heading_indicator_fg.cxx - a flux_gate compass. // Based on the vacuum driven Heading Indicator Written by David Megginson, started 2002. // // Written by Vivian Meazza, started 2005. // // This file is in the Public Domain and comes with no warranty. #include #include STL_IOSTREAM #include STL_STRING #include #include "heading_indicator_fg.hxx" #include
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HeadingIndicatorFG::HeadingIndicatorFG ( SGPropertyNode *node ) : name("heading-indicator-fg"), num(0) { int i; for ( i = 0; i < node->nChildren(); ++i ) { SGPropertyNode *child = node->getChild(i); string cname = child->getName(); string cval = child->getStringValue(); if ( cname == "name" ) { name = cval; } else if ( cname == "number" ) { num = child->getIntValue(); } else { SG_LOG( SG_INSTR, SG_WARN, "Error in flux-gate heading-indicator config logic" ); if ( name.length() ) { SG_LOG( SG_INSTR, SG_WARN, "Section = " << name ); } } } } HeadingIndicatorFG::HeadingIndicatorFG () { } HeadingIndicatorFG::~HeadingIndicatorFG () { } void HeadingIndicatorFG::init () { string branch; branch = "/instrumentation/" + name; _heading_in_node = fgGetNode("/orientation/heading-deg", true); SGPropertyNode *node = fgGetNode(branch.c_str(), num, true ); _offset_node = node->getChild("offset-deg", 0, true); _serviceable_node = node->getChild("serviceable", 0, true); _error_node = node->getChild("heading-bug-error-deg", 0, true); _nav1_error_node = node->getChild("nav1-course-error-deg", 0, true); _heading_out_node = node->getChild("indicated-heading-deg", 0, true); _last_heading_deg = (_heading_in_node->getDoubleValue() + _offset_node->getDoubleValue()); _electrical_node = fgGetNode("/systems/electrical/outputs/DG", true); } void HeadingIndicatorFG::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 HeadingIndicatorFG::unbind () { std::ostringstream temp; string branch; temp << num; branch = "/instrumentation/" + name + "[" + temp.str() + "]"; fgUntie((branch + "/serviceable").c_str()); fgUntie((branch + "/spin").c_str()); } void HeadingIndicatorFG::update (double dt) { // Get the spin from the gyro _gyro.set_power_norm(_electrical_node->getDoubleValue()); _gyro.update(dt); double spin = _gyro.get_spin_norm(); // No time-based precession for a flux gate compass // We just use offset to get the magvar double offset = _offset_node->getDoubleValue(); // 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); // calculate the difference between the indicated heading // and the selected heading for use with an autopilot static SGPropertyNode *bnode = fgGetNode( "/autopilot/settings/heading-bug-deg", false ); double diff = 0; if ( bnode ){ diff = bnode->getDoubleValue() - heading; if ( diff < -180.0 ) { diff += 360.0; } if ( diff > 180.0 ) { diff -= 360.0; } _error_node->setDoubleValue( diff ); } // calculate the difference between the indicated heading // and the selected nav1 radial for use with an autopilot SGPropertyNode *nnode = fgGetNode( "/instrumentation/nav/radials/selected-deg", true ); double ndiff = 0; if ( nnode ){ ndiff = nnode->getDoubleValue() - heading; if ( ndiff < -180.0 ) { ndiff += 360.0; } if ( ndiff > 180.0 ) { ndiff -= 360.0; } _nav1_error_node->setDoubleValue( ndiff ); } } // end of heading_indicator_fg.cxx