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flightgear/src/FDM/YASim/Gear.hpp
curt 5b84ae51a5 Initial revision of Andy Ross's YASim code. This is (Y)et (A)nother Flight
Dynamics (Sim)ulator.  Basically, this is a rough, first cut of a "different
take" on FDM design.  It's intended to be very simple to use,
producing reasonable results for aircraft of all sorts and sizes,
while maintaining simulation plausibility even in odd flight
conditions like spins and aerobatics.  It's at the point now where one
can actually fly the planes around.
2001-12-01 06:22:24 +00:00

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#ifndef _GEAR_HPP
#define _GEAR_HPP
namespace yasim {
class RigidBody;
// A landing gear has the following parameters:
//
// position: a point in the aircraft's local coordinate system where the
// fully-extended wheel will be found.
// compression: a vector from position where a fully-compressed wheel
// will be, also in aircraft-local coordinates.
// spring coefficient: force coefficient along the compression axis, in
// Newtons per meter.
// damping coefficient: force per compression speed, in Ns/m
// static coefficient of friction: force along the ground plane exerted
// by a motionless wheel. A unitless scalar.
// dynamic coefficient of friction: force along the ground plane exerted
// by a sliding/skidding wheel.
// braking fraction: fraction of the dynamic friction that will be
// actually exerted by a rolling wheel
// rotation: the angle from "forward" by which the wheel is rotated
// around its compression axis. In radians.
//
class Gear {
public:
Gear();
// Externally set values
void setPosition(float* position);
void setCompression(float* compression);
void setSpring(float spring);
void setDamping(float damping);
void setStaticFriction(float sfric);
void setDynamicFriction(float dfric);
void setBrake(float brake);
void setRotation(float rotation);
void setExtension(float extension);
void getPosition(float* out);
void getCompression(float* out);
float getSpring();
float getDamping();
float getStaticFriction();
float getDynamicFriction();
float getBrake();
float getRotation();
float getExtension();
// Takes a velocity of the aircraft relative to ground, a rotation
// vector, and a ground plane (all specified in local coordinates)
// and make a force and point of application (i.e. ground contact)
// available via getForce().
void calcForce(RigidBody* body, float* v, float* rot, float* ground);
// Computed values: total force, weight-on-wheels (force normal to
// ground) and compression fraction.
void getForce(float* force, float* contact);
float getWoW();
float getCompressFraction();
private:
float calcFriction(float wgt, float v);
float _pos[3];
float _cmpr[3];
float _spring;
float _damp;
float _sfric;
float _dfric;
float _brake;
float _rot;
float _extension;
float _force[3];
float _contact[3];
float _wow;
float _frac;
};
}; // namespace yasim
#endif // _GEAR_HPP