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flightgear/src/Instrumentation/airspeed_indicator.cxx

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// 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 <math.h>
#include <simgear/math/interpolater.hxx>
#include "airspeed_indicator.hxx"
#include <Main/fg_props.hxx>
#include <Main/util.hxx>
#include <Environment/environment_mgr.hxx>
#include <Environment/environment.hxx>
// A higher number means more responsive.
#define RESPONSIVENESS 50.0
AirspeedIndicator::AirspeedIndicator ( SGPropertyNode *node )
:
_name(node->getStringValue("name", "airspeed-indicator")),
_num(node->getIntValue("number", 0)),
_total_pressure(node->getStringValue("total-pressure", "/systems/pitot/total-pressure-inhg")),
_static_pressure(node->getStringValue("static-pressure", "/systems/static/pressure-inhg")),
_has_overspeed(node->getBoolValue("has-overspeed-indicator",false)),
_pressure_alt_source(node->getStringValue("pressure-alt-source", "/instrumentation/altimeter/pressure-alt-ft")),
_ias_limit(node->getDoubleValue("ias-limit", 248.0)),
_mach_limit(node->getDoubleValue("mach-limit", 0.48)),
_alt_threshold(node->getDoubleValue("alt-threshold", 13200))
{
_environmentManager = NULL;
}
AirspeedIndicator::~AirspeedIndicator ()
{
}
void
AirspeedIndicator::init ()
{
string branch;
branch = "/instrumentation/" + _name;
SGPropertyNode *node = fgGetNode(branch.c_str(), _num, true );
_serviceable_node = node->getChild("serviceable", 0, true);
_total_pressure_node = fgGetNode(_total_pressure.c_str(), true);
_static_pressure_node = fgGetNode(_static_pressure.c_str(), true);
_density_node = fgGetNode("/environment/density-slugft3", true);
_speed_node = node->getChild("indicated-speed-kt", 0, true);
_tas_node = node->getChild("true-speed-kt", 0, true);
_mach_node = node->getChild("indicated-mach", 0, true);
// overspeed-indicator properties
if (_has_overspeed) {
_ias_limit_node = node->getNode("ias-limit",0, true);
_mach_limit_node = node->getNode("mach-limit",0, true);
_alt_threshold_node = node->getNode("alt-threshold",0, true);
if (!_ias_limit_node->hasValue()) {
_ias_limit_node->setDoubleValue(_ias_limit);
}
if (!_mach_limit_node->hasValue()) {
_mach_limit_node->setDoubleValue(_mach_limit);
}
if (!_alt_threshold_node->hasValue()) {
_alt_threshold_node->setDoubleValue(_alt_threshold);
}
_airspeed_limit = node->getChild("airspeed-limit-kt", 0, true);
_pressure_alt = fgGetNode(_pressure_alt_source.c_str(), true);
}
_environmentManager = (FGEnvironmentMgr*) globals->get_subsystem("environment");
}
#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()) {
return;
}
double pt = _total_pressure_node->getDoubleValue() * INHGTOPSF;
double p = _static_pressure_node->getDoubleValue() * INHGTOPSF;
double r = _density_node->getDoubleValue();
double q = ( pt - p ); // dynamic pressure
// Now, reverse the equation (normalize dynamic pressure to
// avoid "nan" results from sqrt)
if ( q < 0 ) { q = 0.0; }
double v_fps = sqrt((2 * q) / r);
// Publish the indicated airspeed
double last_speed_kt = _speed_node->getDoubleValue();
double current_speed_kt = v_fps * FPSTOKTS;
double filtered_speed = fgGetLowPass(last_speed_kt,
current_speed_kt,
dt * RESPONSIVENESS);
_speed_node->setDoubleValue(filtered_speed);
computeMach(filtered_speed);
if (!_has_overspeed) {
return;
}
double lmt = _ias_limit_node->getDoubleValue();
if (_pressure_alt->getDoubleValue() > _alt_threshold_node->getDoubleValue()) {
double mmo = _mach_limit_node->getDoubleValue();
lmt = (filtered_speed/_mach_node->getDoubleValue())* mmo;
}
_airspeed_limit->setDoubleValue(lmt);
}
void
AirspeedIndicator::computeMach(double ias)
{
if (!_environmentManager) {
return;
}
FGEnvironment env(_environmentManager->getEnvironment());
// derived from http://williams.best.vwh.net/avform.htm#Mach
// names here are picked to be consistent with those formulae!
double oatK = env.get_temperature_degc() + 273.15; // OAT in Kelvin
double CS = 38.967854 * sqrt(oatK); // speed-of-sound in knots at altitude
double CS_0 = 661.4786; // speed-of-sound in knots at sea-level
double P_0 = env.get_pressure_sea_level_inhg();
double P = _static_pressure_node->getDoubleValue();
double DP = P_0 * (pow(1 + 0.2*pow(ias/CS_0, 2), 3.5) - 1);
double mach = pow(5 * ( pow(DP/P + 1, 2.0/7.0) -1) , 0.5);
// publish Mach and TAS
_mach_node->setDoubleValue(mach);
_tas_node->setDoubleValue(CS * mach);
}
// end of airspeed_indicator.cxx