1 // MagicCarpet.cxx -- interface to the "Magic Carpet" flight model
3 // Written by Curtis Olson, started October 1999.
5 // Copyright (C) 1999 Curtis L. Olson - curt@flightgear.org
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24 #include <simgear/math/fg_geodesy.hxx>
25 #include <simgear/math/point3d.hxx>
26 #include <simgear/math/polar3d.hxx>
28 #include <Controls/controls.hxx>
29 #include <Main/options.hxx>
31 #include "MagicCarpet.hxx"
34 // Initialize the Magic Carpet flight model, dt is the time increment
35 // for each subsequent iteration through the EOM
36 int FGMagicCarpet::init( double dt ) {
37 // set valid time for this record
44 // Run an iteration of the EOM (equations of motion)
45 int FGMagicCarpet::update( int multiloop ) {
46 // cout << "FGLaRCsim::update()" << endl;
48 double time_step = (1.0 / current_options.get_model_hz()) * multiloop;
50 // speed and distance traveled
51 double speed = controls.get_throttle( 0 ) * 2000; // meters/sec
52 double dist = speed * time_step;
53 double kts = speed * METER_TO_NM * 3600.0;
54 set_V_equiv_kts( kts );
55 set_V_calibrated_kts( kts );
56 set_V_ground_speed( kts );
60 double turn_rate = controls.get_aileron() * FG_PI_4; // radians/sec
61 double turn = turn_rate * time_step;
63 // update euler angles
64 set_Euler_Angles( get_Phi(), get_Theta(), fmod(get_Psi() + turn, FG_2PI) );
66 // update (lon/lat) position
67 double lat2, lon2, az2;
68 geo_direct_wgs_84 ( get_Altitude(),
69 get_Latitude() * RAD_TO_DEG,
70 get_Longitude() * RAD_TO_DEG,
71 get_Psi() * RAD_TO_DEG,
72 dist, &lat2, &lon2, &az2 );
73 set_Longitude( lon2 * DEG_TO_RAD );
74 set_Latitude( lat2 * DEG_TO_RAD );
76 // cout << "lon error = " << fabs(end.x()*RAD_TO_DEG - lon2)
77 // << " lat error = " << fabs(end.y()*RAD_TO_DEG - lat2)
80 double sl_radius, lat_geoc;
81 fgGeodToGeoc( get_Latitude(), get_Altitude(), &sl_radius, &lat_geoc );
84 double real_climb_rate = -controls.get_elevator() * 5000; // feet/sec
85 set_Climb_Rate( real_climb_rate / 500.0 );
86 double climb = real_climb_rate * time_step;
88 set_Geocentric_Position( lat_geoc, get_Longitude(),
89 sl_radius + get_Altitude() + climb );
90 // cout << "sea level radius (ft) = " << sl_radius << endl;
91 // cout << "(setto) sea level radius (ft) = " << get_Sea_level_radius() << endl;
92 set_Sea_level_radius( sl_radius * METER_TO_FEET);
93 set_Altitude( get_Altitude() + climb );