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 - http://www.flightgear.org/~curt
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28 #include <simgear/math/sg_geodesy.hxx>
30 #include <Aircraft/controls.hxx>
31 #include <Main/globals.hxx>
32 #include <Main/fg_props.hxx>
34 #include "MagicCarpet.hxx"
37 FGMagicCarpet::FGMagicCarpet( double dt ) {
42 FGMagicCarpet::~FGMagicCarpet() {
46 // Initialize the Magic Carpet flight model, dt is the time increment
47 // for each subsequent iteration through the EOM
48 void FGMagicCarpet::init() {
53 // Run an iteration of the EOM (equations of motion)
54 void FGMagicCarpet::update( double dt ) {
55 // cout << "FGLaRCsim::update()" << endl;
60 // int multiloop = _calc_multiloop(dt);
62 double time_step = dt;
64 // speed and distance traveled
65 double speed = globals->get_controls()->get_throttle( 0 ) * 2000; // meters/sec
66 if ( globals->get_controls()->get_brake_left() > 0.0
67 || globals->get_controls()->get_brake_right() > 0.0 )
72 double dist = speed * time_step;
73 double kts = speed * SG_METER_TO_NM * 3600.0;
74 _set_V_equiv_kts( kts );
75 _set_V_calibrated_kts( kts );
76 _set_V_ground_speed( kts );
79 double turn_rate = globals->get_controls()->get_aileron() * SGD_PI_4; // radians/sec
80 double turn = turn_rate * time_step;
82 // update euler angles
83 _set_Euler_Angles( get_Phi(), get_Theta(),
84 fmod(get_Psi() + turn, SGD_2PI) );
85 _set_Euler_Rates(0,0,0);
87 // update (lon/lat) position
88 double lat2, lon2, az2;
89 if ( fabs( speed ) > SG_EPSILON ) {
90 geo_direct_wgs_84 ( get_Altitude(),
91 get_Latitude() * SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES,
92 get_Longitude() * SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES,
93 get_Psi() * SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES,
94 dist, &lat2, &lon2, &az2 );
96 _set_Longitude( lon2 * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS );
97 _set_Latitude( lat2 * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS );
100 // cout << "lon error = " << fabs(end.x()*SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES - lon2)
101 // << " lat error = " << fabs(end.y()*SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES - lat2)
104 double sl_radius, lat_geoc;
105 sgGeodToGeoc( get_Latitude(), get_Altitude(), &sl_radius, &lat_geoc );
108 double real_climb_rate = -globals->get_controls()->get_elevator() * 5000; // feet/sec
109 _set_Climb_Rate( real_climb_rate / 500.0 );
110 double climb = real_climb_rate * time_step;
112 _set_Geocentric_Position( lat_geoc, get_Longitude(),
113 sl_radius + get_Altitude() + climb );
114 // cout << "sea level radius (ft) = " << sl_radius << endl;
115 // cout << "(setto) sea level radius (ft) = " << get_Sea_level_radius() << endl;
116 _update_ground_elev_at_pos();
117 _set_Sea_level_radius( sl_radius * SG_METER_TO_FEET);
118 _set_Altitude( get_Altitude() + climb );