1 // altimeter.cxx - an altimeter tied to the static port.
2 // Written by David Megginson, started 2002.
3 // Modified by John Denker in 2007 to use a two layer atmosphere
4 // model in src/Environment/atmosphere.?xx
6 // This file is in the Public Domain and comes with no warranty.
8 // Example invocation, in the instrumentation.xml file:
10 // <name>encoder</name>
12 // <static-pressure>/systems/static/pressure-inhg</static-pressure>
13 // <quantum>10</quantum>
16 // Note non-default name, quantum, and tau values.
22 #include <simgear/math/interpolater.hxx>
23 #include <simgear/math/SGMath.hxx>
25 #include <Main/fg_props.hxx>
26 #include <Main/util.hxx>
27 #include <Environment/atmosphere.hxx>
29 #include "altimeter.hxx"
31 Altimeter::Altimeter ( SGPropertyNode *node, double quantum )
32 : _name(node->getStringValue("name", "altimeter")),
33 _num(node->getIntValue("number", 0)),
34 _static_pressure(node->getStringValue("static-pressure", "/systems/static/pressure-inhg")),
35 _tau(node->getDoubleValue("tau", 0.1)),
36 _quantum(node->getDoubleValue("quantum", quantum))
39 Altimeter::~Altimeter ()
46 branch = "/instrumentation/" + _name;
48 SGPropertyNode *node = fgGetNode(branch.c_str(), _num, true );
51 _pressure_node = fgGetNode(_static_pressure.c_str(), true);
52 _serviceable_node = node->getChild("serviceable", 0, true);
53 _setting_node = node->getChild("setting-inhg", 0, true);
54 _press_alt_node = node->getChild("pressure-alt-ft", 0, true);
55 _mode_c_node = node->getChild("mode-c-alt-ft", 0, true);
56 _altitude_node = node->getChild("indicated-altitude-ft", 0, true);
58 if (_setting_node->getDoubleValue() == 0)
59 _setting_node->setDoubleValue(29.921260);
63 Altimeter::update (double dt)
65 if (_serviceable_node->getBoolValue()) {
66 double trat = _tau > 0 ? dt/_tau : 100;
67 double pressure = _pressure_node->getDoubleValue();
68 double setting = _setting_node->getDoubleValue();
69 double press_alt = _press_alt_node->getDoubleValue();
70 // The mechanism settles slowly toward new pressure altitude:
71 raw_PA = fgGetLowPass(raw_PA, _altimeter.press_alt_ft(pressure), trat);
72 _mode_c_node->setDoubleValue(100 * SGMiscd::round(raw_PA/100));
73 _kollsman = fgGetLowPass(_kollsman, _altimeter.kollsman_ft(setting), trat);
75 press_alt = _quantum * SGMiscd::round(raw_PA/_quantum);
78 _press_alt_node->setDoubleValue(press_alt);
79 _altitude_node->setDoubleValue(press_alt - _kollsman);
83 // end of altimeter.cxx