1 // do some test relating to the concept of "up"
3 #include <simgear/compiler.h>
9 #include <simgear/constants.h>
10 #include <simgear/math/sg_geodesy.hxx>
16 // for each lat/lon given in goedetic coordinates, calculate
17 // geocentric coordinates, cartesian coordinates, the local "up"
18 // vector (based on original geodetic lat/lon), as well as the "Z"
19 // intercept (for which 0 = center of earth)
25 for ( double lat = 0; lat <= 90; lat += 5.0 ) {
26 cout << "lon = " << lon << " geod lat = " << lat;
28 double sl_radius, lat_geoc;
29 sgGeodToGeoc( lat * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS, alt, &sl_radius, &lat_geoc );
30 cout << " geoc lat = " << lat_geoc * SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES << endl;
32 Point3D pgd( lon * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS, lat * SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS, 0.0 );
33 Point3D pc = sgGeodToCart( pgd );
34 cout << " cartesian = " << pc << endl;
38 sgdMakeRotMat4( GEOD_UP, lon, 0.0, -lat );
39 sgdSetVec3( geod_up, GEOD_UP[0][0], GEOD_UP[0][1], GEOD_UP[0][2] );
40 cout << " geod up = " << geod_up[0] << ", " << geod_up[1] << ", "
41 << geod_up[2] << endl;
45 sgdMakeRotMat4( GEOC_UP, lon, 0.0, -lat_geoc * SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES );
46 sgdSetVec3( geoc_up, GEOC_UP[0][0], GEOC_UP[0][1], GEOC_UP[0][2] );
47 cout << " geoc up = " << geoc_up[0] << ", " << geoc_up[1] << ", "
48 << geoc_up[2] << endl;
50 double slope = geod_up[2] / geod_up[0];
51 double intercept = pc.z() - slope * pc.x();
52 cout << " Z intercept (based on geodetic up) = " << intercept << endl;
54 slope = geoc_up[2] / geoc_up[0];
55 intercept = pc.z() - slope * pc.x();
56 cout << " Z intercept (based on geocentric up) = " << intercept << endl;