// antenna.cxx -- implementation of FGRadioAntenna
// Class to represent a virtual radio antenna properties
-// Written by Adrian Musceac, started December 2011.
+// Written by Adrian Musceac YO8RZZ, started December 2011.
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
FGRadioAntenna::FGRadioAntenna(string type) {
- _mirror_y = 1;
+ _mirror_y = 1; // normally we want to mirror these axis because the pattern is simetric
_mirror_z = 1;
- _invert_ground = 0;
- load_antenna_pattern(type);
+ _invert_ground = 0; // TODO: use for inverting the antenna ground, for instance aircraft body reflection
+ load_NEC_antenna_pattern(type);
}
FGRadioAntenna::~FGRadioAntenna() {
-
+ for (unsigned i =0; i < _pattern.size(); i++) {
+ AntennaGain *point_gain = _pattern[i];
+ delete point_gain;
+ }
+ _pattern.clear();
}
-double FGRadioAntenna::calculate_gain(double azimuth, double elevation) {
+// WIP
+double FGRadioAntenna::calculate_gain(double bearing, double angle) {
+
+ // TODO: what if the pattern is assimetric?
+ bearing = fabs(bearing);
+ if (bearing > 180)
+ bearing = 360 - bearing;
+ // for plots with 2 degrees resolution:
+ int azimuth = (int)floor(bearing);
+ azimuth += azimuth % 2;
+ int elevation = (int)floor(angle);
+ elevation += elevation % 2;
+ //cerr << "Bearing: " << bearing << " angle: " << angle << " azimuth: " << azimuth << " elevation: " << elevation << endl;
+ for (unsigned i =0; i < _pattern.size(); i++) {
+ AntennaGain *point_gain = _pattern[i];
+
+ if ( (azimuth == point_gain->azimuth) && (elevation == point_gain->elevation)) {
+ return point_gain->gain;
+ }
+ }
+
return 0;
}
-
-/*** load external plot file generated by NEC4
-***/
-void FGRadioAntenna::load_antenna_pattern(string type) {
+void FGRadioAntenna::load_NEC_antenna_pattern(string type) {
- SGPath pattern_file(fgGetString("/sim/fg-home"));
- pattern_file.append("antennas");
+ //SGPath pattern_file(globals->get_fg_home());
+ SGPath pattern_file(globals->get_fg_root());
+ pattern_file.append("Navaids/Antennas");
pattern_file.append(type + ".txt");
if (!pattern_file.exists()) {
return;
double gain;
while(!file_in.eof()) {
file_in >> heading >> elevation >> gain;
- cerr << "head: " << heading << " elev: " << elevation << " gain: " << gain << endl;
- AntennaGain datapoint;
- datapoint.azimuth = heading;
- datapoint.elevation = elevation;
- datapoint.gain = gain;
+ if( (_mirror_y == 1) && (heading > 180) ) {
+ continue;
+ }
+ if ( (_mirror_z == 1) && (elevation < 0) ) {
+ continue;
+ }
+ //cerr << "head: " << heading << " elev: " << elevation << " gain: " << gain << endl;
+ AntennaGain *datapoint = new AntennaGain;
+ datapoint->azimuth = heading;
+ datapoint->elevation = 90.0 - abs(elevation);
+ datapoint->gain = gain;
_pattern.push_back(datapoint);
}
-
-
}