DtRwRadarContactInfo Class Reference

Detailed Description

This class provides detailed information about radar contacts for use with Radar Scope and EWAWS (Electronic Warfare and Avionics Weapon Systems) extended radar functionality. It contains all relevant positional, signal, and identification information needed for radar simulation and display.

#include <rwRadarContactInfo.h>

Inheritance diagram for DtRwRadarContactInfo:

Public Member Functions
	DtRwRadarContactInfo ()
	DtRwRadarContactInfo (const DtString &name, DtReaderWriterRegistry *const parentRegistry=NULL)
	DtRwRadarContactInfo (const DtSymbolString &name, DtReaderWriterRegistry *const parentRegistry=NULL)
	DtRwRadarContactInfo (const DtRwRadarContactInfo &orig, DtReaderWriterRegistry *const parentRegistry=NULL)
virtual	~DtRwRadarContactInfo () override
DtRwRadarContactInfo &	operator= (const DtRwRadarContactInfo &orig)
virtual bool	isDesignated () const
virtual void	setIsDesignated (bool val)
virtual int	targetPriority () const
virtual void	setTargetPriority (int val)
virtual int	trackId () const
virtual void	setTrackId (int val)
virtual std::string	contactLabel () const
virtual void	setContactLabel (std::string val)
virtual double	azimuth () const
virtual void	setAzimuth (double val)
virtual double	elevation () const
virtual void	setElevation (double val)
virtual double	range () const
virtual void	setRange (double val)
virtual double	altitude () const
virtual void	setAltitude (double val)
virtual double	closureRate () const
virtual void	setClosureRate (double val)
virtual double	signalStrength () const
virtual void	setSignalStrength (double val)
virtual double	targetAspectAngle () const
virtual void	setTargetAspectAngle (double val)
virtual double	machNumber () const
virtual void	setMachNumber (double val)
virtual char *	encode (char *buffer) const
virtual const char *	decode (const char *buffer)
virtual int	getSize () const
virtual DtRwRadarContactInfo *	clone () const override
bool	operator== (const DtRwRadarContactInfo &other) const

Protected Attributes
DtRwBoolean	myIsDesignated
DtRwInt	myTargetPriority
DtRwInt	myTrackId
DtRwString	myContactLabel
DtRwReal	myAzimuth
DtRwReal	myElevation
DtRwReal	myRange
DtRwReal	myAltitude
DtRwReal	myClosureRate
DtRwReal	mySignalStrength
DtRwReal	myTargetAspectAngle
DtRwReal	myMachNumber

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

DtRwRadarContactInfo() [1/4]

DtRwRadarContactInfo::DtRwRadarContactInfo

(

)

Default constructor.

Initializes a radar contact info object with default values.

Referenced by clone(), DtRwRadarContactInfo(), operator=(), and operator==().

DtRwRadarContactInfo() [2/4]

DtRwRadarContactInfo::DtRwRadarContactInfo	(	const DtString &	name,
		DtReaderWriterRegistry *const	parentRegistry = NULL )

Constructor with name.

Parameters

name	The name of the radar contact
parentRegistry	Optional reader-writer registry for serialization

DtRwRadarContactInfo() [3/4]

DtRwRadarContactInfo::DtRwRadarContactInfo	(	const DtSymbolString &	name,
		DtReaderWriterRegistry *const	parentRegistry = NULL )

Constructor with symbol name.

Parameters

name	The symbol name of the radar contact
parentRegistry	Optional reader-writer registry for serialization

DtRwRadarContactInfo() [4/4]

DtRwRadarContactInfo::DtRwRadarContactInfo	(	const DtRwRadarContactInfo &	orig,
		DtReaderWriterRegistry *const	parentRegistry = NULL )

Copy constructor.

Parameters

orig	The radar contact info to copy from
parentRegistry	Optional reader-writer registry for serialization

References DtRwRadarContactInfo().

~DtRwRadarContactInfo()

virtual DtRwRadarContactInfo::~DtRwRadarContactInfo ( )

overridevirtual

Virtual destructor.

Member Function Documentation

operator=()

DtRwRadarContactInfo & DtRwRadarContactInfo::operator=

(

const DtRwRadarContactInfo &

orig

)

Assignment operator.

Parameters

orig	The radar contact info to copy from

Returns

Reference to this object after assignment

References DtRwRadarContactInfo().

isDesignated()

virtual bool DtRwRadarContactInfo::isDesignated ( ) const

virtual

Checks if this contact is designated by the radar scope.

Returns

True if the contact is designated, false otherwise

setIsDesignated()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setIsDesignated ( bool val )

virtual

Sets whether this contact is designated.

Parameters

val	True to designate the contact, false otherwise

targetPriority()

virtual int DtRwRadarContactInfo::targetPriority ( ) const

virtual

Gets the target's priority in the radar scope.

Returns

The target priority value

Higher values typically indicate higher priority targets.

setTargetPriority()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setTargetPriority ( int val )

virtual

Sets the target's priority in the radar scope.

Parameters

val	The priority value to set

trackId()

virtual int DtRwRadarContactInfo::trackId ( ) const

virtual

Gets the radar track ID.

Returns

The track ID value

This is a unique identifier for the radar track.

setTrackId()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setTrackId ( int val )

virtual

Sets the radar track ID.

Parameters

val	The track ID value to set

contactLabel()

virtual std::string DtRwRadarContactInfo::contactLabel ( ) const

virtual

Gets the contact's label.

Returns

The contact label string

This is typically a string representation of the entity type, e.g., "29" for a MiG-29 contact.

setContactLabel()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setContactLabel ( std::string val )

virtual

Sets the contact's label.

Parameters

val	The contact label to set

azimuth()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::azimuth ( ) const

virtual

Gets the contact's azimuth in degrees.

Returns

The azimuth angle in degrees

Contact azimuth (degrees) relative to the platform's heading. Negative azimuth is towards the left.

setAzimuth()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setAzimuth ( double val )

virtual

Sets the contact's azimuth.

Parameters

val	The azimuth angle in degrees

elevation()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::elevation ( ) const

virtual

Gets the contact's elevation in degrees.

Returns

The elevation angle in degrees

Contact elevation (degrees) relative to the platform's pitch.

setElevation()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setElevation ( double val )

virtual

Sets the contact's elevation.

Parameters

val	The elevation angle in degrees

range()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::range ( ) const

virtual

Gets the range to the contact in meters.

Returns

The range in meters

Straight-line distance from the platform to the contact.

setRange()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setRange ( double val )

virtual

Sets the range to the contact.

Parameters

val	The range in meters

altitude()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::altitude ( ) const

virtual

Gets the contact's altitude in meters.

Returns

The altitude in meters

Altitude of the contact above mean sea level.

setAltitude()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setAltitude ( double val )

virtual

Sets the contact's altitude.

Parameters

val	The altitude in meters

closureRate()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::closureRate ( ) const

virtual

Gets the closure rate to the contact in meters per second.

Returns

The closure rate in m/s

Closure rate of the target in meters per second. Positive values mean that the distance is decreasing. Negative values mean that the distance is increasing.

setClosureRate()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setClosureRate ( double val )

virtual

Sets the closure rate to the contact.

Parameters

val	The closure rate in m/s

signalStrength()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::signalStrength ( ) const

virtual

Gets the signal strength in Watts.

Returns

The signal strength in Watts

Detection signal power in Watts. Higher values indicate stronger radar returns.

setSignalStrength()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setSignalStrength ( double val )

virtual

Sets the signal strength.

Parameters

val	The signal strength in Watts

targetAspectAngle()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::targetAspectAngle ( ) const

virtual

Gets the target aspect angle in degrees.

Returns

The aspect angle in degrees

Aspect angle of the target relative to the contact's heading. Return value is in [-180,180] range. If the return value is negative, then the radar-carrying platform has a left aspect (i.e., on the left hemisphere of the target).

setTargetAspectAngle()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setTargetAspectAngle ( double val )

virtual

Sets the target aspect angle.

Parameters

val	The aspect angle in degrees

machNumber()

virtual double DtRwRadarContactInfo::machNumber ( ) const

virtual

Gets the contact's speed in Mach number.

Returns

The speed in Mach number

Speed of the contact measured in Mach numbers.

setMachNumber()

virtual void DtRwRadarContactInfo::setMachNumber ( double val )

virtual

Sets the contact's speed in Mach number.

Parameters

val	The speed in Mach number

encode()

virtual char * DtRwRadarContactInfo::encode ( char * buffer ) const

virtual

Encodes this object to a buffer.

Parameters

buffer

The buffer to encode into

Returns

Pointer to the buffer after the encoded data

decode()

virtual const char * DtRwRadarContactInfo::decode ( const char * buffer )

virtual

Decodes this object from a buffer.

Parameters

buffer

The buffer to decode from

Returns

Pointer to the buffer after the decoded data

getSize()

virtual int DtRwRadarContactInfo::getSize ( ) const

virtual

Gets the size of the encoded data in bytes.

Returns

The size in bytes

clone()

virtual DtRwRadarContactInfo * DtRwRadarContactInfo::clone ( ) const

overridevirtual

Creates a deep copy of this object.

Returns

Pointer to a newly created clone of this class

Returns a dynamically allocated copy of this radar contact info.

References DtRwRadarContactInfo().

operator==()

bool DtRwRadarContactInfo::operator==

(

const DtRwRadarContactInfo &

other

)

const

Equality comparison operator.

Parameters

other

The radar contact info to compare with

Returns

True if the objects are equal, false otherwise

References DtRwRadarContactInfo().

Member Data Documentation

myIsDesignated

DtRwBoolean DtRwRadarContactInfo::myIsDesignated

protected

Flag indicating if this contact is designated by the radar scope.

myTargetPriority

DtRwInt DtRwRadarContactInfo::myTargetPriority

protected

The target's priority in the radar scope, if designated.

myTrackId

DtRwInt DtRwRadarContactInfo::myTrackId

protected

Radar Track ID for unique identification.

myContactLabel

DtRwString DtRwRadarContactInfo::myContactLabel

protected

The label of the contact's entity type (e.g., "29" for a MiG-29)

myAzimuth

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::myAzimuth

protected

Angle to contact relative to observer's heading (degrees)

myElevation

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::myElevation

protected

Angle to contact relative to observer's pitch (degrees)

myRange

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::myRange

protected

Range to contact (meters)

myAltitude

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::myAltitude

protected

Altitude of contact (meters)

myClosureRate

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::myClosureRate

protected

Closure rate between observer and target (meters/second)

mySignalStrength

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::mySignalStrength

protected

Detection signal strength (watts)

myTargetAspectAngle

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::myTargetAspectAngle

protected

Angle to observer relative to contact's heading (degrees)

myMachNumber

DtRwReal DtRwRadarContactInfo::myMachNumber

protected

Speed of contact in Mach number.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• include/vrfExtensions/vreVrfMessages/rwRadarContactInfo.h