DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator generates a set of geodetic points that follow a great circle at a radius based on the earth equatorial radius PLUS the average altitude of the start and end points. More...

Public Types
typedef std::vector< DtVector >	GreatCircleCurve
	A set of geodetic points describing a great circle curve; the DtVector represents latitude, longitude (both in radians), and altitude (in meters)

Public Member Functions
	DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator (const DtVector &startGeod)
	Standard constructor; provides the start of the great circle arc (in radians and meters)
	DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator (const DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator &orig)
	Copy Constructor.
DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator &	operator= (const DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator &)
	Assignment Operator.
virtual	~DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator ()
	Virtual destructor.
virtual void	setRadius (double radius)
	Set the radius (in meters) used for all spherical calculations; by default, the equatorial radius 6378137.
virtual double	radius () const
	Get the radius used for all spherical calculations.
virtual const GreatCircleCurve &	generateCurve (const DtVector &endGeod, double heightScale=0., int maxSegments=500., double preferredSegmentSize=1000.)
	Generate a set of geodetic points for a great circle curve.
virtual const GreatCircleCurve &	curve () const
	Get the most recently generated great circle curve.
virtual double	arcLengthTo (const DtVector &endGeod) const
	Get the arcLength between startGeod and endGeod, at the altitude of the average of the two points' heights.
virtual double	initialBearingTo (const DtVector &endGeod) const
	Get the initial bearing from the start to the destination.
virtual DtVector	calcPercentAlongGreatCircle (const DtVector &endGeod, double percentage, double heightScale=0.)
	Calculate the geodetic point on a great circle arc from our starting point a percentage along the way to the destination point.
virtual double	altitudeForPoint (const DtVector &endGeod, double percent, double heightScale) const
	Find the altitude of a given point based on linear interpolation from the starting altitude to the ending altitude.
virtual double	radiusAtLatitude (const DtReferenceEllipsoid &ellipsoid, double lat) const
	Returns the earth radius at the specified latitude (radians) for the ellipsoid currently in use.

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	generateMeridionalCurve (const DtVector &endGeod, int numSegments, double heightScale)
	Generate a curve for the special case where the entire curve lies along a meridian.
virtual void	generateNonmeridionalCurve (const DtVector &endGeod, int numSegments, double heightScale)
	Generate the curve for the normal (non-meridional) case.

Protected Attributes
GreatCircleCurve	myCurve
DtVector	myStartGeod
double	myRadius

Private Member Functions
	DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator ()
	Default, unimplemented constructor.

Detailed Description

DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator generates a set of geodetic points that follow a great circle at a radius based on the earth equatorial radius PLUS the average altitude of the start and end points.

This curve will then beappropriate even for objects well above the earth's surface. Optionally, the curve will be given a parabolic exaggeration based on a scale factor and the curve's arc length.

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef std::vector<DtVector> makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::GreatCircleCurve

A set of geodetic points describing a great circle curve; the DtVector represents latitude, longitude (both in radians), and altitude (in meters)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator ( const DtVector & startGeod )

Standard constructor; provides the start of the great circle arc (in radians and meters)

makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator ( const DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator & orig )

Copy Constructor.

virtual makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::~DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator ( )

virtual

Virtual destructor.

makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator ( )

private

Default, unimplemented constructor.

Member Function Documentation

DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator& makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::operator= ( const DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator & )

Assignment Operator.

virtual void makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::setRadius ( double radius )

virtual

Set the radius (in meters) used for all spherical calculations; by default, the equatorial radius 6378137.

is used.

virtual double makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::radius ( ) const

virtual

Get the radius used for all spherical calculations.

virtual const GreatCircleCurve& makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::generateCurve	(	const DtVector &	endGeod,
		double	heightScale = `0.`,
		int	maxSegments = `500.`,
		double	preferredSegmentSize = `1000.`
	)

virtual

Generate a set of geodetic points for a great circle curve.

virtual const GreatCircleCurve& makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::curve ( ) const

virtual

Get the most recently generated great circle curve.

virtual double makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::arcLengthTo ( const DtVector & endGeod ) const

virtual

Get the arcLength between startGeod and endGeod, at the altitude of the average of the two points' heights.

virtual double makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::initialBearingTo ( const DtVector & endGeod ) const

virtual

Get the initial bearing from the start to the destination.

virtual DtVector makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::calcPercentAlongGreatCircle	(	const DtVector &	endGeod,
		double	percentage,
		double	heightScale = `0.`
	)

virtual

Calculate the geodetic point on a great circle arc from our starting point a percentage along the way to the destination point.

Optionally scale the elevation.

virtual double makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::altitudeForPoint	(	const DtVector &	endGeod,
		double	percent,
		double	heightScale
	)		const

virtual

Find the altitude of a given point based on linear interpolation from the starting altitude to the ending altitude.

Then add a parabolic exaggeration, where the exaggerated height, calculated as the arc's length * the heightScale, is the apex of the parabola above the unexaggerated curve

virtual double makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::radiusAtLatitude	(	const DtReferenceEllipsoid &	ellipsoid,
		double	lat
	)		const

virtual

Returns the earth radius at the specified latitude (radians) for the ellipsoid currently in use.

virtual void makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::generateMeridionalCurve	(	const DtVector &	endGeod,
		int	numSegments,
		double	heightScale
	)

protectedvirtual

Generate a curve for the special case where the entire curve lies along a meridian.

virtual void makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::generateNonmeridionalCurve	(	const DtVector &	endGeod,
		int	numSegments,
		double	heightScale
	)

protectedvirtual

Generate the curve for the normal (non-meridional) case.

Member Data Documentation

GreatCircleCurve makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::myCurve

protected

DtVector makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::myStartGeod

protected

double makVrv::DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator::myRadius

protected

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

/exports/nfedora7-1/nightly/docs/vrforcesDevelopment.tot/include/vrvUtil/DtGreatCircleCurveGenerator.h

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Detailed Description

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