uavsim.datatypes
Class AttitudePitch

java.lang.Object
  uavsim.datatypes.A_Attitude<AttitudePitch>
      uavsim.datatypes.AttitudePitch

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<AttitudePitch>, I_Unitable<AttitudePitch>

public class AttitudePitch
extends A_Attitude<AttitudePitch>

Defines the pitch degree of freedom of an attitude on the interval [+180,-180) navigational degrees, with 0 being nose level. The equivalent mathematical interval [0,360) is usable, although it is not consistent with the standard aviation and engineering definition.

Author:

Dan Tappan [18.06.11]

Field Summary

private static double	DEFAULT_PITCH the default pitch
static AttitudePitch	PITCH_0 predefined common pitches
static AttitudePitch	PITCH_M10
static AttitudePitch	PITCH_M20
static AttitudePitch	PITCH_M30
static AttitudePitch	PITCH_P10
static AttitudePitch	PITCH_P20
static AttitudePitch	PITCH_P30

Fields inherited from class uavsim.datatypes.A_Attitude

_angleDegrees

Constructor Summary

AttitudePitch()
Creates a pitch object at 0 degrees.

AttitudePitch(double angleDegrees)
Creates a pitch object.

Method Summary

AttitudePitch	add_(AttitudePitch pitch) Adds another unit to this one.
protected void	setAngle(double angleDegrees) Sets the roll angle.
AttitudePitch	subtract_(AttitudePitch pitch) Subtract another unit from this one.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class uavsim.datatypes.A_Attitude

compareTo, getAngleMathematical, getAngleNavigational, getAngleRadians, getValue_

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PITCH

private static final double DEFAULT_PITCH

the default pitch

See Also:

Constant Field Values

PITCH_0

public static final AttitudePitch PITCH_0

predefined common pitches

PITCH_M10

public static final AttitudePitch PITCH_M10

PITCH_M20

public static final AttitudePitch PITCH_M20

PITCH_M30

public static final AttitudePitch PITCH_M30

PITCH_P10

public static final AttitudePitch PITCH_P10

PITCH_P20

public static final AttitudePitch PITCH_P20

PITCH_P30

public static final AttitudePitch PITCH_P30

Constructor Detail

AttitudePitch

public AttitudePitch()

Creates a pitch object at 0 degrees.

AttitudePitch

public AttitudePitch(double angleDegrees)

Creates a pitch object.

Parameters:

angleDegrees - - the pitch, as defined in the class description

Method Detail

add_

public AttitudePitch add_(AttitudePitch pitch)

Adds another unit to this one.

Parameters:

pitch - - the unit

Returns:

the result as a new unit

setAngle

protected void setAngle(double angleDegrees)

Sets the roll angle.

Specified by:

setAngle in class A_Attitude<AttitudePitch>

Parameters:

angleDegrees - - the angle, which is internally normalized as defined in the class description

subtract_

public AttitudePitch subtract_(AttitudePitch pitch)

Subtract another unit from this one.

Parameters:

pitch - - the unit

Returns:

the result as a new unit

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object