Detailed Description

Base class for all engines.

This base class contains methods and members common to all engines, such as logic to drain fuel from the appropriate tank, etc.

Configuration File Format:

<engine file="{string}">
    <feed> {integer} </feed>
    ... optional more feed tank index numbers ... 
    <thruster file="{string}">
        <location unit="{IN | M}">
            <x> {number} </x>
            <y> {number} </y>
            <z> {number} </z>
        </location>
        <orient unit="{RAD | DEG}">
            <roll> {number} </roll>
            <pitch> {number} </pitch>
            <yaw> {number} </yaw>
        </orient>
    </thruster>
</engine>

    NOTES:

  Not all thruster types can be matched with a given engine type.  See the class
  documentation for engine and thruster classes.

Author: Jon S. Berndt

Definition at line 103 of file FGEngine.h.

#include <FGEngine.h>

Inheritance diagram for FGEngine:

Collaboration diagram for FGEngine:

Classes
struct	Inputs

Public Types
enum	EngineType { etUnknown , etRocket , etPiston , etTurbine , etTurboprop , etElectric }

Public Types inherited from FGJSBBase
enum	{ eL = 1 , eM , eN }
	Moments L, M, N.

enum	{ eP = 1 , eQ , eR }
	Rates P, Q, R.

enum	{ eU = 1 , eV , eW }
	Velocities U, V, W.

enum	{ eX = 1 , eY , eZ }
	Positions X, Y, Z.

enum	{ ePhi = 1 , eTht , ePsi }
	Euler angles Phi, Theta, Psi.

enum	{ eDrag = 1 , eSide , eLift }
	Stability axis forces, Drag, Side force, Lift.

enum	{ eRoll = 1 , ePitch , eYaw }
	Local frame orientation Roll, Pitch, Yaw.

enum	{ eNorth = 1 , eEast , eDown }
	Local frame position North, East, Down.

enum	{ eLat = 1 , eLong , eRad }
	Locations Radius, Latitude, Longitude.

enum	{ inNone = 0 , inDegrees , inRadians , inMeters , inFeet }
	Conversion specifiers.

Public Member Functions
	FGEngine (int engine_number, struct Inputs &input)

virtual double	CalcFuelNeed (void)
	The fuel need is calculated based on power levels and flow rate for that power level. More...

virtual double	CalcOxidizerNeed (void)

virtual void	Calculate (void)=0
	Calculates the thrust of the engine, and other engine functions.

virtual const FGColumnVector3 &	GetBodyForces (void)

virtual bool	GetCranking (void) const

virtual std::string	GetEngineLabels (const std::string &delimiter)=0

virtual std::string	GetEngineValues (const std::string &delimiter)=0

virtual double	getFuelFlow_gph () const

virtual double	getFuelFlow_pph () const

virtual double	GetFuelFlowRate (void) const

virtual double	GetFuelFlowRateGPH (void) const

virtual double	GetFuelUsedLbs (void) const

virtual const FGColumnVector3 &	GetMoments (void)

virtual const std::string &	GetName (void) const

size_t	GetNumSourceTanks () const

virtual double	GetPowerAvailable (void)

virtual bool	GetRunning (void) const

unsigned int	GetSourceTank (unsigned int i) const

virtual bool	GetStarter (void) const

virtual bool	GetStarved (void) const

virtual double	GetThrottleMax (void) const

virtual double	GetThrottleMin (void) const

virtual double	GetThrust (void) const

FGThruster *	GetThruster (void) const

EngineType	GetType (void) const

virtual int	InitRunning (void)

void	LoadThruster (FGFDMExec exec, Element el)

void	LoadThrusterInputs ()

virtual void	ResetToIC (void)
	Resets the Engine parameters to the initial conditions.

virtual void	SetFuelDensity (double d)

virtual void	SetFuelFreeze (bool f)

virtual void	SetName (const std::string &name)

virtual void	SetRunning (bool bb)

virtual void	SetStarter (bool s)

virtual void	SetStarved (bool tt)

virtual void	SetStarved (void)

Public Member Functions inherited from FGModelFunctions
std::string	GetFunctionStrings (const std::string &delimeter) const
	Gets the strings for the current set of functions. More...

std::string	GetFunctionValues (const std::string &delimeter) const
	Gets the function values. More...

std::shared_ptr< FGFunction >	GetPreFunction (const std::string &name)
	Get one of the "pre" function. More...

bool	Load (Element el, FGFDMExec fdmex, std::string prefix="")

void	PostLoad (Element el, FGFDMExec fdmex, std::string prefix="")

void	PreLoad (Element el, FGFDMExec fdmex, std::string prefix="")

void	RunPostFunctions (void)

void	RunPreFunctions (void)

Public Member Functions inherited from FGJSBBase
	FGJSBBase ()
	Constructor for FGJSBBase.

virtual	~FGJSBBase ()
	Destructor for FGJSBBase.

void	disableHighLighting (void)
	Disables highlighting in the console output.

Public Attributes
struct Inputs &	in

Protected Member Functions
void	Debug (int from)

bool	Load (FGFDMExec exec, Element el)

Protected Member Functions inherited from FGModelFunctions
virtual bool	InitModel (void)

Protected Attributes
bool	Cranking

const int	EngineNumber

double	FuelDensity

double	FuelExpended

double	FuelFlow_gph

double	FuelFlow_pph

double	FuelFlowRate

bool	FuelFreeze

double	FuelUsedLbs

double	MaxThrottle

double	MinThrottle

std::string	Name

double	PctPower

bool	Running

double	SLFuelFlowMax

std::vector< int >	SourceTanks

bool	Starter

bool	Starved

FGThruster *	Thruster

EngineType	Type

Protected Attributes inherited from FGModelFunctions
FGPropertyReader	LocalProperties

std::vector< std::shared_ptr< FGFunction > >	PostFunctions

std::vector< std::shared_ptr< FGFunction > >	PreFunctions

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from FGJSBBase
static const std::string &	GetVersion (void)
	Returns the version number of JSBSim. More...

static constexpr double	KelvinToFahrenheit (double kelvin)
	Converts from degrees Kelvin to degrees Fahrenheit. More...

static constexpr double	CelsiusToRankine (double celsius)
	Converts from degrees Celsius to degrees Rankine. More...

static constexpr double	RankineToCelsius (double rankine)
	Converts from degrees Rankine to degrees Celsius. More...

static constexpr double	KelvinToRankine (double kelvin)
	Converts from degrees Kelvin to degrees Rankine. More...

static constexpr double	RankineToKelvin (double rankine)
	Converts from degrees Rankine to degrees Kelvin. More...

static constexpr double	FahrenheitToCelsius (double fahrenheit)
	Converts from degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius. More...

static constexpr double	CelsiusToFahrenheit (double celsius)
	Converts from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit. More...

static constexpr double	CelsiusToKelvin (double celsius)
	Converts from degrees Celsius to degrees Kelvin. More...

static constexpr double	KelvinToCelsius (double kelvin)
	Converts from degrees Kelvin to degrees Celsius. More...

static constexpr double	FeetToMeters (double measure)
	Converts from feet to meters. More...

static bool	EqualToRoundoff (double a, double b)
	Finite precision comparison. More...

static bool	EqualToRoundoff (float a, float b)
	Finite precision comparison. More...

static bool	EqualToRoundoff (float a, double b)
	Finite precision comparison. More...

static bool	EqualToRoundoff (double a, float b)
	Finite precision comparison. More...

static constexpr double	Constrain (double min, double value, double max)
	Constrain a value between a minimum and a maximum value.

static constexpr double	sign (double num)

Static Public Attributes inherited from FGJSBBase
static char	highint [5] = {27, '[', '1', 'm', '\0' }
	highlights text

static char	halfint [5] = {27, '[', '2', 'm', '\0' }
	low intensity text

static char	normint [6] = {27, '[', '2', '2', 'm', '\0' }
	normal intensity text

static char	reset [5] = {27, '[', '0', 'm', '\0' }
	resets text properties

static char	underon [5] = {27, '[', '4', 'm', '\0' }
	underlines text

static char	underoff [6] = {27, '[', '2', '4', 'm', '\0' }
	underline off

static char	fgblue [6] = {27, '[', '3', '4', 'm', '\0' }
	blue text

static char	fgcyan [6] = {27, '[', '3', '6', 'm', '\0' }
	cyan text

static char	fgred [6] = {27, '[', '3', '1', 'm', '\0' }
	red text

static char	fggreen [6] = {27, '[', '3', '2', 'm', '\0' }
	green text

static char	fgdef [6] = {27, '[', '3', '9', 'm', '\0' }
	default text

static short	debug_lvl = 1

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from FGJSBBase
static std::string	CreateIndexedPropertyName (const std::string &Property, int index)

Static Protected Attributes inherited from FGJSBBase
static constexpr double	radtodeg = 180. / M_PI

static constexpr double	degtorad = M_PI / 180.

static constexpr double	hptoftlbssec = 550.0

static constexpr double	psftoinhg = 0.014138

static constexpr double	psftopa = 47.88

static constexpr double	fttom = 0.3048

static constexpr double	ktstofps = 1852./(3600*fttom)

static constexpr double	fpstokts = 1.0 / ktstofps

static constexpr double	inchtoft = 1.0/12.0

static constexpr double	m3toft3 = 1.0/(fttomfttomfttom)

static constexpr double	in3tom3 = inchtoftinchtoftinchtoft/m3toft3

static constexpr double	inhgtopa = 3386.38

static constexpr double	slugtolb = 32.174049
	Note that definition of lbtoslug by the inverse of slugtolb and not to a different constant you can also get from some tables will make lbtoslug*slugtolb == 1 up to the magnitude of roundoff. More...

static constexpr double	lbtoslug = 1.0/slugtolb

static constexpr double	kgtolb = 2.20462

static constexpr double	kgtoslug = 0.06852168

static const std::string	needed_cfg_version = "2.0"

static const std::string	JSBSim_version = JSBSIM_VERSION " " __DATE__ " " __TIME__

Member Function Documentation

◆ CalcFuelNeed()

double CalcFuelNeed ( void )

virtual

The fuel need is calculated based on power levels and flow rate for that power level.

It is also turned from a rate into an actual amount (pounds) by multiplying it by the delta T and the rate.

Returns: Total fuel requirement for this engine in pounds.

Reimplemented in FGTurboProp, FGTurbine, FGRocket, FGPiston, and FGBrushLessDCMotor.

Definition at line 93 of file FGEngine.cpp.

 {
   FuelFlowRate = SLFuelFlowMax*PctPower;
   FuelExpended = FuelFlowRate*in.TotalDeltaT;
   if (!Starved) FuelUsedLbs += FuelExpended;
   return FuelExpended;
 }

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

Detailed Description

Configuration File Format:

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Public Attributes

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

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Member Function Documentation

◆ CalcFuelNeed()