JSBSim Flight Dynamics Model  1.2.0 (05 Nov 2023)
An Open Source Flight Dynamics and Control Software Library in C++
FGSwitch Class Reference

Detailed Description

Encapsulates a switch for the flight control system.

The switch component models a switch - either on/off or a multi-choice rotary switch. The switch can represent a physical cockpit switch, or can represent a logical switch, where several conditions might need to be satisfied before a particular state is reached. The value of the switch - the output value for the component - is chosen depending on the state of the switch. Each switch is comprised of one or more tests. Each test has a value associated with it. The first test that evaluates to true will set the output value of the switch according to the value parameter belonging to that test. Each test contains one or more conditions, which each must be logically related (if there are more than one) given the value of the logic attribute, and which takes the form:

property conditional property|value

e.g.

qbar ge 21.0

or,

roll_rate == pitch_rate

Within a test, additional tests can be specified, which allows for complex groupings of logical comparisons. Each test contains additional conditions, as well as possibly additional tests.

<switch name="switch1">
<default value="{property|value}"/>
<test logic="{AND|OR}" value="{property|value}">
{property} {conditional} {property|value}
<test logic="{AND|OR}">
{property} {conditional} {property|value}
...
</test>
...
</test>
<test logic="{AND|OR}" value="{property|value}">
{property} {conditional} {property|value}
...
</test>
...
[<output> {property} </output>]
</switch>

Here's an example:

<switch name="roll a/p autoswitch">
<default value="0.0"/>
<test value="fcs/roll-ap-error-summer">
ap/attitude_hold == 1
</test>
</switch>

Note: In the "logic" attribute, "AND" is the default logic, if none is supplied.

The above example specifies that the default value of the component (i.e. the output property of the component, addressed by the property, ap/roll-ap-autoswitch) is 0.0.

If or when the attitude hold switch is selected (property ap/attitude_hold takes the value 1), the value of the switch component will be whatever value fcs/roll-ap-error-summer is.

Author
Jon S. Berndt

Definition at line 130 of file FGSwitch.h.

#include <FGSwitch.h>

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Public Member Functions

 FGSwitch (FGFCS *fcs, Element *element)
 Constructor. More...
 
 ~FGSwitch ()
 Destructor.
 
bool Run (void) override
 Executes the switch logic. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from FGFCSComponent
 FGFCSComponent (FGFCS *fcs, Element *el)
 Constructor.
 
virtual ~FGFCSComponent ()
 Destructor.
 
std::string GetName (void) const
 
double GetOutput (void) const
 
virtual double GetOutputPct (void) const
 
std::string GetType (void) const
 
virtual void ResetPastStates (void)
 
virtual void SetOutput (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.
 

Additional Inherited Members

- 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.
 
- 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
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from FGFCSComponent
virtual void bind (Element *el, FGPropertyManager *pm)
 
void CheckInputNodes (size_t MinNodes, size_t MaxNodes, Element *el)
 
void Clip (void)
 
void Delay (void)
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from FGJSBBase
static std::string CreateIndexedPropertyName (const std::string &Property, int index)
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from FGFCSComponent
bool clip
 
FGParameter_ptr ClipMax
 
FGParameter_ptr ClipMin
 
bool cyclic_clip
 
unsigned int delay
 
double delay_time
 
double dt
 
FGFCSfcs
 
int index
 
std::vector< FGPropertyValue_ptr > InitNodes
 
double Input
 
std::vector< FGPropertyValue_ptr > InputNodes
 
std::string Name
 
double Output
 
std::vector< double > output_array
 
std::vector< FGPropertyNode_ptr > OutputNodes
 
std::string Type
 
- 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/(fttom*fttom*fttom)
 
static constexpr double in3tom3 = inchtoft*inchtoft*inchtoft/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__
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ FGSwitch()

FGSwitch ( FGFCS fcs,
Element element 
)

Constructor.

Parameters
fcsa pointer to the parent FGFCS class
elementa pointer to the Element (from the config file XML tree) that represents this switch component

Definition at line 76 of file FGSwitch.cpp.

76  : FGFCSComponent(fcs, element)
77 {
78  string value;
79  Test *current_test;
80  auto PropertyManager = fcs->GetPropertyManager();
81 
82  bind(element, PropertyManager.get()); // Bind() this component here in case it is used in its own
83  // definition for a sample-and-hold
84  Element* test_element = element->FindElement("default");
85  if (test_element) {
86  current_test = new Test;
87  value = test_element->GetAttributeValue("value");
88  current_test->setTestValue(value, Name, PropertyManager, test_element);
89  current_test->Default = true;
90  if (delay > 0 && is_number(trim(value))) { // If there is a delay, initialize the
91  double v = atof_locale_c(value);
92  for (unsigned int i=0; i<delay-1; i++) { // delay buffer to the default value
93  output_array[i] = v; // for the switch if that value is a number.
94  }
95  }
96  tests.push_back(current_test);
97  }
98 
99  test_element = element->FindElement("test");
100  while (test_element) {
101  current_test = new Test;
102  current_test->condition = new FGCondition(test_element, PropertyManager);
103  value = test_element->GetAttributeValue("value");
104  current_test->setTestValue(value, Name, PropertyManager, test_element);
105  tests.push_back(current_test);
106  test_element = element->FindNextElement("test");
107  }
108 
109  Debug(0);
110 }
FGFCSComponent(FGFCS *fcs, Element *el)
Constructor.
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Member Function Documentation

◆ Run()

bool Run ( void  )
overridevirtual

Executes the switch logic.

Returns
true - always

Reimplemented from FGFCSComponent.

Definition at line 126 of file FGSwitch.cpp.

127 {
128  bool pass = false;
129  double default_output=0.0;
130 
131  // To detect errors early, make sure all conditions and values can be
132  // evaluated in the first time step.
133  if (!initialized) {
134  initialized = true;
135  VerifyProperties();
136  }
137 
138  for (auto test: tests) {
139  if (test->Default) {
140  default_output = test->OutputValue->GetValue();
141  } else {
142  pass = test->condition->Evaluate();
143  }
144 
145  if (pass) {
146  Output = test->OutputValue->GetValue();
147  break;
148  }
149  }
150 
151  if (!pass) Output = default_output;
152 
153  if (delay != 0) Delay();
154  Clip();
155  SetOutput();
156 
157  return true;
158 }

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