include/vamos/body/Aerodynamic_Device.h

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//  Aerodynamic_Device.h - a particle that produces drag and lift.
//
//  Copyright (C) 2002 Sam Varner
//
//  This file is part of Vamos Automotive Simulator.
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#ifndef _AERODYNAMIC_DEVICE_H_
#define _AERODYNAMIC_DEVICE_H_

#include <vamos/body/Particle.h>
#include <vamos/geometry/Three_Vector.h>

namespace Vamos_Body
{
  //* An Aerodynamic_Device is a particle that may produce drag or lift.
  class Aerodynamic_Device : public Particle
  {
  protected:
        // The current wind velocity vector.
        Vamos_Geometry::Three_Vector m_wind_vector;

        // The current air density.
        double m_density;

  public:
        //** Constructor
        Aerodynamic_Device (const Vamos_Geometry::Three_Vector& position);

        // Calculate the drag and lift due to WIND_VECTOR.  WIND_VECTOR is
        // supplied by the Body in the Body's frame.  DENSITY is the denisty
        // of the atmosphere.
        void wind (const Vamos_Geometry::Three_Vector& wind_vector, 
                           double density);

        // Find and store the forces, impulses, and torques for the
        // current configuration.
        virtual void find_forces () = 0;
  };

  //* An Aerodynamic_Device that produces drag.
  class Drag : public Aerodynamic_Device
  {
  protected:
        // The frontal area of the particle.
        double m_frontal_area;

        // The coefficient of drag.
        double m_drag_coefficient;

  public:
        //** Constructor
        Drag (const Vamos_Geometry::Three_Vector& position,
                  double frontal_area, double drag_coefficient);

        // Find and store the forces, impulses, and torques for the
        // current configuration.
        virtual void find_forces ();
  };

  class Wing : public Drag
  {
        // The area of the surface of the wing.
        double m_surface_area;

        // The coefficient of lift.
        double m_lift_coefficient;

        // The efficiency of the wing (< 1.0, > 0).
        double m_efficiency;

  public:
        //** Constructor
        Wing (const Vamos_Geometry::Three_Vector& position,
                  double frontal_area, double drag_coefficient,
                  double surface_area, double lift_coefficient,
                  double efficiency);

        // Find and store the forces, impulses, and torques for the
        // current configuration.
        void find_forces ();
  };
}

#endif // !_AERODYNAMIC_DEVICE_H_

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