From 6bca0ed8183b85e5825eb0f4093dcd749592faf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Keith Packard Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:00:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] altoslib: Use feet per second for imperial speed This is more useful during descent than miles per hour... Signed-off-by: Keith Packard --- altoslib/AltosConvert.java | 8 ++++++++ altoslib/AltosSpeed.java | 10 +++++----- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/altoslib/AltosConvert.java b/altoslib/AltosConvert.java index 25bbf7a0..265b5f0f 100644 --- a/altoslib/AltosConvert.java +++ b/altoslib/AltosConvert.java @@ -325,6 +325,14 @@ public class AltosConvert { return miles_to_meters(mps) / 3600; } + public static double mps_to_fps(double mps) { + return meters_to_miles(mps) * 5280; + } + + public static double fps_to_mps(double mps) { + return miles_to_meters(mps) / 5280; + } + public static double meters_to_mach(double meters) { return meters / 343; /* something close to mach at usual rocket sites */ } diff --git a/altoslib/AltosSpeed.java b/altoslib/AltosSpeed.java index fb1c5e3f..e09bbb7a 100644 --- a/altoslib/AltosSpeed.java +++ b/altoslib/AltosSpeed.java @@ -21,29 +21,29 @@ public class AltosSpeed extends AltosUnits { public double value(double v, boolean imperial_units) { if (imperial_units) - return AltosConvert.meters_to_mph(v); + return AltosConvert.mps_to_fps(v); return v; } public double inverse(double v, boolean imperial_units) { if (imperial_units) - return AltosConvert.mph_to_meters(v); + return AltosConvert.fps_to_mps(v); return v; } public String show_units(boolean imperial_units) { if (imperial_units) - return "mph"; + return "fps"; return "m/s"; } public String say_units(boolean imperial_units) { if (imperial_units) - return "miles per hour"; + return "feet per second"; return "meters per second"; } public int show_fraction(int width, boolean imperial_units) { return width / 9; } -} \ No newline at end of file +} -- 2.30.2