import net.sf.openrocket.util.WorldCoordinate;
/**
- * A gravity model based on the WGS84 elipsoid.
+ * A gravity model based on the WGS84 ellipsoid.
*
* @author Richard Graham <richard@rdg.cc>
*/
-
public class WGSGravityModel implements GravityModel {
+ // Cache the previously computed value
private WorldCoordinate lastWorldCoordinate;
private double lastg;
+
@Override
public double getGravity(WorldCoordinate wc) {
}
+
+ @Override
+ public int getModID() {
+ // The model is immutable, so it can return a constant mod ID
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+
private double calcGravity(WorldCoordinate wc) {
double sin2lat = MathUtil.pow2(Math.sin(wc.getLatitudeRad()));
// Apply correction due to altitude. Note this assumes a spherical earth, but it is a small correction
// so it probably doesn't really matter. Also does not take into account gravity of the atmosphere, again
// correction could be done but not really necessary.
- double g_alt = g_0 * Math.pow(WorldCoordinate.REARTH / (WorldCoordinate.REARTH + wc.getAltitude()), 2);
+ double g_alt = g_0 * MathUtil.pow2(WorldCoordinate.REARTH / (WorldCoordinate.REARTH + wc.getAltitude()));
return g_alt;
}