ardupilot/libraries/SITL/SIM_Sailboat.h

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 */
/*
  sailboat simulator class
*/

#pragma once

#include "SIM_Aircraft.h"

namespace SITL {

/*
  a sailboat simulator
 */
class Sailboat : public Aircraft {
public:
    Sailboat(const char *home_str, const char *frame_str);

    /* update model by one time step */
    void update(const struct sitl_input &input);

    /* static object creator */
    static Aircraft *create(const char *home_str, const char *frame_str) {
        return new Sailboat(home_str, frame_str);
    }

private:

    // calculate the lift and drag as values from 0 to 1 given an apparent wind speed in m/s and angle-of-attack in degrees
    void calc_lift_and_drag(float wind_speed, float angle_of_attack_deg, float& lift, float& drag) const;

    // return turning circle (diameter) in meters for steering angle proportion in the range -1 to +1
    float get_turn_circle(float steering) const;

    // return yaw rate in deg/sec given a steering input (in the range -1 to +1) and speed in m/s
    float get_yaw_rate(float steering, float speed) const;

    // return lateral acceleration in m/s/s given a steering input (in the range -1 to +1) and speed in m/s
    float get_lat_accel(float steering, float speed) const;

    float steering_angle_max;   // vehicle steering mechanism's max angle in degrees
    float turning_circle;       // vehicle minimum turning circle diameter in meters

    // lift and drag curves.  index is angle/10deg
    // angle-of-attack            0      10     20     30     40     50     60     70     80     90     100    110    120    130    140    150    160    170+
    const float lift_curve[18] = {0.00f, 0.00f, 0.80f, 1.00f, 0.95f, 0.75f, 0.60f, 0.40f, 0.20f, 0.00f, 0.00f, 0.00f, 0.00f, 0.00f, 0.00f, 0.00f, 0.00f, 0.00f};
    const float drag_curve[18] = {0.10f, 0.10f, 0.12f, 0.15f, 0.20f, 0.27f, 0.35f, 0.50f, 0.70f, 1.00f, 0.70f, 0.50f, 0.35f, 0.27f, 0.20f, 0.15f, 0.12f, 0.10f};
};

} // namespace SITL