videoRangePanel

Class RefractionMethod

java.lang.Object

videoRangePanel.VRHorzCalcMethod

videoRangePanel.RoundEarthMethod

videoRangePanel.RefractionMethod

All Implemented Interfaces:

PamSettings

public class RefractionMethod
extends RoundEarthMethod
implements PamSettings

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RefractionMethod(VRControl vrControl)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RangeDialogPanel	dialogPanel()
double	getAngle(double height, double range) Converts a range into an angle below the horizon.
double	getHorizonDistance(double height) Calculate the distance to the horizon from a given height.
double	getRange(double height, double angle) Converts a height and an angle below the horizon to a distance in metres.
java.io.Serializable	getSettingsReference()
long	getSettingsVersion()
java.lang.String	getUnitName()
java.lang.String	getUnitType()
boolean	restoreSettings(PamControlledUnitSettings pamControlledUnitSettings)

Methods inherited from class videoRangePanel.RoundEarthMethod

configure, psiFromRange, rangeFromPsi

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RefractionMethod

public RefractionMethod(VRControl vrControl)

Method Detail

getRange

public double getRange(double height,
              double angle)

Description copied from class: VRHorzCalcMethod

Converts a height and an angle below the horizon to a distance in metres.

Overrides:

getRange in class RoundEarthMethod

Parameters:

height - platform height (metres)

angle - angle below the horizon (radians)

Returns:

distance in metres.

getHorizonDistance

public double getHorizonDistance(double height)

Description copied from class: VRHorzCalcMethod

Calculate the distance to the horizon from a given height.

Overrides:

getHorizonDistance in class RoundEarthMethod

Returns:

distnace to horizon in metres.

getAngle

public double getAngle(double height,
              double range)

Description copied from class: VRHorzCalcMethod

Converts a range into an angle below the horizon.

Or returns -1 if the range is beyond the horizon.

Overrides:

getAngle in class RoundEarthMethod

Parameters:

height - platofrm height (metres)

range - range to object.

Returns:

angle in radians.

dialogPanel

public RangeDialogPanel dialogPanel()

Overrides:

dialogPanel in class RoundEarthMethod

getSettingsReference

public java.io.Serializable getSettingsReference()

Specified by:

getSettingsReference in interface PamSettings

Returns:

The serialisable object that will be stored

getSettingsVersion

public long getSettingsVersion()

Specified by:

getSettingsVersion in interface PamSettings

Returns:

An integer version number for the settings

getUnitName

public java.lang.String getUnitName()

Specified by:

getUnitName in interface PamSettings

Returns:

A Name specific to this instance of the particular class, e.g. Sperm whale detector, Beaked whale detector, etc.

getUnitType

public java.lang.String getUnitType()

Specified by:

getUnitType in interface PamSettings

Returns:

A Name specific to the type, e.g. Glick detector

restoreSettings

public boolean restoreSettings(PamControlledUnitSettings pamControlledUnitSettings)

Specified by:

restoreSettings in interface PamSettings

Returns:

true if successful The object performs final checks (if needed) and then casts the settings data pamcontrolledunitSettings.settings into the correct type and uses as required