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 *           Julian Oes <joes@student.ethz.ch>
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/**
 * @file geo.c
 *
 * Geo / math functions to perform geodesic calculations
 *
 * @author Thomas Gubler <thomasgubler@student.ethz.ch>
 * @author Julian Oes <joes@student.ethz.ch>
 * @author Lorenz Meier <lm@inf.ethz.ch>
 */

#include <systemlib/geo/geo.h>
#include <math.h>

__EXPORT float get_distance_to_next_waypoint(double lat_now, double lon_now, double lat_next, double lon_next)
{
	double lat_now_rad = lat_now / 180.0 * M_PI;
	double lon_now_rad = lon_now / 180.0 * M_PI;
	double lat_next_rad = lat_next / 180.0 * M_PI;
	double lon_next_rad = lon_next / 180.0 * M_PI;


	double d_lat = lat_next_rad - lat_now_rad;
	double d_lon = lon_next_rad - lon_now_rad;

	double a = sin(d_lat / 2.0) * sin(d_lat / 2.0) + sin(d_lon / 2.0) * sin(d_lon / 2.0) * cos(lat_now_rad) * cos(lat_next_rad);
	double c = 2 * atan2(sqrt(a), sqrt(1 - a));

	const double radius_earth = 6371000.0;

	return radius_earth * c;
}

__EXPORT float get_bearing_to_next_waypoint(double lat_now, double lon_now, double lat_next, double lon_next)
{
	double lat_now_rad = lat_now / 180.0 * M_PI;
	double lon_now_rad = lon_now / 180.0 * M_PI;
	double lat_next_rad = lat_next / 180.0 * M_PI;
	double lon_next_rad = lon_next / 180.0 * M_PI;

	double d_lat = lat_next_rad - lat_now_rad;
	double d_lon = lon_next_rad - lon_now_rad;

	/* conscious mix of double and float trig function to maximize speed and efficiency */
	float theta = atan2f(sin(d_lon) * cos(lat_next_rad) , cos(lat_now_rad) * sin(lat_next_rad) - sin(lat_now_rad) * cos(lat_next_rad) * cos(d_lon));

	// XXX wrapping check is incomplete
	if (theta < 0.0f) {
		theta = theta + 2.0f * M_PI_F;
	}

	return theta;
}