/**************************************************************************** * * Copyright (C) 2012-2013 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved. * Author: Lorenz Meier * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the * distribution. * 3. Neither the name PX4 nor the names of its contributors may be * used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. * ****************************************************************************/ /** * @file airspeed.c * Airspeed estimation * * @author Lorenz Meier * */ #include "math.h" #include "conversions.h" #include "airspeed.h" float calc_indicated_airspeed(float pressure_front, float pressure_ambient, float temperature) { return sqrtf((2.0f*(pressure_front - pressure_ambient)) / CONSTANTS_AIR_DENSITY_SEA_LEVEL_15C); } /** * Calculate true airspeed from indicated airspeed. * * Note that the true airspeed is NOT the groundspeed, because of the effects of wind * * @param speed current indicated airspeed * @param pressure_ambient pressure at the side of the tube/airplane * @param temperature air temperature in degrees celcius * @return true airspeed in m/s */ float calc_true_airspeed_from_indicated(float speed, float pressure_ambient, float temperature) { return speed * sqrtf(CONSTANTS_AIR_DENSITY_SEA_LEVEL_15C / get_air_density(pressure_ambient, temperature)); } /** * Directly calculate true airspeed * * Note that the true airspeed is NOT the groundspeed, because of the effects of wind * * @param pressure_front pressure inside the pitot/prandl tube * @param pressure_ambient pressure at the side of the tube/airplane * @param temperature air temperature in degrees celcius * @return true airspeed in m/s */ float calc_true_airspeed(float pressure_front, float pressure_ambient, float temperature) { return sqrtf((2.0f*(pressure_front - pressure_ambient)) / get_air_density(pressure_ambient, temperature)); }