pressure_height.h

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#ifndef HECTOR_UAV_MSGS_ALTIMETER_PRESSURE_HEIGHT_H
#define HECTOR_UAV_MSGS_ALTIMETER_PRESSURE_HEIGHT_H

#include <hector_uav_msgs/Altimeter.h>
#include <cmath>

namespace hector_uav_msgs {

static const Altimeter::_qnh_type STANDARD_PRESSURE = 1013.25;

static inline Altimeter::_altitude_type altitudeFromPressure(Altimeter::_pressure_type pressure, Altimeter::_qnh_type qnh = STANDARD_PRESSURE) {
  return 288.15 / 0.0065 * (1.0 - pow(pressure / qnh, 1.0/5.255));
}

static inline Altimeter::_pressure_type pressureFromAltitude(Altimeter::_altitude_type altitude, Altimeter::_qnh_type qnh = STANDARD_PRESSURE) {
  return qnh * pow(1.0 - (0.0065 * altitude) / 288.15, 5.255);
}

static inline Altimeter& altitudeFromPressure(Altimeter& altimeter) {
  if (altimeter.qnh == 0.0) altimeter.qnh = STANDARD_PRESSURE;
  altimeter.altitude = altitudeFromPressure(altimeter.pressure, altimeter.qnh);
  return altimeter;
}

static inline Altimeter& pressureFromAltitude(Altimeter& altimeter) {
  if (altimeter.qnh == 0.0) altimeter.qnh = STANDARD_PRESSURE;
  altimeter.pressure = pressureFromAltitude(altimeter.altitude, altimeter.qnh);
  return altimeter;
}

} // namespace hector_uav_msgs

#endif // HECTOR_UAV_MSGS_ALTIMETER_PRESSURE_HEIGHT_H