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  tag: Erwin Aertbelien  Mon Jan 10 16:38:38 CET 2005  velocityprofile.h

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    begin                : Mon January 10 2005
    copyright            : (C) 2005 Erwin Aertbelien
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 *  \author
 *      Erwin Aertbelien, Div. PMA, Dep. of Mech. Eng., K.U.Leuven
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 *  \version
 *              ORO_Geometry V0.2
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 *              $Id: velocityprofile.h,v 1.1.1.1.2.5 2003/07/24 13:26:15 psoetens Exp $
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#ifndef KDL_VELOCITYPROFILE_H
#define KDL_VELOCITYPROFILE_H

#include "utilities/utility.h"
#include "utilities/utility_io.h"


namespace KDL {


class VelocityProfile
        {
        public:
                // trajectory parameters are set in constructor of
                // derived class

                virtual void SetProfile(double pos1,double pos2) = 0;
                // sets a trajectory from pos1 to pos2 as fast as possible

                virtual void SetProfileDuration(
                        double pos1,double pos2,double duration) = 0;
                // Sets a trajectory from pos1 to pos2 in <duration> seconds.
        // @post new.Duration() will not be shorter than the one obtained
        //       from SetProfile(pos1,pos2).


                virtual double Duration() const = 0;
                // returns the duration of the motion in [sec]

                virtual double Pos(double time) const = 0;
                // returns the position at <time> in the units of the input
                // of the constructor of the derived class.

                virtual double Vel(double time) const = 0;
                // returns the velocity at <time> in the units of the input
                // of the constructor of the derived class.

                virtual double Acc(double time) const = 0;
                // returns the acceleration at <time> in the units of the input
                // of the constructor of the derived class.

                virtual void Write(std::ostream& os) const = 0;
                // Writes object to a stream.

                static VelocityProfile* Read(std::istream& is);
                // reads a VelocityProfile object from the stream and returns it.

                virtual VelocityProfile* Clone() const = 0;
                // returns copy of current VelocityProfile object. (virtual constructor)

                virtual ~VelocityProfile() {}
        };
}


#endif