/**
* @file
* @brief Ground to ground [projectile
* motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectile_motion) equation
* implementations
* @details Ground to ground projectile motion is when a projectile's trajectory
* starts at the ground, reaches the apex, then falls back on the ground.
*
* @author [Focusucof](https://github.com/Focusucof)
*/
#include <cassert> /// for assert()
#include <cmath> /// for std::pow(), std::sin(), and std::cos()
#include <iostream> /// for IO operations
/**
* @namespace physics
* @brief Physics algorithms
*/
namespace physics {
/**
* @namespace ground_to_ground_projectile_motion
* @brief Functions for the Ground to ground [projectile
* motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectile_motion) equation
*/
namespace ground_to_ground_projectile_motion {
/**
* @brief Convert radians to degrees
* @param radian Angle in radians
* @param PI The definition of the constant PI
* @returns Angle in degrees
*/
double degrees_to_radians(double radian, double PI = 3.14) {
return (radian * (PI / 180));
}
/**
* @brief Calculate the time of flight
* @param initial_velocity The starting velocity of the projectile
* @param angle The angle that the projectile is launched at in degrees
* @param gravity The value used for the gravity constant
* @returns The time that the projectile is in the air for
*/
template <typename T>
T time_of_flight(T initial_velocity, T angle, double gravity = 9.81) {
double Viy = initial_velocity * (std::sin(degrees_to_radians(angle))); // calculate y component of the initial velocity
return 2.0 * Viy / gravity;
}
/**
* @brief Calculate the horizontal distance that the projectile travels
* @param initial_velocity The starting velocity of the projectile
* @param time The time that the projectile is in the air
* @returns Horizontal distance that the projectile travels
*/
template <typename T>
T horizontal_range(T initial_velocity, T angle, T time) {
double Vix = initial_velocity * (std::cos(degrees_to_radians(angle))); // calculate x component of the initial velocity
return Vix * time;
}
/**
* @brief Calculate the max height of the projectile
* @param initial_velocity The starting velocity of the projectile
* @param angle The angle that the projectile is launched at in degrees
* @param gravity The value used for the gravity constant
* @returns The max height that the projectile reaches
*/
template <typename T>
T max_height(T initial_velocity, T angle, double gravity = 9.81) {
double Viy = initial_velocity * (std::sin(degrees_to_radians(angle))); // calculate y component of the initial velocity
return (std::pow(Viy, 2) / (2.0 * gravity));
}
} // namespace ground_to_ground_projectile_motion
} // namespace physics
/**
* @brief Self-test implementations
* @returns void
*/
static void test() {
// initial input variables
double initial_velocity = 5.0; // double initial_velocity input
double angle = 40.0; // double angle input
// 1st test
double expected_time_of_flight = 0.655; // expected time output
double flight_time_output =
std::round(physics::ground_to_ground_projectile_motion::time_of_flight(initial_velocity, angle) * 1000.0) /
1000.0; // round output to 3 decimal places
std::cout << "Projectile Flight Time (double)" << std::endl;
std::cout << "Input Initial Velocity: " << initial_velocity << std::endl;
std::cout << "Input Angle: " << angle << std::endl;
std::cout << "Expected Output: " << expected_time_of_flight << std::endl;
std::cout << "Output: " << flight_time_output << std::endl;
assert(flight_time_output == expected_time_of_flight);
std::cout << "TEST PASSED" << std::endl << std::endl;
// 2nd test
double expected_horizontal_range = 2.51; // expected range output
double horizontal_range_output =
std::round(physics::ground_to_ground_projectile_motion::horizontal_range(initial_velocity, angle,
flight_time_output) *
100.0) /
100.0; // round output to 2 decimal places
std::cout << "Projectile Horizontal Range (double)" << std::endl;
std::cout << "Input Initial Velocity: " << initial_velocity << std::endl;
std::cout << "Input Angle: " << angle << std::endl;
std::cout << "Input Time Of Flight: " << flight_time_output << std::endl;
std::cout << "Expected Output: " << expected_horizontal_range << std::endl;
std::cout << "Output: " << horizontal_range_output << std::endl;
assert(horizontal_range_output == expected_horizontal_range);
std::cout << "TEST PASSED" << std::endl << std::endl;
// 3rd test
double expected_max_height = 0.526; // expected height output
double max_height_output =
std::round(physics::ground_to_ground_projectile_motion::max_height(initial_velocity, angle) * 1000.0) /
1000.0; // round output to 3 decimal places
std::cout << "Projectile Max Height (double)" << std::endl;
std::cout << "Input Initial Velocity: " << initial_velocity << std::endl;
std::cout << "Input Angle: " << angle << std::endl;
std::cout << "Expected Output: " << expected_max_height << std::endl;
std::cout << "Output: " << max_height_output << std::endl;
assert(max_height_output == expected_max_height);
std::cout << "TEST PASSED" << std::endl << std::endl;
}
/**
* @brief Main function
* @returns 0 on exit
*/
int main() {
test(); // run self-test implementations
return 0;
}