Package faa.tg.units

This package provides the simulation classes used to represent Units and Measurements, i.e Altitude, Speed, Heading etc...

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Description

Interface Summary

GenericSpeed	Marker interface to refer to units of speed regardless of Mach, TAS, or IAS.
HasText	Marker interface for measurements that have a standard text output.

Class Summary

Acceleration	Acceleration represents the object for measuring units of Acceleration
AccelerationUnits	AccelerationUnits represents the object for defining units of acceleration.
AircraftHeadingRate	AircraftHeadingRate represents the object for measuring units of AircraftHeadingRate
Altitude	Altitude represents the object for measuring units of Altitude: generally the distance above Mean Sea Level (MSL).
AltitudeRate	The AltitudeRate class defines the objects used to quantify the rate of altitude change.
AMeasure	AMeasure is an abstract base class for all measures with associated units.
Angle	Angle represents the object used for measurements of angles.
AngleUnits	AngleUnits represents the object for defining units to measure angles.
AngularAcceleration	AngularAcceleration represents the object for measuring units of AngularAcceleration
AngularAccelerationUnits	AngularAccelerationUnits represents the object for defining units of angular acceleration.
AngularRate	AngularRate represents the object for measuring units of AngularRate See the source: AngularRate.java
AngularRateUnits	AngularRateUnits represents the object for defining units of the rate of angular change.
Area	The Area class defines objects used for manipulating values of Area
AreaUnits	AreaUnits represents the object for measuring units of area.
AUnits	AUnits is an abstract base class for all units of measure.
Azimuth	Azimuth represents a wrapper for Angle.
Capacity	Capacity represents the object for representing the ability receive or contain
Coefficient	See the source: Coefficient.java
Coordinate	A class representing a Coordinate Pair or Point using Distances for the Axis Measure.
CoordinationTime
DDHHMMSSString	Provides a class that can be used to distinguish between a generic String and a string that is supposed to be in a DDHHMMSS format.
Density	Density represents the object for measuring units of Density
DensityUnits	DensityUnits represents the object for measuring units of density.
Distance	Distance represents a measure of distance between two points.
DistanceUnits	DistanceUnits represents the object for measuring units of distance.
DMSString	Provides a class that can be used to distinguish between a generic String and a string that is supposed to be in a degrees-minutes-seconds format.
Drag	Drag represents the object for measuring units of Drag
FlightPathAngle	FlightPathAngle represents the object for measuring the angle between the aircraft's velocity vector and the plane that is tangent to the surface of the Earth directly under the aircraft.
FlightPathAngleRate	FlightPathAngleRate represents the object for measuring the rate of change in the flight path angle: the angle between the aircraft's velocity vector and the plane that is tangent to the surface of the Earth directly under the aircraft.
FlightPathRelAirAngle	FlightPathRelAirAngle represents the object for measuring the angle between the aircraft's velocity vector and the air mass.
FlightPathRelAirAngleRate	FlightPathRelAirAngleRate represents the object for measuring the rate of change in the flight path angle: the angle between the aircraft's velocity vector and the plane that is tangent to the surface of the Earth directly under the aircraft.
Force	Force represents the object for measuring units of Force
ForceUnits	ForceUnits represents the object for measuring units of force.
FuelFlowRate	The FuelFlowRate class defines objects used for manipulating values of FuelFlowRate
FuelFlowRateUnits	FuelFlowRateUnits represents the object for measuring units of the rate of fuel flow.
GroundTrackHeading	GroundTrackHeading represents an object for measuring units of the heading of the ground track of aircraft, in relation to the bearing of true north.
GroundTrackSpeed	GroundTrackSpeed defines objects used to quantify a measure of an aircraft's actual speed relative to the ground (the aircraft's TrueAirspeed plus the effect of wind).
IndicatedAirspeed	IndicatedAirspeed represents a measurement of speed as perceived by an aneroid/bellows airspeed indicator: local atmospheric changes will affect the value even if the actual speed does not change.
IndicatedAirspeedRate	IndicatedAirspeedRate represents the object for measuring units of IndicatedAirspeedRate See the source: IndicatedAirspeedRate.java
IndicatedAirspeedRateUnits	IndicatedAirspeedRateUnits represents the object for measuring units of the rate of change of indicated airspeed (IAS).
Latitude	Latitude represents the object for measuring units of Latitude.
LatitudeRate	LatitudeRate represents the object for measuring units of LatitudeRate
Lift	Lift represents the object for measuring units of Lift
Longitude	Longitude represents the object for measuring units of Longitude.
LongitudeRate	LongitudeRate represents the object for measuring units of LongitudeRate
Mach	Mach represents a measurement of speed using the Mach scale.
MachRate	MachRate represents the object for measuring units of MachRate See the source: MachRate.java
MachRateUnits	MachRateUnits represents the object for measuring units of the rate of change of the mach value.
MachUnits	MachUnits represents the object for measuring units of speed by the Mach number.
MagneticDeclination	MagneticDeclination represents the angular measure of the Earth's magnetic Field with respect to true North.
MagneticHeading	MagneticHeading represents a measurement of the heading of an aircraft with respect to Magnetic North.
MagneticVariation	(It seems that this is defined to be the same as MagneticDeclination, which is the preferred usage: use MagneticDeclination instead, unless there is a reason to use this.) MagneticVariation represents the angular measure of the Earth's magnetic Field with respect to true North.
Mass	Mass represents the object for measuring units of Mass
MassRate	MassRate represents the object for measuring units of MassRate
MassRateUnits	MassRateUnits represents the object for measuring units of the rate of change of mass.
MassUnits	MassUnits represents the object for measuring units of mass.
OneOverTime	OneOverTime represents the object for measuring units of OneOverTime.
OneOverTimeUnits	OneOverTimeUnits represents the object for measuring units per time period.
Pressure	Pressure represents the object for measuring units of Pressure See the source: Pressure.java
PressureUnits	PressureUnits represents the object for measuring units of pressure.
Radial	See the source: Radial.java
Range	Range represents a wrapper for Distance.
RollAngle	The RollAngle class defines the objects used to quantify the bank angle of an aircraft, where the right wing down is a positive roll, and the left wing down is a negative roll.
RollRate	The RollRate class defines the objects used to quantify the rate of change of the roll (or bank) angle of an aircraft, where the right wing down is a positive roll, and the left wing down is a negative roll.
SerialNumber	The class for representing Serial Numbers See the source: SerialNumber.java
SerialNumberFactory	FIXME This is not a unit.
Speed	Speed represents the generic object for measuring rates of motion.
SpeedUnits	SpeedUnits represents the object for measuring units of speed.
Temperature	Temperature represents the object for measuring units of Temperature
TemperatureUnits	TemperatureUnits represents the object for measuring units of temperature.
Thrust	Thrust represents the object for measuring units of Thrust
Time	Time represents the object for measuring units of Time.
TimeUnits	TimeUnits represents the object for measuring units of time.
TrueAirspeed	TrueAirspeed defines objects used to quantify a measure of an aircraft's airspeed, relative to the air mass.
TrueAirspeedRate	TrueAirspeedRate represents the object for measuring units of TrueAirspeedRate
TrueAirspeedRateUnits	TrueAirspeedRateUnits represents the object for measuring units of the rate of change of the true airspeed.
TrueBearing	TrueBearing represents the object for measuring the direction of travel from one position to another, as an angle measured clockwise from true north.
TrueHeading	TrueHeading represents the heading of the aircraft's nose (also known as yaw, azimuth, or longitudinal axis).
TrueHeadingRate	TrueHeadingRate represents the object for measuring units of TrueHeadingRate See the source: TrueHeadingRate.java
TurnRate	The TurnRate class defines the objects used to quantify the rate of heading change.
Units	Units defines and instantiates the units to use when defining values of units of measure.
UnitsDatabase	This class is a singleton, so there is but one instance of it! The getInstance method is used to get an object of type UnitsDatabase, this will cause the class to be instaniated if it is not already.
UnitsTools	See the source UnitsTools.java
UnitType	class UnitType holds a data structure like the following: UnitClassName: faa.tg.units.DistanceUnits UnitAbbreviation: { meters, km, cm, in, ft, nm, mi, fl } The UnitDictionary class uses this class to store many key/value = UnitClassName/UnitType pairs
Volume	The Volume class defines the objects used to quantify the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object.
VolumeUnits	VolumeUnits represents the object for measuring units of volume.
Weight	Weight class defines the objects used to quantify a weight measurement.
WeightUnits	WeightUnits represents the object for measuring units of weight.
WindDirection	WindDirection is intended as a abstract class that extends true bearing.
WindDirectionFrom	A concrete WindDirection class that informs the user that that the winds are in the coming from direction
WindDirectionTo	A concrete WindDirection class that informs the user that the winds are in the going to direction
WindSpeed	WindSpeed defines objects used to quantify a measure of a the wind velocity (to distinguish from aircraft velocity).

Enum Summary

CoordinationTime.CoordinationType

Exception Summary

UnitsMismatchException

UnitsMismatchException represents the object for throwing exceptions of type UnitsMismatchException.

Package faa.tg.units Description

This package provides the simulation classes used to represent Units and Measurements, i.e Altitude, Speed, Heading etc...