Struct GradientSlopeCalculator

Object to cover the different types of Gradient and Slope calculations

Namespace: FpAssistantCore.GeneralAviation

Assembly: FpAssistantCoreScl.dll

Syntax

public struct GradientSlopeCalculator

Remarks

There are three components which are a horizontal distance, a vertical distance and a gradient.

Constructors

GradientSlopeCalculator(LinearDistanceUnits, LinearDistanceUnits)

Constructor to initialise with a specific value and unit type

Declaration

public GradientSlopeCalculator(LinearDistanceUnits horizontalDistanceUnit, LinearDistanceUnits verticalDistanceUnit)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
LinearDistanceUnits	horizontalDistanceUnit	Declare the linear distance unit for the horizontal distant parameter
LinearDistanceUnits	verticalDistanceUnit	Unit type of the vertical distance used in the calculations

Properties

GradientPercentage

Contains the numerical value of the gradient percentage

Declaration

public double GradientPercentage { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Double	Numerical value of the percentage

HorizontalDistance

Contains the numerical value of the distance

Declaration

public LinearDistance HorizontalDistance { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
LinearDistance	Numerical value of the distance

SlopeDegrees

Contains the numerical value of the slope angle in degrees

Declaration

public readonly double SlopeDegrees { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Double	Numerical value of the slope (Degrees)

VerticalDistance

Contains the numerical value of the change in elevation along the distance

Declaration

public LinearDistance VerticalDistance { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
LinearDistance	Numerical value of the change in elevation

Methods

CalculateDistance()

Declaration

public void CalculateDistance()

CalculateElevationChange()

Declaration

public void CalculateElevationChange()

CalculateGradient()

Declaration

public void CalculateGradient()

DistanceFromHeightAndPercentage(Double, Double)

Calculates a horizontal distance based on a known vertical distance and a percentage slope

Declaration

public static double DistanceFromHeightAndPercentage(double height, double percentage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double	height	vertical height gain
System.Double	percentage	Percentage

Returns

Type	Description
System.Double	Distance along the horizontal

PercentageDistance(Double, Double)

Calculates a distance which is a percentage of another distance

Declaration

public static double PercentageDistance(double distance, double percentage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double	distance	Distance for percentage calculation
System.Double	percentage	Percentage

Returns

Type	Description
System.Double	Value of the percentage distance

Examples

50% of 200 units is 100 units