Add aphelion & perihelion calculations

simulator/.idea/workspace.xml

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simulator/src/com/verictas/pos/simulator/Main.java

@@ -21,19 +21,20 @@ public class Main {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         /**
-         * Object definitions (in 1990)
+         * Object definitions
          */
         Object sun = new Object("Sun", 1.988544E30, AU.convertToMeter(new Vector3d(3.621484938699030E-03,3.203347049968909E-03,-1.609087138389905E-04)), AU.convertToMetersPerSecond(new Vector3d(-1.730306264794065E-06,6.909301960615850E-06,3.332250766613383E-08)));
         //Object venus = new Object("Venus", 48.685E23, AU.convertToMeter(new Vector3d(-3.786926829662159E-01,-6.122709221027441E-01,1.346180701578967E-02)), AU.convertToMetersPerSecond(new Vector3d(1.703979708314098E-02,-1.075790617185284E-02,-1.130972411646143E-03)));
         Object earth = new Object("Earth", 5.97219E24, AU.convertToMeter(new Vector3d(1.000272608326749E+00,-1.305632418724720E-01,-1.614384880329670E-04)), AU.convertToMetersPerSecond(new Vector3d(2.003180730888720E-03,1.698793770993201E-02,5.869001824818362E-08)));
       //  Object mars = new Object("Mars", 6.4185E23, AU.convertToMeter(new Vector3d(8.638055532014732E-01,-1.094520306989018E+00,-4.427515002554464E-02)), AU.convertToMetersPerSecond(new Vector3d(1.154235320339802E-02,9.839355267552327E-03,-7.723750026136471E-05)));
        // Object jupiter = new Object("Jupiter", 1898.13E24, AU.convertToMeter(new Vector3d(-5.440309619306835E+00,-2.383659935837559E-01,1.226571001615609E-01)), AU.convertToMetersPerSecond(new Vector3d(2.422143907277735E-04,-7.182284468246539E-03,2.440789748210396E-05)));
+        Object moon = new Object("The Moon", 734.9E20, AU.convertToMeter(new Vector3d(1.002390058141768E+00,-1.318677081380600E-01,-1.051759034600983E-04)), AU.convertToMetersPerSecond(new Vector3d(2.294349896503608E-03,1.752303034437222E-02,-5.522655228080146E-05)));
 
         /**
          * Object listing
          */
 
-        Object[] objects = {sun, earth};
+        Object[] objects = {sun, earth, moon};
 
         /**
          * Run the simulator for the specified objects

simulator/src/com/verictas/pos/simulator/Object.java

@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ public class Object {
     public Vector3d acceleration;
     public Vector3d oldAcceleration;
 
+    public Vector3d aphelion;
+    public Vector3d perihelion;
+    public double aphelionDistance = 0;
+    public double perihelionDistance = 0;
+
     public String name;
 
     private double gravitationalConstant = 6.67384E-11;
@@ -197,4 +202,38 @@ public class Object {
         acceleration.scale(factor);
         this.acceleration = acceleration;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Processes the aphelion & perihelion
+     * @param sun
+     */
+    public void processAphelionAndPerihelion(Object sun) {
+        double sunDistance = this.getDistance(sun).length();
+
+        /**
+         * Set the defaults
+         */
+
+        if (this.aphelionDistance == 0) {
+            this.aphelionDistance = sunDistance;
+        }
+
+        if (this.perihelionDistance == 0) {
+            this.perihelionDistance = sunDistance;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Check if the aphelion or perihelion should be changed
+         */
+
+        if (sunDistance > aphelionDistance) {
+            this.aphelion = position;
+            this.aphelionDistance = sunDistance;
+        }
+
+        if (sunDistance < perihelionDistance) {
+            this.perihelion = position;
+            this.perihelionDistance = sunDistance;
+        }
+    }
 }

simulator/src/com/verictas/pos/simulator/Simulator.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Simulator {
              */
 
             for(int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {
-                writer.write(objects[i].name, objects[i].position, objects[i].speed, objects[i].oldAcceleration, objects[i].acceleration, objects[i].mass);
+                writer.write(objects[i], objects[0]);
             }
 
             /**
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ public class Simulator {
 
                 for(int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {
                     objects[i].updateSpeed(time);
-                    writer.write(objects[i].name, objects[i].position, objects[i].speed, objects[i].oldAcceleration, objects[i].acceleration, objects[i].mass);
+                    writer.write(objects[i], objects[0]);
+
+                    /**
+                     * Do some processing to get the aphelion & perihelion
+                     */
+
+                    objects[i].processAphelionAndPerihelion(objects[0]);
                 }
 
                 /**
@@ -79,6 +85,15 @@ public class Simulator {
             writer.save();
             System.out.println("========== Simulation Finished ==========");
 
+            // TEST
+
+            System.out.println("\n\n============== Simulation data =============");
+            System.out.println("Position during aphelion: " + objects[1].aphelion);
+            System.out.println("Distance from the sun during aphelion in km: " + objects[1].aphelionDistance);
+            System.out.println("Position during perihelion: " + objects[1].perihelion);
+            System.out.println("Distance from the sun during perihelion in km: " + objects[1].perihelionDistance);
+            System.out.println("===========================================\n\n");
+
             /**
              * Display information about the program runtime
              */

simulator/src/com/verictas/pos/simulator/dataWriter/DataWriter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.verictas.pos.simulator.dataWriter;
 
+import com.verictas.pos.simulator.Object;
 import com.verictas.pos.simulator.SimulatorConfig;
 import com.verictas.pos.simulator.mathUtils.AU;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class DataWriter {
              * Open a file to write to and write the header
              */
             this.writer = new FileWriter(path);
-            this.writer.write("Object" + DELIMITER + "Position (m)" + DELIMITER + "Position (AU)" + DELIMITER + "Speed (m/s)" + DELIMITER + "Speed (AU/day)" + DELIMITER + "Old Acceleration" + DELIMITER + "Acceleration" + DELIMITER + "Mass" + NEW_LINE);
+            this.writer.write("Object" + DELIMITER + "Position (m)" + DELIMITER + "Position (AU)" + DELIMITER+ "Distance from the sun (m)" + DELIMITER + "Speed (m/s)" + DELIMITER + "Speed (AU/day)" + DELIMITER + "Old Acceleration" + DELIMITER + "Acceleration" + DELIMITER + "Mass" + NEW_LINE);
             this.counter++;
         } catch(IOException e) {
             throw new WritingException("The destination file couldn't be created.");
@@ -78,22 +79,29 @@ public class DataWriter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Writes some data about the current object to the file
+     *
-     * @param id String
+     * @param object The object you want to write data about
-     * @param position Vector3d
+     * @param reference The system's star
-     * @param speed Vector3d
-     * @param oldAcceleration Vector3d
-     * @param acceleration Vector3d
-     * @param mass double
      * @throws WritingException
      */
-    public void write(String id, Vector3d position, Vector3d speed, Vector3d oldAcceleration, Vector3d acceleration, double mass) throws WritingException {
+    public void write(Object object, Object reference) throws WritingException {
+        String id = object.name;
+        Vector3d position = object.position;
+        Vector3d speed = object.speed;
+        Vector3d oldAcceleration = object.oldAcceleration;
+        Vector3d acceleration = object.acceleration;
+        double mass = object.mass;
+
         if (this.writer == null) {
             throw new WritingException("The writer isn't defined yet");
         } else {
             try {
                 if (this.counter % SimulatorConfig.skipLines == 0) {
-                    this.writer.append(id + DELIMITER + position.toString() + DELIMITER + AU.convertFromMeter(position).toString() + DELIMITER + speed.toString() + DELIMITER + AU.convertFromMetersPerSecond(speed).toString() + DELIMITER + oldAcceleration.toString() + DELIMITER + acceleration.toString() + DELIMITER + String.valueOf(mass) + NEW_LINE);
+
+                    // Calculate the distance to the sun
+                    double sunDistance = object.getDistance(reference).length();
+
+                    this.writer.append(id + DELIMITER + position.toString() + DELIMITER + AU.convertFromMeter(position).toString() + DELIMITER + String.valueOf(sunDistance) + DELIMITER + speed.toString() + DELIMITER + AU.convertFromMetersPerSecond(speed).toString() + DELIMITER + oldAcceleration.toString() + DELIMITER + acceleration.toString() + DELIMITER + String.valueOf(mass) + NEW_LINE);
                 }
                 this.counter++;
             } catch (Exception e) {