CartPosition.h

00001 #ifndef __CARTPOSITION_H
00002 #define __CARTPOSITION_H
00003 
00004 /** Geographical position and calculation based on cartesian coordinates
00005  */
00006 class CartPosition {
00007 public:
00008     /** Create a new cartesian coordinate object
00009      */
00010     CartPosition(void);
00011     /** Create a new cartesian coordinate object
00012      * @param x sets x coordinate
00013      * @param y sets y coordinate 
00014      */
00015     CartPosition(float x, float y);
00016     /** Sets coordinates for object
00017      * @param x sets x coordinate
00018      * @param y sets y coordinate 
00019      */
00020     void set(float x, float y);
00021     /** Sets coordinates for object
00022      * @param p sets coordinates of this object to that of p
00023      */
00024     void set(CartPosition p);
00025     /** Computes bearing to a position from this position
00026      * @param to is the coordinate to which we're calculating bearing
00027      */
00028     float bearingTo(CartPosition to);
00029     /** Computes distance to a position from this position
00030      * @param to is the coordinate to which we're calculating distance
00031      */
00032     float distanceTo(CartPosition to);
00033     /** Computes the new coordinates for this object given a bearing and distance
00034      * @param bearing is the direction traveled
00035      * @distance is the distance traveled
00036      */
00037     void move(float bearing, float distance);
00038     /** x coordinate of this object */
00039     float _x;
00040     /** y coordinate of this object */
00041     float _y;
00042 };
00043 #endif