aim4.vehicle
Interface VehicleSimView

All Superinterfaces:

VehicleDriverView

All Known Subinterfaces:

AutoVehicleSimView, HumanDrivenVehicleSimView, ProxyVehicleSimView

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicAutoVehicle, BasicVehicle, ProxyVehicle

public interface VehicleSimView
extends VehicleDriverView

The interface of a vehicle from the viewpoint of a simulator.

Method Summary

void	checkCurrentTime(double currentTime) Check whether this vehicle's time is current.
double	getAcceleration() Get the acceleration of the vehicle
Point2D	getCenterPoint() Get the location of the center of the Vehicle at this point in time.
Point2D[]	getCornerPoints() Get the current global coordinates of the corners of this Vehicle.
List<Line2D>	getEdges() Get the edges that represent the boundaries of this Vehicle.
double	getHeading() Get the heading of the vehicle
Point2D	getPointAtMiddleFront(double delta) Get the point in front of the middle point of the vehicle that is at the distance of delta away from the vehicle.
Point2D	getPointAtRear() Get the point at the rear center of the Vehicle.
Point2D	getPosition() Get the position of the vehicle.
Shape	getShape() Get a Shape describing the Vehicle.
Shape	getShape(double extra) Get a {link Shape} describing this Vehicle, if it were larger in each dimension.
Queue<V2IMessage>	getV2IOutbox() Get the queue of V2I messages waiting to be delivered from this Vehicle.
double	getVelocity() Get the velocity of the vehicle
Shape[]	getWheelShapes() Get the Shapes of each of the wheels.
void	move(double timeStep) Move a single Vehicle according to some approximation of the laws of physics.
void	setDriver(AutoDriver driver) Set this Vehicle's Driver.
void	setVIN(int vin) Set the VIN number of this Vehicle.

Methods inherited from interface aim4.vehicle.VehicleDriverView

coast, gaugeHeading, gaugePointAtMiddleFront, gaugePointAtRear, gaugePointBetweenFrontWheels, gaugePosition, gaugeRearLeftCornerPoint, gaugeRearRightCornerPoint, gaugeShape, gaugeTime, gaugeVelocity, getAccelSchedule, getDriver, getSpec, getVIN, printState, removeAccelSchedule, setAccelSchedule, setAccelWithMaxTargetVelocity, setTargetVelocityWithMaxAccel, slowToStop, turnTowardPoint

Method Detail

setVIN

void setVIN(int vin)

Set the VIN number of this Vehicle.

Parameters:

vin - the vehicle's VIN number.

setDriver

void setDriver(AutoDriver driver)

Set this Vehicle's Driver.

Parameters:

driver - the new driver to control this Vehicle

checkCurrentTime

void checkCurrentTime(double currentTime)

Check whether this vehicle's time is current.

Parameters:

currentTime - the current time

getPosition

Point2D getPosition()

Get the position of the vehicle.

Returns:

the position of the vehicle

getHeading

double getHeading()

Get the heading of the vehicle

Returns:

the heading of the vehicle

getVelocity

double getVelocity()

Get the velocity of the vehicle

Returns:

the velocity of the vehicle

getAcceleration

double getAcceleration()

Get the acceleration of the vehicle

Returns:

the acceleration of the vehicle

getShape

Shape getShape()

Get a Shape describing the Vehicle.

Returns:

a Shape describing this Vehicle.

getShape

Shape getShape(double extra)

Get a {link Shape} describing this Vehicle, if it were larger in each dimension.

Parameters:

extra - the fixed extra amount by which to increase the size of the Vehicle in each dimension

Returns:

a Shape describing a Vehicle larger in each dimension by the extra amount.

getEdges

List<Line2D> getEdges()

Get the edges that represent the boundaries of this Vehicle.

Returns:

an array of line segments that represent the edges of the Vehicle.

getWheelShapes

Shape[] getWheelShapes()

Get the Shapes of each of the wheels.

Returns:

an array of wheel Shapes: front left, front right, rear left, rear right

getPointAtMiddleFront

Point2D getPointAtMiddleFront(double delta)

Get the point in front of the middle point of the vehicle that is at the distance of delta away from the vehicle.

Parameters:

delta - the distance of the vehicle and the point

Returns:

the projected point

getCenterPoint

Point2D getCenterPoint()

Get the location of the center of the Vehicle at this point in time.

Returns:

the global coordinates of the center of the Vehicle.

getCornerPoints

Point2D[] getCornerPoints()

Get the current global coordinates of the corners of this Vehicle.

Returns:

an array of points representing the four corners.

getPointAtRear

Point2D getPointAtRear()

Get the point at the rear center of the Vehicle.

Returns:

the global coordinates of the point at the center of the Vehicle's rear

getV2IOutbox

Queue<V2IMessage> getV2IOutbox()

Get the queue of V2I messages waiting to be delivered from this Vehicle.

Returns:

the queue of V2I messages to be delivered from this Vehicle

move

void move(double timeStep)

Move a single Vehicle according to some approximation of the laws of physics.

Parameters:

timeStep - the size of the time step to simulate, in seconds