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33 * \brief DevelGPS: compass routines.
35 * \author Andrea Righi <arighi@develer.com>
38 #include <cfg/compiler.h>
39 #include <cfg/debug.h>
43 static const char *_compass_heading[] =
45 "N", "NNE", "NE", "ENE",
46 "E", "ESE", "SE", "SSE",
47 "S", "SSW", "SW", "WSW",
48 "W", "WNW", "NW", "NNW",
52 * Use the Haversine formula to calculate great-circle distances between the
55 * The Haversine formula remains particularly well-conditioned for numerical
56 * computation even at small distances, unlike calculations based on the
57 * spherical law of cosines.
59 float distance(float lat1, float lon1, float lat2, float lon2)
61 const float PLANET_RADIUS = 6371000;
62 float d_lat = deg2rad(lat2 - lat1);
63 float d_lon = deg2rad(lon2 - lon1);
65 float a = sin(d_lat / 2) * sin(d_lat / 2) +
66 cos(deg2rad(lat1)) * cos(deg2rad(lat2)) *
67 sin(d_lon / 2) * sin(d_lon / 2);
68 float c = 2 * atan2(sqrt(a), sqrt(1 - a));
70 return PLANET_RADIUS * c;
74 * Evaluate the bearing (also known as forward azimuth) using spherical law
77 * The bearing is a straight line along a great-circle arc from the start point
78 * to the destination point.
80 int bearing(float lat1, float lon1, float lat2, float lon2)
84 res = rad2deg(atan2(sin(deg2rad(lon2 - lon1)) *
85 cos(deg2rad(lat2)), cos(deg2rad(lat1)) *
86 sin(deg2rad(lat2)) - sin(deg2rad(lat1)) *
87 cos(deg2rad(lat2)) * cos(deg2rad(lon2) -
89 return ((int)res + 360) % 360;
92 const char *compass_heading(int bearing)
94 ASSERT(bearing >= 0 && bearing < 360);
98 return _compass_heading[(bearing << 4) / 360];