stella.xml
Class AirmassMerit

java.lang.Object
  util.PropertyContainer
      util.PropertyResources
          util.PropertyBundles
              stella.AbstractMerit
                  stella.xml.AirmassMerit

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Meriting, Initializable, LocalizedSupplying, PropertySupplying, ResourceSupplying

public class AirmassMerit
extends AbstractMerit

A merit calculating its gain from the actual airmass to the target compared to the minimal airmass it might get. It uses two parameters, a KEY_IMPACT factor and a KEY_STEEPNESS. The exact formular is:

   gain(t) = w/(1+z-zmin)s
   

Here, w is the KEY_IMPACT factor and s is the KEY_STEEPNESS. The airmass to the target must be provided in the parameter set handed over.

See Also:

ZenithMerit, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class util.PropertyResources

PropertyResources.URLResource

Field Summary

private static String	DEFAIRMASS Default airmass parameter name.
private static String	DEFDECLINATION Default airmass parameter name.
private static double	DEFIMPACT Default value for the priority impact.
private static String	DEFLATITUDE Default airmass parameter name.
private static double	DEFSTEEPNESS Default value for the priority stretch.
static String	KEY_AIRMASS The key pointing to the name of the airmass parameter.
static String	KEY_DECLINATION The key pointing to the name of the airmass parameter.
static String	KEY_IMPACT The key linked to the impact of the airmass merit.
static String	KEY_LATITUDE The key pointing to the name of the airmass parameter.
static String	KEY_STEEPNESS The key linked to the steepness of the airmass merit.

Fields inherited from class util.PropertyBundles

KEY_LOCALECOUNTRY, KEY_LOCALELANGUAGE, KEY_RESOURCEBUNDLES

Fields inherited from class util.PropertyResources

KEY_NOINITONCREATE, localurl, locate, POSTFIX_DIR, POSTFIX_EXT, POSTFIX_FILE, POSTFIX_LIST, POSTFIX_URL, urlset

Fields inherited from class util.PropertyContainer

KEY_LISTSEPARATOR, KEY_MAPKEYVALUECHAR, KEY_MAPSEPARATOR

Fields inherited from interface util.ResourceSupplying

KEY_URLRESOURCES, KEY_URLUSECONFIG, KEY_URLUSECURRENT, KEY_URLUSEHOME

Fields inherited from interface util.PropertySupplying

CONFIG, KEY_CLASS

Constructor Summary

AirmassMerit(Map prop)
Constructs a new airmass merit, defaulting the KEY_IMPACT and the KEY_STEEPNESS parameters.

Method Summary

double

getMerit(ParameterClustering set, TargetDefinition target, Collection ignore, long span) Calculates the actual gain using the airmass of the target.

Methods inherited from class stella.AbstractMerit

createMerit, getInitializer, initMerit

Methods inherited from class util.PropertyBundles

clone, getLocalized, getLocalized, getLocalizedString, getLocalizedString, loadResource

Methods inherited from class util.PropertyResources

createFrom, createFrom, createFrom, getApplet, getAsResources, getLocalClassLoader, getPropertiesToKey, getPropertiesToKey, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResourceFromKey, getResources, init, keyCreate, keyCreate, reload, setApplet

Methods inherited from class util.PropertyContainer

augment, augment, augment, defaultBoolean, defaultChar, defaultDouble, defaultFloat, defaultInt, defaultLong, defaultObject, defaultObject, defaultProperties, defaultProperty, getAsBoolean, getAsChar, getAsDouble, getAsEnums, getAsFloat, getAsInt, getAsList, getAsLong, getAsMap, getAsMap, getAsObject, getAsObject, getProperties, getProperty, has, isNew, parseObject, reload, removeProperty, rescanned, setObject, setProperties, setProperty, stringProperties, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface util.ResourceSupplying

getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources

Methods inherited from interface util.PropertySupplying

defaultBoolean, defaultChar, defaultDouble, defaultFloat, defaultInt, defaultLong, defaultObject, defaultObject, defaultProperties, defaultProperty, getAsBoolean, getAsChar, getAsDouble, getAsFloat, getAsInt, getAsList, getAsLong, getAsMap, getAsObject, getAsObject, getProperties, getProperty, has, parseObject, removeProperty, setObject, setProperty, stringProperties

Methods inherited from interface util.Initializable

init

Field Detail

KEY_IMPACT

public static final String KEY_IMPACT

The key linked to the impact of the airmass merit.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_STEEPNESS

public static final String KEY_STEEPNESS

The key linked to the steepness of the airmass merit.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_AIRMASS

public static final String KEY_AIRMASS

The key pointing to the name of the airmass parameter.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_DECLINATION

public static final String KEY_DECLINATION

The key pointing to the name of the airmass parameter.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_LATITUDE

public static final String KEY_LATITUDE

The key pointing to the name of the airmass parameter.

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Constant Field Values

DEFIMPACT

private static final double DEFIMPACT

Default value for the priority impact.

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Constant Field Values

DEFSTEEPNESS

private static final double DEFSTEEPNESS

Default value for the priority stretch.

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Constant Field Values

DEFAIRMASS

private static final String DEFAIRMASS

Default airmass parameter name.

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Constant Field Values

DEFDECLINATION

private static final String DEFDECLINATION

Default airmass parameter name.

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Constant Field Values

DEFLATITUDE

private static final String DEFLATITUDE

Default airmass parameter name.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AirmassMerit

public AirmassMerit(Map prop)

Constructs a new airmass merit, defaulting the KEY_IMPACT and the KEY_STEEPNESS parameters. Proper creation should be done using the AbstractMerit.createMerit(java.util.Map) method. This create method also takes care of proper parameter overloading.

Method Detail

getMerit

public double getMerit(ParameterClustering set,
                       TargetDefinition target,
                       Collection ignore,
                       long span)

Calculates the actual gain using the airmass of the target. The gain is higher if the airmass is low. The steepness of the gain decrease with airmass is governed with the KEY_STEEPNESS parameter.

Parameters:

set - Current observing conditions.

target - The actual target.

ignore - The list of targetes relevant to the actual target.

span - The relevant time span in ms.