stella.xml
Class NightStretchMerit

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class NightStretchMerit
extends AbstractMerit

A class defining a time-slot merit for a target that should be observed up to KEY_PERNIGHT times in a night, at least separated by #KEY_TIMEOUT. The merit toggles between zero and one.

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Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class util.PropertyResources

PropertyResources.URLResource

Field Summary

private static double	DEFDELAYFRACTION Default value for the fraction used.
private static long	DEFMAXTIMEOUT Default value for the time-out.
private static double	DEFMINHEIGHT Default minimum height the target may reach.
private static long	DEFMINTIMEOUT Default value for the time-out.
private static String	DEFNIGHTLENGTH Default time-span for successful observations.
private static String	DEFNIGHTREMAIN Default time-span for successful observations.
private static int	DEFPERNIGHT Default number of observations to force time-out.
static boolean	DEFSUCCESS The key pointing to the name of the time parameter.
private static String	DEFTARGETHEIGHT Default time-span for successful observations.
private static String	DEFTIME Default time parameter name.
static String	KEY_BLOCKPRIORITY The priority within a block (after first observation in the night).
static String	KEY_DELAYFRACTION From the calculated intervall, we take this fraction.
static String	KEY_MAXTIMEOUT The key linked to the minimum time-out in milliseconds.
static String	KEY_MINHEIGHT The key pointing to the name of the nightlength parameter.
static String	KEY_MINTIMEOUT The key linked to the minimum time-out in milliseconds.
static String	KEY_NIGHTLENGTH The key pointing to the name of the nightlength parameter.
static String	KEY_NIGHTREMAIN The key pointing to the name of the nightremain parameter.
static String	KEY_PERNIGHT The number of targets that must be observed to force timeout.
static String	KEY_SUCCESS The key pointing to the name of the time parameter.
static String	KEY_TARGETHEIGHT The key pointing to the name of the nightlength parameter.
static String	KEY_TIME The key pointing to the name of the time parameter.

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

NightStretchMerit(Map prop)
Constructs a time-out merit.

Method Summary

double

getMerit(ParameterClustering set, TargetDefinition target, Collection ignore, long within) Calculates a merit between zero and KEY_BLOCKPRIORITY, optimizing the time-spane between observation in a night to reach the KEY_PERNIGHT number of observations.

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_MINTIMEOUT

public static final String KEY_MINTIMEOUT

The key linked to the minimum time-out in milliseconds.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_MAXTIMEOUT

public static final String KEY_MAXTIMEOUT

The key linked to the minimum time-out in milliseconds.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_PERNIGHT

public static final String KEY_PERNIGHT

The number of targets that must be observed to force timeout.

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KEY_DELAYFRACTION

public static final String KEY_DELAYFRACTION

From the calculated intervall, we take this fraction.

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KEY_BLOCKPRIORITY

public static final String KEY_BLOCKPRIORITY

The priority within a block (after first observation in the night).

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Constant Field Values

KEY_TIME

public static final String KEY_TIME

The key pointing to the name of the time parameter.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_NIGHTREMAIN

public static final String KEY_NIGHTREMAIN

The key pointing to the name of the nightremain parameter.

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KEY_NIGHTLENGTH

public static final String KEY_NIGHTLENGTH

The key pointing to the name of the nightlength parameter.

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KEY_TARGETHEIGHT

public static final String KEY_TARGETHEIGHT

The key pointing to the name of the nightlength parameter.

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KEY_MINHEIGHT

public static final String KEY_MINHEIGHT

The key pointing to the name of the nightlength parameter.

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KEY_SUCCESS

public static final String KEY_SUCCESS

The key pointing to the name of the time parameter.

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Constant Field Values

DEFMINTIMEOUT

private static final long DEFMINTIMEOUT

Default value for the time-out.

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DEFMAXTIMEOUT

private static final long DEFMAXTIMEOUT

Default value for the time-out.

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DEFDELAYFRACTION

private static final double DEFDELAYFRACTION

Default value for the fraction used.

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DEFPERNIGHT

private static final int DEFPERNIGHT

Default number of observations to force time-out.

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DEFMINHEIGHT

private static final double DEFMINHEIGHT

Default minimum height the target may reach.

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DEFTARGETHEIGHT

private static final String DEFTARGETHEIGHT

Default time-span for successful observations.

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DEFNIGHTLENGTH

private static final String DEFNIGHTLENGTH

Default time-span for successful observations.

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DEFNIGHTREMAIN

private static final String DEFNIGHTREMAIN

Default time-span for successful observations.

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DEFTIME

private static final String DEFTIME

Default time parameter name.

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DEFSUCCESS

public static final boolean DEFSUCCESS

The key pointing to the name of the time parameter.

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Constructor Detail

NightStretchMerit

public NightStretchMerit(Map prop)

Constructs a time-out merit. It defaults the #KEY_TIMEOUT parameter. 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 within)

Calculates a merit between zero and KEY_BLOCKPRIORITY, optimizing the time-spane between observation in a night to reach the KEY_PERNIGHT number of observations. If no (successful) picks have been undertaken this night, one is returned, if all required picks had already been conducted, zero is returned. First, the time available for this target is calculated, based on the night remaining and the target's height. This intervall is augmented by the time elapsed since the last (successful) pick in this night. The summed intervall is now devided by the number of picks still on schedule this night, augmented by one. If this remaining interval is higher/lower than the maximum/minimum interval, we adjust it accordingly. If the time since the last pick is now exceeding this interval, we return KEY_BLOCKPRIORITY, otherwise zero.

Parameters:

set - Current observing conditions.

target - The actual target.

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

within - The relevant time span in ms.