stella.xml
Class ZenithMerit

java.lang.Object
  extended by util.PropertyContainer
      extended by util.PropertyResources
          extended by util.PropertyBundles
              extended by stella.AbstractMerit
                  extended by stella.xml.ZenithMerit
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, Meriting, Initializable, LocalizedSupplying, PropertySupplying, ResourceSupplying

public class ZenithMerit
extends AbstractMerit

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

   gain(t) = w/zs
   
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:
AirmassMerit, 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 double DEFIMPACT
          Default value for the priority impact.
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_IMPACT
          The key linked to the impact of the airmass merit.
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
ZenithMerit(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

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
Constructor Detail

ZenithMerit

public ZenithMerit(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.