enric...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, I had tried this earlier but by rotating the data in this
fashion, it has problems connecting the endpoints between 0 and 360
and tries to go counter clockwise around. I am then left with an
extra circle in all my plots where it attempts to connect the points
between 360 and 0 (now 100 and 0).
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I went to the archives and looked up your beginning post.
First: Check the man/docs to whatever math library you are using.
Look for a toggle (or whatever) that sets the lib to handle
Angles Right (clockwise) and same or other toggle to place
0degs at Compass North (Navigation/Engineering/Surveying).
Second: If no such settings noted in "First" are present - junk the lib!
Seriously - I do. But since that may not be a choice for
you, then make a function to convert your input to the
necessary angle and pass it on. You may need another to convert
any angular return values. But the Cartesian (X,Y) coordinate
will be correct.
Drafting Table: 0deg is right side (E)
Positive rotation is Angles Left
Navigation : 0degs is Compass or True North geodetic.
Positive rotation is Angles Right
Make two compass roses, one for Drafting and one for Navigation, align
the 0's, pick AR from Nav circle and read the convert to from Draft.
This will allow you verify your function.
FROM NAV TO DRAFTING
The formula is: 360 - AR + 90 yields answer
|------|----|
^ | ^
| rotates Draft 0deg to align
reverses direction
if answer > 360, subtract 360.
(actually, remove all multiples of full circle)
The formula as shown makes it easy to account for full circles.
Convert angles to mils, degs, rads - whatever you need. The 90 and 360
change to equivalent in units of choice.
If incoming angles are quadrant noted (N XX-Degrees....E etc..)
first convert bearing to AR. N---E as is
S---E 180 - bearing
S---W 180 + bearing
N---W 360 - bearing
Hint: If using radians (rad) use lots of decimal places! Otherwise the
accuracy suffers greatly!
Steve
norse...@hughes.net
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