simbad.sim
Class Device

java.lang.Object
  simbad.sim.BaseObject
      simbad.sim.Device

Direct Known Subclasses:

ActuatorDevice, SensorDevice

public abstract class Device

extends simbad.sim.BaseObject

A abstract device, base class for sensorDevice and ActuatorDevice. The class manages an update rate which will be used by the simulator.

Method Summary

void	attach() Re-add object to the scenegraph.
javax.swing.JPanel	createInspectorPanel() Creates the panel associated to the device.
void	detach() Removes object from the scenegraph.
boolean	getCanBeTraversed() Gets the canBeTraversed Flag.
java.lang.String	getName()
void	getRotationTransform(javax.media.j3d.Transform3D t) Obtain rotation transform.
void	getTranslationTransform(javax.media.j3d.Transform3D t) Obtain translation transform.
double	getUpdatePerSecond() Returns the number of updates per second requested for this sensor.
void	rotateY(double angle) Rotates (relative to current rotation) the object about Y axis.
void	setCanBeTraversed(boolean canbetraversed) Sets the canBeTraversed Flag.
void	setColor(javax.vecmath.Color3f color) Change the color while the simulation is running.
void	setUpdateOnEachFrame(boolean on) Sets if update happens on each frame .
void	setUpdatePerSecond(double ups) Sets the number of update per seconds for this sensor.
void	translateTo(javax.vecmath.Vector3d t) Translates (relative to current pos) the object to given position.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

device's name .

createInspectorPanel

public javax.swing.JPanel createInspectorPanel()

Creates the panel associated to the device. This panel can be inserted in the inspector window for monitoring.

Returns:

the JPanel. null if no panel can be associated

setUpdatePerSecond

public void setUpdatePerSecond(double ups)

Sets the number of update per seconds for this sensor.

setUpdateOnEachFrame

public void setUpdateOnEachFrame(boolean on)

Sets if update happens on each frame .

getUpdatePerSecond

public double getUpdatePerSecond()

Returns the number of updates per second requested for this sensor.

Returns:

requested number of update per second (in virtual time).

translateTo

public void translateTo(javax.vecmath.Vector3d t)

Translates (relative to current pos) the object to given position.

rotateY

public void rotateY(double angle)

Rotates (relative to current rotation) the object about Y axis.

getTranslationTransform

public void getTranslationTransform(javax.media.j3d.Transform3D t)

Obtain translation transform.

getRotationTransform

public void getRotationTransform(javax.media.j3d.Transform3D t)

Obtain rotation transform.

detach

public void detach()

Removes object from the scenegraph.

attach

public void attach()

Re-add object to the scenegraph.

setCanBeTraversed

public void setCanBeTraversed(boolean canbetraversed)

Sets the canBeTraversed Flag.

getCanBeTraversed

public boolean getCanBeTraversed()

Gets the canBeTraversed Flag.

setColor

public void setColor(javax.vecmath.Color3f color)

Change the color while the simulation is running.