/// <summary>
/// Computes the efficiency of a thruster thrusting in a direction.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="angleOffCenter"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private Fix16 GetThrustEfficiency(Compass angleOffCenter)
{
Fix16 OAC = Fix16.Abs(angleOffCenter.Degrees); //Compass OAC = new Compass(Math.Abs(angleOffCenter.Radians));
// normalize to range of -180 to +180
OAC = Compass.NormalizeDegrees(OAC);
if (OAC > 180)
{
OAC -= 360;
}
if (Math.Abs(OAC) >= 90)
{
return(Fix16.Zero); // can't thrust sideways or backwards!
}
return(Fix16.Cos(OAC * (Fix16.Pi / (Fix16)180)));
}