/** Normalizes an angle to lie within [-π,π) radians. */
public static final double normalizeAnglePi(double rad) {
rad = Angle.normalizeAnglePi(rad);
if (rad == Math.PI) {
return -Math.PI; // to maintain backward compatibility for this version of the method
}
return rad;
}
/**
* Returns the conical angle between this vector and the positive z axis. Zero on the +z axis.
* Positive elsewhere with max value of PI radians or 180 degrees (in system units).
*/
public double phiAngle() {
double phi_RAD;
if ((this.getX() == 0) && (this.getY() == 0)) {
if (this.getZ() < 0) {
phi_RAD = Math.PI;
} else {
phi_RAD = 0;
}
} else {
phi_RAD = Math.acos(this.getZ() / this.norm());
}
return Angle.fromRad(phi_RAD);
}
/** Returns the conical (unsigned) angle between this vector and vector v. */
public double angleWith(Vector3d v) {
return Angle.fromRad(Math.acos(cosAngleWith(v)));
}
/**
* Returns the conical angle between this vector and the xy-plane. Zero on the xy-plane. Positive
* above the plane to a max of PI/2 or 90 degrees (in system units), negative below the plane to a
* min of -PI/2 or -90 degrees (in system units).
*/
public double elevationAngle() {
return Angle.fromRad(Math.PI / 2) - phiAngle();
}
