/*
* Copyright (c) 2013, Will Szumski
* Copyright (c) 2013, Doug Szumski
*
* This file is part of Cyclismo.
*
* Cyclismo is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Cyclismo is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Cyclismo. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.fluxoid.utils;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Smooths course point altitudes caused by limited GPS altitude resolution.
*/
public class AltitudeSmoother {
// Used for interpolation of track points
private static final double DEFAULT_MINIMUM_TRACK_POINT_SPACING_M = 10.0;
// Used for smoothing the altitude data
private static final int DEFAULT_AVERAGING_SWEEPS = 2;
// Size of the averaging window in points
private static final int DEFAULT_AVERAGING_WINDOW_SIZE_POINTS = 100;
private double minTrackPointSpacing;
private int averagingSweeps;
private int averagingWindowSize;
public AltitudeSmoother() {
this.averagingSweeps = DEFAULT_AVERAGING_SWEEPS;
this.averagingWindowSize = DEFAULT_AVERAGING_WINDOW_SIZE_POINTS;
this.minTrackPointSpacing = DEFAULT_MINIMUM_TRACK_POINT_SPACING_M;
}
public AltitudeSmoother setMinTrackPointSpacing(double minTrackPointSpacing) {
this.minTrackPointSpacing = minTrackPointSpacing;
return this;
}
public AltitudeSmoother setAveragingSweeps(int averagingSweeps) {
this.averagingSweeps = averagingSweeps;
return this;
}
public AltitudeSmoother setAveragingWindowSize(int averagingWindowSize) {
this.averagingWindowSize = averagingWindowSize;
return this;
}
/**
* Smooth the track point altitudes.
* <ul>
* <li>Interpolate points to uniform spacing<li>
* <li>Run a moving average over the interpolated points</li>
* </ul>
* This is necessary because even a +/- 1m error in GPS altitude can cause large
* apparent gradients. To avoid the rider hitting a 'brick wall' some filtering /smoothing /
* interpolation of the gradient is required.
*
* TODO: Use a median filter to remove anomalies?
* TODO: Convert to centred window
* TODO: Use a more elaborate scheme: Interpolation of gradients? Kalman? Kernel smoothing?
*
* @param trackPoints Points to smooth.
*/
public List<LatLongAlt> smoothTrackPointAltitudes(List<LatLongAlt> trackPoints) {
// Interpolate and smooth the data points to prevent large changes in the simulated gradient.
trackPoints = LocationUtils.interpolatePoints(trackPoints, this.minTrackPointSpacing);
List<LatLongAlt> newPoints = new ArrayList<LatLongAlt>();
// Smooth the altitudes
for (int i = 0; i < this.averagingSweeps; ++i) {
RunningAverager runningAverager = new RunningAverager(this.averagingWindowSize);
for (LatLongAlt p : trackPoints) {
runningAverager.add(p.getAltitude());
LatLongAlt newLoc = new LatLongAlt(p.getLatitude(), p.getLongitude(), runningAverager
.getAverage());
newPoints.add(newLoc);
}
}
return newPoints;
}
}