PathSeries

#include <domain/pattern/PathSeries.h>

class PathSeries:
public
  DomainComponent
  MovableObject
  TimeSeries

The PathSeries class is a concrete subclass of TimeSeries. The relationship between the pseudo time and the load factor follows a user specified path. The path points are specified at constant time intervals. For a pseudo time not at a path point, linear interpolation is performed to determine the load factor. If the time specified is beyond the last path point a load factor of \(0.0\) will be returned.

// Constructors

// Destructor

// Public Methods

Used to construct a PathSeries when the data points are specified in a Vector. The tag TSERIES_TAG_PathSeries is passed to the TimeSeries The tag TSERIES_TAG_PathSeries is passed to the TimeSeries constructor. Sets the constant factor used in the relation to cFactor. Constructs a new Vector equal to thePath containing the data points which are specified at dT time intervals. Prints a warning message if no space is available for the Vector.

Used to construct a PathSeries when the data points are specified in a file. The tag TSERIES_TAG_PathSeries is passed to the TimeSeries constructor. Sets the constant factor used in the relation to cFactor. Opens the file containing and reads in the data points into a new Vector which are specified at dT time intervals. Prints a warning message if no space is available for the Vector or if the file could not be found.

For a FEM_ObjectBroker to instantiate an empty PathSeries, recvSelf() must be invoked on this object. The tag TSERIES_TAG_PathSeries is passed to the TimeSeries constructor.

Invokes the destructor on the Vector created to hold the data points.

Determines the load factor based on the pseudoTime and the data points. Returns \(0.0\) if pseudoTime is greater than time of last data point, otherwise returns a linear interpolation of the data points times the factor cFactor.

Creates a vector of size 4 into which it places cFactor, dT, the size of thePath and another database tag for thaPath Vector. Invokes sendVector() on the Channel with this newly created Vector object, and the sendVEctor() on thePath.

Does the mirror image of sendSelf().

Prints the string ‘PathSeries,’ the factorcFactor, and the time increment dT. If flag is equal to \(1.0\) the load path Vector is also printed.

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