PathTimeSeries

#include <domain/pattern/PathTimeSeries.h>

class PathTimeSeries: 
public
  DomainComponent
  MovableObject
  TimeSeries

The PathTimeSeries 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 user specified time values. 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 PathTimeSeries when the data points and time values are specified in a Vectors. The tag TSERIES_TAG_PathTimeSeries is passed to the TimeSeries constructor. Sets the constant factor used in the relation to cFactor. Constructs two new Vectors equal to thePath and time. Prints a warning message if no space is available for the Vectors or if the two Vectors are not of the same size.

Used to construct a PathTimeSeries when the data points and time values are specified in files. The tag TSERIES_TAG_PathTimeSeries is passed to the TimeSeries constructor. Sets the constant factor used in the relation to cFactor. Opens the two files and counts the number of entries in each, if different prints a warning message and returns. Constructs the two vectors for the data and reads the data from the files into the two vectors. Prints a warning message if no space is available for the Vectors.


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


Invokes the destructor on the two Vectors created to hold the data.

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, the size of thePath and two database tag for thaPath and time Vectors. Invokes sendVector() on the Channel with this newly created Vector object, and then again with the time and thePath Vectors.

Does the mirror image of sendSelf().

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

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