box.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Dan Broyles
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 *
 * Author: Dan Broyles <dbroyl01@ku.edu>
 */
#ifndef BOX_H
#define BOX_H
 
#include "ns3/attribute-helper.h"
#include "ns3/attribute.h"
#include "ns3/vector.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup mobility
 * \brief a 3d box
 * \see attribute_Box
 */
class Box
{
  public:
    /**
     * Enum class to specify sides of a box
     */
    enum Side
    {
        RIGHT,
        LEFT,
        TOP,
        BOTTOM,
        UP,
        DOWN
    };
 
    /**
     * \param _xMin x coordinates of left boundary.
     * \param _xMax x coordinates of right boundary.
     * \param _yMin y coordinates of bottom boundary.
     * \param _yMax y coordinates of top boundary.
     * \param _zMin z coordinates of down boundary.
     * \param _zMax z coordinates of up boundary.
     *
     * Create a box.
     */
    Box(double _xMin, double _xMax, double _yMin, double _yMax, double _zMin, double _zMax);
    /**
     * Create a zero-sized box located at coordinates (0.0,0.0,0.0)
     */
    Box();
    /**
     * \param position the position to test.
     * \returns true if the input position is located within the box,
     *          false otherwise.
     *
     * This method compares the x, y, and z coordinates of the input position.
     */
    bool IsInside(const Vector& position) const;
    /**
     * \param position the position to test.
     * \returns the side of the cube the input position is closest to.
     *
     * This method compares the x, y, and z coordinates of the input position.
     */
    Side GetClosestSide(const Vector& position) const;
    /**
     * \param current the current position
     * \param speed the current speed
     * \returns the intersection point between the rectangle and the current+speed vector.
     *
     * This method assumes that the current position is located _inside_
     * the cube and checks for this with an assert.
     * This method compares only the x and y coordinates of the input position
     * and speed. It ignores the z coordinate.
     */
    Vector CalculateIntersection(const Vector& current, const Vector& speed) const;
    /**
     * \brief Checks if a line-segment between position l1 and position l2
     *        intersects a box.
     *
     * This method considers all the three coordinates, i.e., x, y, and z.
     * This function was developed by NYU Wireless and is based on the algorithm
     * described here http://www.3dkingdoms.com/weekly/weekly.php?a=21.
     * Reference: Menglei Zhang, Michele Polese, Marco Mezzavilla, Sundeep Rangan,
     * Michele Zorzi. "ns-3 Implementation of the 3GPP MIMO Channel Model for
     * Frequency Spectrum above 6 GHz". In Proceedings of the Workshop on ns-3
     * (WNS3 '17). 2017.
     *
     * \param l1 position
     * \param l2 position
     * \return true if there is a intersection, false otherwise
     */
    bool IsIntersect(const Vector& l1, const Vector& l2) const;
 
    /** The x coordinate of the left bound of the box */
    double xMin;
    /** The x coordinate of the right bound of the box */
    double xMax;
    /** The y coordinate of the bottom bound of the box */
    double yMin;
    /** The y coordinate of the top bound of the box */
    double yMax;
    /** The z coordinate of the down bound of the box */
    double zMin;
    /** The z coordinate of the up bound of the box */
    double zMax;
};
 
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Box& box);
std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& is, Box& box);
 
ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_HEADER(Box);
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* BOX_H */