PlaneAndWindSimulator

A simple flight simulation tool that calculates aircraft travel time along a defined route, both with and without wind influence.

Description

This program generates a random 2D wind vector field and simulates the flight of an aircraft across a series of waypoints. It compares the travel time in two scenarios:

• Without wind (constant aircraft velocity),
• With wind influence (aircraft velocity adjusted by wind vectors).

All input and output data are saved to .txt and .csv files.

Features

• Random 2D wind field generation,
• Multi-point route support,
• Travel time calculation with/without wind,
• Data export to text and CSV formats.

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Input Example (track.txt)

Departure lat: 20.0 lon: 20.0

Tower 1 lat: 30.0 lon: 25.0

Tower 2 lat: 42.0 lon: 37.0

Arrive lat: 60.0 lon: 30.0

Console Output Example

----------------------DATA FOR SEGMENTS----------------------

                   NO     WIND

Departure -> Tower 1 | Time: 1.53 h Plane Speed : 800.00

Tower 1 -> Tower 2 | Time: 2.14 h Plane Speed : 800.00

Tower 2 -> Arrive | Time: 2.57 h Plane Speed : 800.00

Total flight time: 6.24 h

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                       WIND

Departure -> Tower 1 | Time : 1.41 h Corrected speed vector: (554.01, 692.77) Corrected Airplane Speed : 867.39

Tower 1 -> Tower 2 | Time : 1.78 h Corrected speed vector: (756.95, 606.80) Corrected Airplane Speed : 964.32

Tower 2 -> Arrive | Time : 2.45 h Corrected speed vector: (-174.58, 832.34) Corrected Airplane Speed : 839.02

Total flight time : 5.64 h

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Data saved in: plan.txt , trajectory.txt , wind.txt , wind.csv

Output Files

plan.txt

===================== Flight plan (no wind) ===================== Departure lat: 20.0 lon: 20.0 time: 1.53 h

Tower 1 lat: 30.00 lon: 25.00 time: 2.14 h

Tower 2 lat: 42.00 lon: 37.00 time: 2.57 h

Arrive lat: 60.00 lon: 30.00 time: 2.57 h

trajectory.txt

===================== Trajectory (with wind) ===================== Departure lat: 20.0 lon: 20.0 cor. time: 1.41 h

Tower 1 lat: 30.00 lon: 25.00 cor. time: 1.78 h

Tower 2 lat: 42.00 lon: 37.00 cor. time: 2.45 h

Arrive lat: 60.00 lon: 30.00 cor. time: 2.45 h

wind.txt

Wind field grid (90 x 90) centered at (26.28, 60.00) Grid resolution: Δlon = 1.01°, Δlat = 1.01°

Grid ( 0.00, 90.00): Vx = -143.880 Vy = -126.017 | Speed = 191.264 Dir = SW Grid ( 1.011, 90.000): Vx = -147.075 Vy = -123.858 | Speed = 192.281 Dir = SW Grid ( 2.022, 90.000): Vx = -150.265 Vy = -121.479 | Speed = 193.227 Dir = SW Grid ( 3.034, 90.000): Vx = -153.442 Vy = -118.875 | Speed = 194.102 Dir = SW (...)

wind.csv

Structured CSV file containing the wind vector components and metadata for the grid, suitable for further data analysis and visualization.

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Usage

1. Prepare the input file track.txt with the list of waypoints (latitude and longitude).
2. Run the simulator executable.
3. View the console output for flight times.
4. Check generated output files: plan.txt, trajectory.txt, wind.txt, and wind.csv.

Author

Created for educational purposes by Avui.