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Fix arcsin domain error in get_apparent_wind by clamping to [-1,1] #176

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16 changes: 12 additions & 4 deletions WeatherRoutingTool/ship/direct_power_boat.py
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Expand Up @@ -232,10 +232,18 @@ def get_apparent_wind(self, true_wind_speed, true_wind_angle):

# catch it if argument of arcsin is > 1 due to rounding issues but make sure to apply this only for
# rounding issues
diff_to_one = arg_arcsin - 1 * u.radian
if diff_to_one > 0:
assert diff_to_one < 0.000001 * u.radian
arg_arcsin = 1 * u.radian
# Clamp argument of arcsin to [-1, 1] to avoid NaN due to floating-point rounding
arg_val = arg_arcsin.value

if arg_val > 1:
assert arg_val - 1 < 1e-6
arg_val = 1
elif arg_val < -1:
assert -1 - arg_val < 1e-6
arg_val = -1

arg_arcsin = arg_val * u.radian


if apparent_wind_speed[iang] > 0:
apparent_wind_angle[iang] = np.arcsin(arg_arcsin.value) * u.radian
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