Package org.djunits.quantity

Class Acceleration

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Number
org.djunits.quantity.def.Quantity<Acceleration,Acceleration.Unit>
org.djunits.quantity.Acceleration
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Acceleration>, Additive<Acceleration>, Scalable<Acceleration>, Value<Acceleration.Unit,Acceleration>
public class Acceleration extends Quantity<Acceleration,Acceleration.Unit>
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity over time, measured in meters per second squared (m/s2).

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Author:
Alexander Verbraeck
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • ZERO

      public static final Acceleration ZERO
      Constant with value zero.

    • ONE

      public static final Acceleration ONE
      Constant with value one.

    • NaN

      public static final Acceleration NaN
      Constant with value NaN.

    • POSITIVE_INFINITY

      public static final Acceleration POSITIVE_INFINITY
      Constant with value POSITIVE_INFINITY.

    • NEGATIVE_INFINITY

      public static final Acceleration NEGATIVE_INFINITY
      Constant with value NEGATIVE_INFINITY.

    • POS_MAXVALUE

      public static final Acceleration POS_MAXVALUE
      Constant with value MAX_VALUE.

    • NEG_MAXVALUE

      public static final Acceleration NEG_MAXVALUE
      Constant with value -MAX_VALUE.

  • Constructor Details

    • Acceleration

      public Acceleration(double value, Acceleration.Unit unit)
      Instantiate a Acceleration quantity with a unit.
      Parameters:
      value - the value, expressed in the unit
      unit - the unit in which the value is expressed

    • Acceleration

      public Acceleration(double value, String abbreviation)
      Instantiate a Acceleration quantity with a unit, expressed as a String.
      Parameters:
      value - the value, expressed in the unit
      abbreviation - the String abbreviation of the unit in which the value is expressed

    • Acceleration

      public Acceleration(Acceleration value)
      Construct Acceleration quantity.
      Parameters:
      value - Scalar from which to construct this instance

  • Method Details

    • ofSi

      public static Acceleration ofSi(double si)
      Return a Acceleration instance based on an SI value.
      Parameters:
      si - the si value
      Returns:
      the Acceleration instance based on an SI value

    • instantiate

      public Acceleration instantiate(double si)
      Description copied from class: Quantity
      Instantiate a quantity with an SI or base value.
      Specified by:
      instantiate in class Quantity<Acceleration,Acceleration.Unit>
      Parameters:
      si - the value expressed in the base (SI) unit
      Returns:
      a quantity with the given SI-value and base (SI) unit

    • siUnit

      public SIUnit siUnit()
      Description copied from class: Quantity
      Return the SI unit of this quantity.
      Overrides:
      siUnit in class Quantity<Acceleration,Acceleration.Unit>
      Returns:
      the SI unit of this quantity

    • valueOf

      public static Acceleration valueOf(String text)
      Returns a Acceleration representation of a textual representation of a value with a unit. The String representation that can be parsed is the double value in the unit, followed by a localized or English abbreviation of the unit. Spaces are allowed, but not required, between the value and the unit.
      Parameters:
      text - the textual representation to parse into a Acceleration
      Returns:
      the Scalar representation of the value in its unit
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - when the text cannot be parsed
      NullPointerException - when the text argument is null

    • of

      public static Acceleration of(double value, String unitString)
      Returns a Acceleration based on a value and the textual representation of the unit, which can be localized.
      Parameters:
      value - the value to use
      unitString - the textual representation of the unit
      Returns:
      the Scalar representation of the value in its unit
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - when the unit cannot be parsed or is incorrect
      NullPointerException - when the unitString argument is null

    • divide

      public final Dimensionless divide(Acceleration v)
      Calculate the division of Acceleration and Acceleration, which results in a Dimensionless scalar.
      Parameters:
      v - scalar
      Returns:
      scalar as a division of Acceleration and Acceleration

    • multiply

      public final Force multiply(Mass v)
      Calculate the multiplication of Acceleration and Mass, which results in a Force scalar.
      Parameters:
      v - scalar
      Returns:
      scalar as a multiplication of Acceleration and Mass

    • multiply

      public final Speed multiply(Duration v)
      Calculate the multiplication of Acceleration and Duration, which results in a Speed scalar.
      Parameters:
      v - scalar
      Returns:
      scalar as a multiplication of Acceleration and Duration

    • divide

      public final Speed divide(Frequency v)
      Calculate the division of Acceleration and Frequency, which results in a Speed scalar.
      Parameters:
      v - scalar
      Returns:
      scalar as a division of Acceleration and Frequency

    • divide

      public final Frequency divide(Speed v)
      Calculate the division of Acceleration and Speed, which results in a Frequency scalar.
      Parameters:
      v - scalar
      Returns:
      scalar as a division of Acceleration and Speed

    • multiply

      public final Power multiply(Momentum v)
      Calculate the multiplication of Acceleration and Momentum, which results in a Power scalar.
      Parameters:
      v - scalar
      Returns:
      scalar as a multiplication of Acceleration and Momentum