Interface Layer<ComponentType extends Component>

Type Parameters:
ComponentType - the specific type of Component contained by the Layer
All Superinterfaces:
Showable
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractLayer, AlertDCLayer, AlertTOFLayer, BSTLayer, CNDLayer, DCLayer, ECLayer, FMTLayer, FTCALLayer, FTOFLayer, FTOFLayerMesh
public interface Layer<ComponentType extends Component> extends Showable
One layer of a detector.

The primary purpose of a Layer object is to provide convenient methods for accessing to the Component objects it contains.

Factory: Factory
Hierarchy: Detector → Sector → Superlayer → Layer → Component

Layer contains a Plane3D called plane on its up-beam surface such that in the local coordinate system the reference point is at x=0 y=0, the z-coordinate is equal to the the minimum of the z-coordinates of the points in the surface boundary, and the normal is pointing down-beam.

Layer also contains a Shape3D called boundary that approximately defines the target-side surface using a set of triangular faces.

Layer handles coordinate systems and alignment calibration for detectors using the methods getTransformation() and setTransformation(org.jlab.geom.prim.Transformation3D).

To learn how to create a Layer and find much more information see Factory.

Author:
jnhankins

  • Method Summary Link icon

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    List<ComponentType>
    getAllComponents()
    Returns an unmodifiable list of all components contained in this layer.
    Shape3D
    getBoundary()
    Returns a Shape3D object that approximately defines the target-side surface of this layer using a set of triangular faces.
    ComponentType
    getComponent(int componentId)
    Returns the component associated with the given component id.
    List<List<Line3D>>
    getCrossSections(Transformation3D transformation)
    Returns a list of lists of lines such that each of the inner lists contains the cross section lines for a single component.
    DetectorId
    getDetectorId()
    Returns the id of the detector that this layer is contained in.
    List<DetectorHit>
    getHits(Path3D path)
    Returns a list of DetecorHits which store information about intersections with components in this superlayer.
    List<DetectorHit>
    getLayerHits(Path3D path)
    Returns a list of DetecorHits which store information about intersections with layer surface boundaries in this layer.
    int
    getLayerId()
    Returns the id of this layer.
    int
    getNumComponents()
    Returns the number of components contained in in this layer.
    Plane3D
    getPlane()
    Returns a plane on the up-beam surface of this layer such that in the local coordinate system the reference point is at x = 0 y = 0, the z-coordinate is equal to the the minimum of the z-coordinates of the points in the surface boundary, and the normal is pointing down-beam.
    int
    getSectorId()
    Returns the id of the sector that this layer is contained in.
    int
    getSuperlayerId()
    Returns the id of the superlayer that this layer is contained in.
    Transformation3D
    getTransformation()
    Returns a copy of the transformation that was used to rotate and translate this layer from its initial position in local coordinates to its current position and orientation.
    String
    getType()
    Returns a string that identifies the specific subtype of this layer.
    void
    setTransformation(Transformation3D transform)
    Sets the transformation for this layer.
    void
    show()
    Invokes System.out.println(this).

  • Method Details Link icon

    • getDetectorId Link icon

      DetectorId getDetectorId()
      Returns the id of the detector that this layer is contained in.
      Returns:
      the id of this layer's detector

    • getSectorId Link icon

      int getSectorId()
      Returns the id of the sector that this layer is contained in.
      Returns:
      the id of this layer's sector

    • getSuperlayerId Link icon

      int getSuperlayerId()
      Returns the id of the superlayer that this layer is contained in.
      Returns:
      the id of this layer's superlayer

    • getLayerId Link icon

      int getLayerId()
      Returns the id of this layer.
      Returns:
      the id of this layer.

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      int getNumComponents()
      Returns the number of components contained in in this layer.
      Returns:
      the number of components

    • getComponent Link icon

      ComponentType getComponent(int componentId)
      Returns the component associated with the given component id.
      Parameters:
      componentId - the component id
      Returns:
      the component with the specified id

    • getAllComponents Link icon

      List<ComponentType> getAllComponents()
      Returns an unmodifiable list of all components contained in this layer.
      Returns:
      an unmodifiable list of components

    • getBoundary Link icon

      Shape3D getBoundary()
      Returns a Shape3D object that approximately defines the target-side surface of this layer using a set of triangular faces.
      Returns:
      the shape of boundary of the beam-side surface

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      Plane3D getPlane()
      Returns a plane on the up-beam surface of this layer such that in the local coordinate system the reference point is at x = 0 y = 0, the z-coordinate is equal to the the minimum of the z-coordinates of the points in the surface boundary, and the normal is pointing down-beam.
      Returns:
      the up-beam surface plane

    • getCrossSections Link icon

      List<List<Line3D>> getCrossSections(Transformation3D transformation)
      Returns a list of lists of lines such that each of the inner lists contains the cross section lines for a single component.

      This method takes a Transformation3D object as an argument, then constructs a Plane3D object in the xy-plane and applies the transformation to the plane. The intersection of the layer's component's shapes with the transformed plane is then calculated and stored in a list of lists of lines of lines. The inverse of the transformation is then applied to each line ensuring that each returned line is in the xy-plane

      Parameters:
      transformation - the transformation
      Returns:
      a list of list of lines representing the cross section
      See Also:

    • getLayerHits Link icon

      List<DetectorHit> getLayerHits(Path3D path)
      Returns a list of DetecorHits which store information about intersections with layer surface boundaries in this layer. The component ids stored in the detector hits will all be set to -1 to indicate that detector hit does not specify a specific component.
      Parameters:
      path - the path
      Returns:
      a list of detector hits

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      List<DetectorHit> getHits(Path3D path)
      Returns a list of DetecorHits which store information about intersections with components in this superlayer.
      Parameters:
      path - the path
      Returns:
      a list of detector hits

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      Transformation3D getTransformation()
      Returns a copy of the transformation that was used to rotate and translate this layer from its initial position in local coordinates to its current position and orientation.

      Note: The following paragraph uses the term "coordinate system" loosely. The layer's current "coordinate system" is ment to mean the true coordinate system (i.e. local, tilted, sector, or CLAS) with, optionally, additional translations and rotations applied to account for misalignments, etc.

      Applying the returned translation to a point will transform that point from the local coordinate system to this layer's coordinate system. To translate a point from this layer's current coordinate system.

      Example: Translating a point back to local coordinates
      Layer layer = ...
      Transformation3D inverse = layer.getTransformation().inverse();
      Point3D point = layer.getComponent(0).getMidpoint();
      Point3D local = new Point3D(point);
      inverse.apply(local);
      System.out.println("Current Coords:"+point+" Local Coords: "+local);       Example: Applying alignment calibrations
      Transformation3D nominal = layer.getTransformation(); Transformation3D calibrated = new Transformation3D(nominal); ... // add rotations and translations to calibrate the alighnment layer.setTransformation(calibrated);

      Returns:
      a copy of the current transformation

    • setTransformation Link icon

      void setTransformation(Transformation3D transform)
      Sets the transformation for this layer.

      Internally, to apply the new transformation, this method will use the inverse of its current transformation to move itself back into local coordinates, it will then move itself to its new coordinates by applying the new the transformation before storing it.

      For much more information and example codesee getTransformation().

      Parameters:
      transform - the new transform
      See Also:

    • getType Link icon

      String getType()
      Returns a string that identifies the specific subtype of this layer.
      Returns:
      a string naming this layer's type

    • show Link icon

      void show()
      Invokes System.out.println(this).
      Specified by:
      show in interface Showable