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27// $Id: G4Navigator.hh,v 1.29 2009/11/30 11:59:52 japost Exp $
28// GEANT4 tag $Name: geant4-09-04-beta-01 $
29//
30//
31// class G4Navigator
32//
33// Class description:
34//
35// A class for use by the tracking management, able to obtain/calculate
36// dynamic tracking time information such as the distance to the next volume,
37// or to find the physical volume containing a given point in the world
38// reference system. The navigator maintains a transformation history and
39// other information to optimise the tracking time performance.
40
41// History:
42// - Created.                                  Paul Kent,     Jul 95/96
43// - Zero step protections                     J.A. / G.C.,   Nov  2004
44// - Added check mode                          G. Cosmo,      Mar  2004
45// - Made Navigator Abstract                   G. Cosmo,      Nov  2003
46// *********************************************************************
47
48#ifndef G4NAVIGATOR_HH
49#define G4NAVIGATOR_HH
50
51#include "geomdefs.hh"
52
53#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
54#include "G4AffineTransform.hh"
55#include "G4RotationMatrix.hh"
56
57#include "G4LogicalVolume.hh"             // Used in inline methods
58#include "G4GRSVolume.hh"                 //    "         "
59#include "G4GRSSolid.hh"                  //    "         "
60#include "G4TouchableHandle.hh"           //    "         "
61#include "G4TouchableHistoryHandle.hh"
62
63#include "G4NavigationHistory.hh"
64#include "G4NormalNavigation.hh"
65#include "G4VoxelNavigation.hh"
66#include "G4ParameterisedNavigation.hh"
67#include "G4ReplicaNavigation.hh"
68#include "G4RegularNavigation.hh"
69
70#include <iostream>
71
72class G4VPhysicalVolume;
73
74class G4Navigator
75{
76  public:  // with description
77
78  friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream &os, const G4Navigator &n);
79
80  G4Navigator();
81    // Constructor - initialisers and setup.
82
83  virtual ~G4Navigator();
84    // Destructor. No actions.
85
86  virtual G4double ComputeStep(const G4ThreeVector &pGlobalPoint,
87                               const G4ThreeVector &pDirection,
88                               const G4double pCurrentProposedStepLength,
89                                     G4double  &pNewSafety);
90    // Calculate the distance to the next boundary intersected
91    // along the specified NORMALISED vector direction and
92    // from the specified point in the global coordinate
93    // system. LocateGlobalPointAndSetup or LocateGlobalPointWithinVolume
94    // must have been called with the same global point prior to this call.
95    // The isotropic distance to the nearest boundary is also
96    // calculated (usually an underestimate). The current
97    // proposed Step length is used to avoid intersection
98    // calculations: if it can be determined that the nearest
99    // boundary is >pCurrentProposedStepLength away, kInfinity
100    // is returned together with the computed isotropic safety
101    // distance. Geometry must be closed.
102
103  G4double CheckNextStep(const G4ThreeVector &pGlobalPoint,
104                         const G4ThreeVector &pDirection,
105                         const G4double pCurrentProposedStepLength,
106                               G4double &pNewSafety); 
107    // Same as above, but do not disturb the state of the Navigator.
108
109  virtual
110  G4VPhysicalVolume* ResetHierarchyAndLocate(const G4ThreeVector &point,
111                                             const G4ThreeVector &direction,
112                                             const G4TouchableHistory &h);
113
114    // Resets the geometrical hierarchy and search for the volumes deepest
115    // in the hierarchy containing the point in the global coordinate space.
116    // The direction is used to check if a volume is entered.
117    // The search begin is the geometrical hierarchy at the location of the
118    // last located point, or the endpoint of the previous Step if
119    // SetGeometricallyLimitedStep() has been called immediately before.
120    //
121    // Important Note: In order to call this the geometry MUST be closed.
122
123  virtual
124  G4VPhysicalVolume* LocateGlobalPointAndSetup(const G4ThreeVector& point,
125                                             const G4ThreeVector* direction=0,
126                                             const G4bool pRelativeSearch=true,
127                                             const G4bool ignoreDirection=true);
128    // Search the geometrical hierarchy for the volumes deepest in the hierarchy
129    // containing the point in the global coordinate space. Two main cases are:
130    //  i) If pRelativeSearch=false it makes use of no previous/state
131    //     information. Returns the physical volume containing the point,
132    //     with all previous mothers correctly set up.
133    // ii) If pRelativeSearch is set to true, the search begin is the
134    //     geometrical hierarchy at the location of the last located point,
135    //     or the endpoint of the previous Step if SetGeometricallyLimitedStep()
136    //     has been called immediately before.
137    // The direction is used (to check if a volume is entered) if either
138    //   - the argument ignoreDirection is false, or
139    //   - the Navigator has determined that it is on an edge shared by two or
140    //     more volumes.  (This is state information.)
141    //
142    // Important Note: In order to call this the geometry MUST be closed.
143
144  virtual
145  void LocateGlobalPointWithinVolume(const G4ThreeVector& position);
146    // Notify the Navigator that a track has moved to the new Global point
147    // 'position', that is known to be within the current safety.
148    // No check is performed to ensure that it is within  the volume.
149    // This method can be called instead of LocateGlobalPointAndSetup ONLY if
150    // the caller is certain that the new global point (position) is inside the
151    // same volume as the previous position.  Usually this can be guaranteed
152    // only if the point is within safety.
153
154  inline void LocateGlobalPointAndUpdateTouchableHandle(
155                const G4ThreeVector&       position,
156                const G4ThreeVector&       direction,
157                      G4TouchableHandle&   oldTouchableToUpdate,
158                const G4bool               RelativeSearch = true);
159    // First, search the geometrical hierarchy like the above method
160    // LocateGlobalPointAndSetup(). Then use the volume found and its
161    // navigation history to update the touchable.
162
163  inline void LocateGlobalPointAndUpdateTouchable(
164                const G4ThreeVector&       position,
165                const G4ThreeVector&       direction,
166                      G4VTouchable*        touchableToUpdate,
167                const G4bool               RelativeSearch = true);
168    // First, search the geometrical hierarchy like the above method
169    // LocateGlobalPointAndSetup(). Then use the volume found and its
170    // navigation history to update the touchable.
171
172  inline void LocateGlobalPointAndUpdateTouchable(
173                const G4ThreeVector&       position,
174                      G4VTouchable*        touchableToUpdate,
175                const G4bool               RelativeSearch = true);
176    // Same as the method above but missing direction.
177
178  inline void SetGeometricallyLimitedStep();
179    // Inform the navigator that the previous Step calculated
180    // by the geometry was taken in its entirety.
181
182  virtual G4double ComputeSafety(const G4ThreeVector &globalpoint,
183                                 const G4double pProposedMaxLength = DBL_MAX,
184                                 const G4bool keepState = false);
185    // Calculate the isotropic distance to the nearest boundary from the
186    // specified point in the global coordinate system.
187    // The globalpoint utilised must be within the current volume.
188    // The value returned is usually an underestimate. 
189    // The proposed maximum length is used to avoid volume safety
190    // calculations.  The geometry must be closed.
191
192  inline G4VPhysicalVolume* GetWorldVolume() const;
193    // Return the current  world (`topmost') volume.
194
195  inline void SetWorldVolume(G4VPhysicalVolume* pWorld);
196    // Set the world (`topmost') volume. This must be positioned at
197    // origin (0,0,0) and unrotated.
198
199  inline G4GRSVolume* CreateGRSVolume() const;
200  inline G4GRSSolid* CreateGRSSolid() const; 
201  inline G4TouchableHistory* CreateTouchableHistory() const;
202    // `Touchable' creation methods: caller has deletion responsibility.
203
204  virtual G4TouchableHistoryHandle CreateTouchableHistoryHandle() const;
205    // Returns a reference counted handle to a touchable history.
206
207  virtual G4ThreeVector GetLocalExitNormal(G4bool* valid);
208    // Returns Exit Surface Normal and validity too.
209    // It can only be called if the Navigator's last Step has crossed a
210    // volume geometrical boundary.
211    // It returns the Normal to the surface pointing out of the volume that
212    // was left behind and/or into the volume that was entered.
213    // (The normal is in the coordinate system of the final volume.)
214    // This function takes full care about how to calculate this normal,
215    // but if the surfaces are not convex it will return valid=false.
216
217  inline G4int GetVerboseLevel() const;
218  inline void  SetVerboseLevel(G4int level);
219    // Get/Set Verbose(ness) level.
220    // [if level>0 && G4VERBOSE, printout can occur]
221
222  inline G4bool IsActive() const;
223    // Verify if the navigator is active.
224  inline void  Activate(G4bool flag);
225    // Activate/inactivate the navigator.
226
227  inline G4bool EnteredDaughterVolume() const;
228    // The purpose of this function is to inform the caller if the track is
229    // entering a daughter volume while exiting from the current volume.
230    // This method returns
231    // - True only in case 1) above, that is when the Step has caused
232    //   the track to arrive at a boundary of a daughter.
233    // - False in cases 2), 3) and 4), i.e. in all other cases.
234    // This function is not guaranteed to work if SetGeometricallyLimitedStep()
235    // was not called when it should have been called.
236  inline G4bool ExitedMotherVolume() const;
237    // Verify if the step has exited the mother volume.
238
239  inline void   CheckMode(G4bool mode);
240    // Run navigation in "check-mode", therefore using additional
241    // verifications and more strict correctness conditions.
242    // Is effective only with G4VERBOSE set.
243  inline G4bool IsCheckModeActive() { return fCheck; } 
244
245  void PrintState() const;
246    // Print the internal state of the Navigator (for debugging).
247    // The level of detail is according to the verbosity.
248
249  inline const G4AffineTransform& GetGlobalToLocalTransform() const;
250  inline const G4AffineTransform  GetLocalToGlobalTransform() const;
251    // Obtain the transformations Global/Local (and inverse).
252    // Clients of these methods must copy the data if they need to keep it.
253
254  inline void ResetStackAndState();
255    // Reset stack and minimum or navigator state machine necessary for reset
256    // as needed by LocalGlobalPointAndSetup.
257    // [Does not perform clears, resizes, or reset fLastLocatedPointLocal]
258
259  inline G4int SeverityOfZeroStepping( G4int* noZeroSteps ) const; 
260    // Report on severity of error and number of zero steps,
261    // in case Navigator is stuck and is returning zero steps.
262    // Values: 1 (small problem),  5 (correcting),
263    //         9 (ready to abandon), 10 (abandoned)
264
265  // inline
266  void SetSavedState(); 
267  // ( fValidExitNormal, fExitNormal, fExiting, fEntering,
268  //   fBlockedPhysicalVolume, fBlockedReplicaNo, fLastStepWasZero);
269  // inline
270  void RestoreSavedState(); 
271    // Copy aspects of the state, to enable a non-state changing
272    //  call to ComputeStep
273
274 public:  // with description
275
276  inline G4ThreeVector GetCurrentLocalCoordinate() const;
277    // Return the local coordinate of the point in the reference system
278    // of its containing volume that was found by LocalGlobalPointAndSetup.
279    // The local coordinate of the last located track.
280
281  inline G4ThreeVector NetTranslation() const;
282  inline G4RotationMatrix NetRotation() const;
283    // Compute+return the local->global translation/rotation of current volume.
284
285 protected:  // with description
286  inline G4ThreeVector ComputeLocalPoint(const G4ThreeVector& rGlobPoint) const;
287    // Return position vector in local coordinate system, given a position
288    // vector in world coordinate system.
289
290  inline G4ThreeVector ComputeLocalAxis(const G4ThreeVector& pVec) const;
291    // Return the local direction of the specified vector in the reference
292    // system of the volume that was found by LocalGlobalPointAndSetup.
293    // The Local Coordinates of point in world coordinate system.
294
295  virtual void ResetState();
296    // Utility method to reset the navigator state machine.
297
298  inline EVolume VolumeType(const G4VPhysicalVolume *pVol) const;
299    // Characterise `type' of volume - normal/replicated/parameterised.
300
301  inline EVolume CharacteriseDaughters(const G4LogicalVolume *pLog) const;
302    // Characterise daughter of logical volume.
303
304  inline G4int GetDaughtersRegularStructureId(const G4LogicalVolume *pLog) const;
305    // Get regular structure ID of first daughter
306
307  virtual void SetupHierarchy();
308    // Renavigate & reset hierarchy described by current history
309    // o Reset volumes
310    // o Recompute transforms and/or solids of replicated/parameterised
311    //   volumes.
312
313 protected:  // without description
314
315  G4double kCarTolerance;
316    // Geometrical tolerance for surface thickness of shapes.
317
318  //
319  // BEGIN State information
320  //
321
322  G4NavigationHistory fHistory;
323    // Transformation and history of the current path
324    // through the geometrical hierarchy.
325
326  G4bool fEnteredDaughter;
327    // A memory of whether in this Step a daughter volume is entered
328    // (set in Compute & Locate).
329    //  After Compute: it expects to enter a daughter
330    //  After Locate:  it has entered a daughter
331
332  G4bool fExitedMother;
333    // A similar memory whether the Step exited current "mother" volume
334    // completely, not entering daughter.
335
336  G4bool fWasLimitedByGeometry;
337    // Set true if last Step was limited by geometry.
338
339  G4ThreeVector fStepEndPoint;
340    //  Endpoint of last ComputeStep
341    //  - can be used for optimisation (eg when computing safety)
342
343  G4int  fVerbose;
344    // Verbose(ness) level  [if > 0, printout can occur].
345
346 private:
347
348  G4bool fActive;
349    // States if the navigator is activated or not.
350
351  G4bool fEntering,fExiting;
352    // Entering/Exiting volumes blocking/setup
353    // o If exiting
354    //      volume ptr & replica number (set & used by Locate..())
355    //      used for blocking on redescent of geometry
356    // o If entering
357    //      volume ptr & replica number (set by ComputeStep(),used by
358    //      Locate..()) of volume for `automatic' entry
359
360  G4VPhysicalVolume *fBlockedPhysicalVolume;
361  G4int fBlockedReplicaNo;
362
363  // G4VPhysicalVolume *fCandidatePhysicalVolume;   // Unused
364  // G4int fCandidateReplicaNo;   
365
366  G4ThreeVector fLastLocatedPointLocal;
367    // Position of the last located point relative to its containing volume.
368  G4bool fLocatedOutsideWorld;
369    // Whether the last call to Locate methods left the world
370  // G4PhysicalVolume* fLastVolumeLocated;
371
372  G4bool fValidExitNormal;    // Set true if have leaving volume normal
373  G4ThreeVector fExitNormal;  // Leaving volume normal, in the
374                              // volume containing the exited
375                              // volume's coordinate system
376  G4ThreeVector fGrandMotherExitNormal;  // Leaving volume normal, in its
377                                         // own coordinate system
378
379  // Count zero steps - as one or two can occur due to changing momentum at
380  //                    a boundary or at an edge common between volumes
381  //                  - several are likely a problem in the geometry
382  //                    description or in the navigation
383  //
384  G4bool fLastStepWasZero;
385    // Whether the last ComputeStep moved Zero. Used to check for edges.
386
387  G4bool fLocatedOnEdge;       
388    // Whether the Navigator has detected an edge
389  G4int fNumberZeroSteps;
390    // Number of preceding moves that were Zero. Reset to 0 after finite step
391  G4int fActionThreshold_NoZeroSteps; 
392    // After this many failed/zero steps, act (push etc)
393  G4int fAbandonThreshold_NoZeroSteps; 
394    // After this many failed/zero steps, abandon track
395
396  G4ThreeVector  fPreviousSftOrigin;
397  G4double       fPreviousSafety; 
398    // Memory of last safety origin & value. Used in ComputeStep to ensure
399    // that origin of current Step is in the same volume as the point of the
400    // last relocation
401
402  //
403  // END State information
404  //
405
406  // Save key state information (NOT the navigation history stack)
407  //
408  struct G4SaveNavigatorState
409  { 
410     G4ThreeVector sExitNormal; 
411     G4bool sValidExitNormal;   
412     G4bool sEntering, sExiting;
413     G4VPhysicalVolume* spBlockedPhysicalVolume;
414     G4int sBlockedReplicaNo; 
415     G4int sLastStepWasZero; 
416
417     //  Potentially relevant
418     //
419     G4bool sLocatedOutsideWorld;
420     G4ThreeVector sLastLocatedPointLocal; 
421     G4bool sEnteredDaughter, sExitedMother;
422     G4ThreeVector  sPreviousSftOrigin;
423     G4double       sPreviousSafety; 
424  } fSaveState; 
425
426  // Tracking Invariants
427  //
428  G4VPhysicalVolume  *fTopPhysical;
429    // A link to the topmost physical volume in the detector.
430    // Must be positioned at the origin and unrotated.
431
432  // Utility information
433  //
434  G4bool fCheck;
435    // Check-mode flag  [if true, more strict checks are performed].
436  G4bool fPushed;
437    // Push flag  [if true, means a stuck particle has been pushed].
438
439  // Helpers/Utility classes
440  //
441  G4NormalNavigation  fnormalNav;
442  G4VoxelNavigation fvoxelNav;
443  G4ParameterisedNavigation fparamNav;
444  G4ReplicaNavigation freplicaNav;
445  G4RegularNavigation fregularNav;
446};
447
448#include "G4Navigator.icc"
449
450#endif
451
452
453// NOTES:
454//
455// The following methods provide detailed information when a Step has
456// arrived at a geometrical boundary.  They distinguish between the different
457// causes that can result in the track leaving its current volume.
458//
459// Four cases are possible:
460//
461// 1) The particle has reached a boundary of a daughter of the current volume:
462//     (this could cause the relocation to enter the daughter itself
463//     or a potential granddaughter or further descendant)
464//     
465// 2) The particle has reached a boundary of the current
466//     volume, exiting into a mother (regardless the level
467//     at which it is located in the tree):
468//
469// 3) The particle has reached a boundary of the current
470//     volume, exiting into a volume which is not in its
471//     parental hierarchy:
472//
473// 4) The particle is not on a boundary between volumes:
474//     the function returns an exception, and the caller is
475//     reccomended to compare the G4touchables associated
476//     to the preStepPoint and postStepPoint to handle this case.
477//
478//   G4bool        EnteredDaughterVolume()
479//   G4bool        IsExitNormalValid()
480//   G4ThreeVector GetLocalExitNormal()
481//
482// The expected usefulness of these methods is to allow the caller to
483// determine how to compute the surface normal at the volume boundary. The two
484// possibilities are to obtain the normal from:
485//
486//   i) the solid associated with the volume of the initial point of the Step.
487//      This is valid for cases 2 and 3. 
488//      (Note that the initial point is generally the PreStepPoint of a Step).
489//   or
490//
491//  ii) the solid of the final point, ie of the volume after the relocation.
492//      This is valid for case 1.
493//      (Note that the final point is generally the PreStepPoint of a Step).
494//
495// This way the caller can always get a valid normal, pointing outside
496// the solid for which it is computed, that can be used at his own
497// discretion.
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