G4SafetyHelper.cc

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// $Id$
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// class G4SafetyHelper Implementation
//
// Original author: John Apostolakis, 2006
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "G4SafetyHelper.hh"
#include "G4PathFinder.hh"
#include "G4TransportationManager.hh"
#include "G4Navigator.hh"

#include "globals.hh"

G4SafetyHelper::G4SafetyHelper()
 : fUseParallelGeometries(false),     // By default, one geometry only
   fFirstCall(true),
   fVerbose(0), 
   fLastSafetyPosition(0.0,0.0,0.0),
   fLastSafety(0.0),
   fRecomputeFactor(0.0)
{
  fpPathFinder= 0; //  Cannot initialise this yet - a loop results

  // Initialization of the Navigator pointer is postponed, and must
  // be undertaken by another class calling InitialiseHelper()
  //
  fpMassNavigator= 0;  
  fMassNavigatorId= -1; 
}

void G4SafetyHelper::InitialiseNavigator()
{
  fpPathFinder= G4PathFinder::GetInstance();
 
  G4TransportationManager* pTransportMgr= 
    G4TransportationManager::GetTransportationManager();

  fpMassNavigator = pTransportMgr->GetNavigatorForTracking(); 

  // Check
  //
  G4VPhysicalVolume* worldPV = fpMassNavigator->GetWorldVolume(); 
  if( worldPV == 0 )
  { 
    G4Exception("G4SafetyHelper::InitialiseNavigator",
                "InvalidNavigatorWorld", FatalException, 
                "Found that existing tracking Navigator has NULL world"); 
  }

  fMassNavigatorId = pTransportMgr->ActivateNavigator( fpMassNavigator ); 
}

void G4SafetyHelper::InitialiseHelper()
{
  fLastSafetyPosition = G4ThreeVector(0.0,0.0,0.0);
  fLastSafety         = 0.0;
  if (fFirstCall) { InitialiseNavigator(); }
  fFirstCall = false;
}

G4SafetyHelper::~G4SafetyHelper()
{
}

G4double   
G4SafetyHelper::CheckNextStep(const G4ThreeVector &position, 
                              const G4ThreeVector &direction,
                              const G4double currentMaxStep,
                                    G4double& newSafety )
{  
  // Distance in the Mass geometry
  //
  G4double linstep = fpMassNavigator->CheckNextStep( position,
                                                     direction,
                                                     currentMaxStep,
                                                     newSafety);
  fLastSafetyPosition = position;
  fLastSafety         = newSafety;

  // TO-DO: Can replace this with a call to PathFinder 
  //        giving id of Mass Geometry --> this avoid doing the work twice

  return linstep;
}

G4double G4SafetyHelper::ComputeSafety( const G4ThreeVector& position, G4double maxLength )
{
  G4double newSafety;

  // Only recompute (calling Navigator/PathFinder) if 'position'
  // is  *not* the safety location and has moved 'significantly'
  //
  G4double moveLengthSq = (position-fLastSafetyPosition).mag2();
  G4double safeDistance = fRecomputeFactor*fLastSafety; 
  if(   (moveLengthSq > 0.0 )
     && (moveLengthSq >= safeDistance*safeDistance))    
  {
    fLastSafetyPosition = position;
 
    if( !fUseParallelGeometries )
    {
      // Safety for mass geometry
      fLastSafety = fpMassNavigator->ComputeSafety(position, maxLength, true);
    }
    else
    {
      // Safety for all geometries
      fLastSafety = fpPathFinder->ComputeSafety(position); 
    } 
    newSafety = fLastSafety;
  }
  else
  {
    // return last value if position is not significantly changed
    //
    G4double moveLength = 0;
    if( moveLengthSq > 0.0 )
    {
      moveLength= std::sqrt(moveLengthSq); 
    }
    newSafety = fLastSafety-moveLength;
  } 
  return newSafety;
}

void G4SafetyHelper::ReLocateWithinVolume( const G4ThreeVector &newPosition )
{
#ifdef G4VERBOSE
  if( fVerbose > 0 ) { 
    // There is an opportunity - and need - to check whether the proposed move is safe
    G4ThreeVector moveVec= newPosition - fLastSafetyPosition;
    if( moveVec.mag2() > sqr(fLastSafety) )
    {
      // A problem exists - we are proposing to move outside 'Safety Sphere'
      G4ExceptionDescription ed;
      ed << " Safety Sphere:  Radius = " << fLastSafety;
      ed << " Center   = " << fLastSafetyPosition << G4endl;
      ed << " New Location :  Move   = " << moveVec.mag2();
      ed << " Position = " << newPosition << G4endl;
      G4Exception("G4SafetyHelper::ReLocateWithinVolume", "GeomNav999", JustWarning,
                 "Unsafe Move> Asked to relocate beyond 'Safety sphere'.");
    }
  }
#endif
   
  if( !fUseParallelGeometries )
  {
    fpMassNavigator->LocateGlobalPointWithinVolume( newPosition ); 
  }
  else
  {
    fpPathFinder->ReLocate( newPosition ); 
  }
}

void  G4SafetyHelper::Locate( const G4ThreeVector& newPosition, 
                              const G4ThreeVector& newDirection)
{
  if( !fUseParallelGeometries)
  {
    fpMassNavigator->LocateGlobalPointAndSetup(newPosition, &newDirection,
                                               true, false); 
  }
  else
  {
    fpPathFinder->Locate( newPosition, newDirection ); 
  }
}