G4RegularNavigation.hh

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// G4RegularNavigation
//
// Class description:
//
// Utility for fast navigation in volumes containing a regular
// parameterisation. If two contiguous voxels have the same material,
// navigation does not stop at the surface.
 
// Author: Pedro Arce (CIEMAT), May 2007
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4RegularNavigation_HH
#define G4RegularNavigation_HH 1
 
#include <vector>
 
#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
#include "G4VNavigation.hh"
 
class G4NormalNavigation;
class G4VPhysicalVolume;
class G4Navigator;
class G4NavigationHistory;
 
/**
 * @brief G4RegularNavigation is a concrete utility class for fast navigation
 * in volumes containing a regular parameterisation. If two contiguous voxels
 * have the same material, navigation does not stop at the surface.
 */
 
class G4RegularNavigation : public G4VNavigation
{
  public:
  
    /**
     * Constructor and Destructor.
     */
    G4RegularNavigation();
   ~G4RegularNavigation() override;
  
    /**
     * Locates a point using its position with respect to regular
     * parameterisation container volume.
     *  @param[in,out] history Navigation history.
     *  @param[in,out] blockedVol Blocked volume to be ignored in queries.
     *  @param[in,out] blockedNum Copy number for blocked replica volumes.
     *  @param[in,out] globalPoint Point in global coordinates system.
     *  @param[in,out] globalDirection Global direction vector.
     *  @param[in,out] localPoint Point in local coordinates system.
     *  @returns Whether a containing volume has been found.
     */
    G4bool LevelLocate(      G4NavigationHistory& history,
                       const G4VPhysicalVolume* blockedVol,
                       const G4int blockedNum,
                       const G4ThreeVector& globalPoint,
                       const G4ThreeVector* globalDirection,
                       const G4bool pLocatedOnEdge, 
                             G4ThreeVector& localPoint ) final;
 
    /**
     * Method never called because to be called the daughter has to be a
     * 'regular' volume. This would only happen if the track is in the
     * mother of voxels volume. But the voxels fill completely their mother,
     * so when a track enters the mother it automatically enters a voxel.
     */
    G4double ComputeStep( const G4ThreeVector& localPoint,
                          const G4ThreeVector& localDirection,
                          const G4double currentProposedStepLength,
                                G4double& newSafety,
                                G4NavigationHistory& history,
                                G4bool& validExitNormal,
                                G4ThreeVector& exitNormal,
                                G4bool& exiting,
                                G4bool& entering,
                                G4VPhysicalVolume *(*pBlockedPhysical),
                                G4int& blockedReplicaNo ) final;
  
    /**
     * Computes the step skipping surfaces when they separate voxels with
     * equal materials. Loops to voxels until a different material is found:
     * invokes G4NormalNavigation::ComputeStep() in each voxel and moves the
     * point to the next voxel.
     *  @param[in] localPoint Local point.
     *  @param[in] localDirection Local direction vector.
     *  @param[in] currentProposedStepLength Current proposed step length.
     *  @param[in,out] newSafety New safety.
     *  @param[in,out] history Navigation history.
     *  @param[in,out] validExitNormal Flag to indicate whether exit normal is
     *                 valid or not.
     *  @param[in,out] exitNormal Exit normal.
     *  @param[in,out] exiting Flag to indicate whether exiting a volume.
     *  @param[in,out] entering Flag to indicate whether entering a volume.
     *  @param[in,out] pBlockedPhysical Blocked physical volume that should be
     *                 ignored in queries.
     *  @param[in,out] blockedReplicaNo Copy number for blocked replica volumes.
     *  @param[in] pCurrentPhysical Pointer to current volume.
     *  @returns Length from current point to next boundary surface along
     *           the direction.
     */
    G4double ComputeStepSkippingEqualMaterials( 
                                G4ThreeVector& localPoint,
                          const G4ThreeVector& localDirection,
                          const G4double currentProposedStepLength,
                                G4double& newSafety,
                                G4NavigationHistory& history,
                                G4bool& validExitNormal,
                                G4ThreeVector& exitNormal,
                                G4bool& exiting,
                                G4bool& entering,
                                G4VPhysicalVolume *(*pBlockedPhysical),
                                G4int& blockedReplicaNo,
                                G4VPhysicalVolume* pCurrentPhysical);
 
    /**
     * Method never called because to be called the daughter has to be a
     * 'regular' volume. This would only happen if the track is in the
     * mother of voxels volume. But the voxels fill completely their mother,
     * so when a track enters the mother it automatically enters a voxel.
     */
    G4double ComputeSafety( const G4ThreeVector& localPoint,
                            const G4NavigationHistory& history,
                            const G4double pProposedMaxLength = DBL_MAX ) final;
 
    /**
     * Setter for normal navigation.
     */
    void SetNormalNavigation( G4NormalNavigation* fnormnav );
 
  private:
 
    /** Cached pointer to normal navigation. */
    G4NormalNavigation* fnormalNav = nullptr;
 
    /** Surface tolerance. */
    G4double kCarTolerance;
 
    /** Cached minimum step. */
    G4double fMinStep;
 
    /** Whether the last ComputeStep moved Zero. Used to check for edges. */
    G4bool fLastStepWasZero = false;
 
    /** Number of preceding moves that were 0. Reset to 0 after finite step. */
    G4int fNumberZeroSteps = 0;
 
    /** After this many failed/zero steps, act (push etc). */
    G4int fActionThreshold_NoZeroSteps = 2;  
 
    /** After this many failed/zero steps, abandon track. */
    G4int fAbandonThreshold_NoZeroSteps = 25; 
 
    /** Maximum number of steps a track can travel skipping voxels
        (if there are more, track is assumed to be stuck and it is killed). */
    G4int fNoStepsAllowed = 10000;
};
 
#endif