I pass a variable with a value of millivolts acquired by a microprocessor connected via serial port, to a class in my app. The class has to compare the received value "milliV" to many values corresponding to 10 °C increments. I have to do this for accuracy of the output because the output of a thermocouple is not linear. When the value of "milliV is lower than a specific value, then an integration calculation is made between the top and bottom closer values and returns a new value "_tempEx".
This class is working and returns the correct value but I think that beside if/if else and switch, there should be better way to achieve the same result. I have not coded the entire class which should contain approx. 150 comparison values in the range I need to cover. Moreover, having to do the same for a thermocouple type K, I would end up with hundreds of strings to compare.
Is there a better way to achieve the same result of the method in this class?
public class Termocoppia
{
//milliV@temperature for thermocouple type "J"
double t10=1.019, t20=1.537, t30=2.059, t40=2.585, t50=3.116;
double t60=3.650, t70=4.187, t80=4.726, t90=5.269, t100=5.814;
double t110=6.360, t120=6.909, t130=7.459, t140=8.010, t150=8.562;
double t160=9.115, t170=9.669, t180=10.224, t190=10.779, t200=11.334;
double t210=11.889, t220=12.445, t230=13.000, t240=13.555, t250=14.110;
double t260=14.665, t270=15.219, t280=15.773, t290=16.327, t300=16.881;
//Temperature References
double d10 = 10.00, d20 = 20.00, d30 = 30, d40 = 40, d50 = 50;
double d60 = 60, d70 = 70, d80 = 80, d90 = 90, d100 = 100;
double d110 = 110, d120 = 120, d130 = 130, d140 = 140, d150 = 150;
double d160 = 160, d170 = 170, d180 = 180, d190 = 190, d200 = 200;
double d210=210, d220=220, d230=230, d240=240, d250=250, d260=260;
double d270=270, d280=280, d290=290, d300=300;
// find the highest value and the bottom one to integrate in between withthe received milliV
// returns the value with _tempEx
public double Calcola(double milliV, double _tempEx)
{
if (milliV <= t10)
{
_tempEx = d10;
}
else if (milliV <= t20)
{
_tempEx = d20 - ((t20 - milliV) / ((t20 - t10) / 10));//Questa formula è corretta
}
else if (milliV <= t30)
{
_tempEx = d30 - ((t30 - milliV) / ((t30 - t20) / 10));
}
else if (milliV <= t40)
{
_tempEx = d40 - ((t40 - milliV) / ((t40 - t30) / 10));
}
else if (milliV <= t50)
{
_tempEx = d50 - ((t50 - milliV) / ((t50 - t40) / 10));
}
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else if (milliV <= t300)
{
_tempEx = d300 - ((t300 - milliV) / ((t300 - t290) / 10));
}
else
{
}
return _tempEx;
}
I would appreciate answers with sample codes and/or pointing to usable references.