Speed

Representation of a speed. Returns objects created by amounts.

const { speed } = require('abstract-things/values');

// With no unit - metres/second is the default unit
const v = speed(20);
console.log(v.value);
console.log(v.kph); // convert to kilometers per hour
console.log(v.mps); // convert to metres per second

// With a unit
console.log(speed(50, 'km/h'));

// String (with our without unit)
console.log(speed('20 knots'));

Units

Unit SI Names
Metres/Second Yes m/s, mps, metre per second, metres per second, meter per second, meters per second, metre/second, metres/second, meter/second, meters/second
Kilometre/Hour No km/h, kph, kilometre per hour, kilometres per hour, kilometer per hour kilometers per hour, kilometers/hour, kilometre/hour
Miles/Hour No mph, mile per hour, miles per hour, mile/hour, miles/hour
Feet/Second No ft/s, fps, foot per second, feet per second, foot/second, feet/second
Knot No kt, knot, knots

String conversion

Strings are parsed the same as for numbers with the addition of units being parsed. The default unit is metres per second.

Examples: 20, 20 m/s, 100 km/h, 30 mph, 20 knots