diff --git a/src/assign.jl b/src/assign.jl
index faef80b..92fda72 100644
--- a/src/assign.jl
+++ b/src/assign.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export assign_secondary_structure!, assign_secondary_structure
 function assign_secondary_structure! end
 
 """
-    assign_secondary_structure(coords_by_chains::Vector{<:AbstractArray{T, 3}}) where T
+    assign_secondary_structure(chain_backbones::Vector{Array{T,3}}) where T<:Real
 
 Given a vector of chain backbones, each represented as a 3-dimensional array of size 3x3xL, this function assigns the secondary structure to each residue.
 
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ for the corresponding chain and their respective residues. The integers are enco
 - `2`: helix; α, 3_10, or π.
 - `3`: strand; part of a β-sheet.
 """
-function assign_secondary_structure(coords_by_chains::Vector{<:AbstractArray{<:Real, 3}})
-    coords = cat(coords_by_chains..., dims=3)
-    ss_numbers = dssp(coords)
-    lengths = size.(coords_by_chains, 3)
+function assign_secondary_structure(chain_backbones::Vector{Array{T,3}}) where T<:Real
+    concatenated_backbone = cat(chain_backbones..., dims=3)
+    secondary_structure = dssp(convert(Array{Float64}, concatenated_backbone))
+    lengths = size.(chain_backbones, 3)
     chain_ends = [0; cumsum(lengths)]
-    ss_by_chain = [ss_numbers[i+1:j] for (i,j) in zip(chain_ends, chain_ends[2:end])]
-    return ss_by_chain
+    secondary_structure_by_chain = [secondary_structure[i+1:j] for (i,j) in zip(chain_ends, chain_ends[2:end])]
+    return secondary_structure_by_chain
 end
diff --git a/src/dssp.jl b/src/dssp.jl
index 9433e38..96f6048 100644
--- a/src/dssp.jl
+++ b/src/dssp.jl
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@ function get_strands(Hbonds::AbstractMatrix{Bool})
     return mapslices(any, Parallel_Bridge .| Antiparallel_Bridge, dims=1) |> vec |> collect
 end
 
-function dssp(coords::Array{<:Real,3})
+function dssp(coords::Array{T,3}) where T <: Real
     size(coords)[1:2] == (3, 3) || throw(DimensionMismatch("Expected 3x3xL array, got $(size(coords))"))
     size(coords, 3) < 5 && return ones(Int, size(coords, 3))
-    coords = convert(Array{Float32}, coords)
-
     Hbonds = get_Hbonds(coords)
 
     helix = get_helices(Hbonds)
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ function dssp(coords::Array{<:Real,3})
     loop = .!(helix .| strand)
 
     # 1 for helix, 2 for strand, 3 for loop
-    ss_numbers = vec(mapslices(findfirst, [loop helix strand], dims=2))
-
-    return ss_numbers
+    secondary_structure = vec(mapslices(findfirst, [loop helix strand], dims=2))
+    return secondary_structure
 end
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diff --git a/src/hbonds.jl b/src/hbonds.jl
index 4a6d379..75b66e1 100644
--- a/src/hbonds.jl
+++ b/src/hbonds.jl
@@ -3,41 +3,45 @@ using LinearAlgebra: norm, diagind
 col_norms(arr::AbstractArray{<:Real}) = mapslices(norm, arr, dims=1)
 normalize_cols(arr::AbstractArray{<:Real}) = arr ./ col_norms(arr)
 
+const CO_DISTANCE = 1.23
+const NH_DISTANCE = 1.01
+
 const Q1Q2 = 0.42 * 0.20 # charges
 const F = 332.0 # dimensional factor
 
 const CUTOFF = -0.5
 
-function get_oxygen_positions(coords::Array{<:Real,3})
+function get_oxygen_positions(coords::Array{T,3}) where T<:Real
     Cα_pos, C_pos, N_pos = coords[:, 2, 1:end-1], coords[:, 3, 1:end-1], coords[:, 1, 2:end]
     CαC_vec = C_pos - Cα_pos
     NC_vec = C_pos - N_pos
-    CO_vec = 1.23 * normalize_cols(normalize_cols(CαC_vec) + normalize_cols(NC_vec))
-    return C_pos + CO_vec
+    CO_vec = T(CO_DISTANCE) * normalize_cols(normalize_cols(CαC_vec) + normalize_cols(NC_vec))
+    O_pos = C_pos + CO_vec
+    return [O_pos fill(T(NaN), 3)]
 end
 
-function get_hydrogen_positions(coords::Array{<:Real,3})
+function get_hydrogen_positions(coords::Array{T,3}) where T<:Real
     C_pos, N_pos, Cα_pos = coords[:, 3, 1:end-1], coords[:, 1, 2:end], coords[:, 2, 2:end]
     CN_vec = N_pos - C_pos
     CαN_vec = N_pos - Cα_pos
-    NH_vec = 1.01 * normalize_cols(normalize_cols(CN_vec) + normalize_cols(CαN_vec))
-    return N_pos + NH_vec
+    NH_vec = T(NH_DISTANCE) * normalize_cols(normalize_cols(CN_vec) + normalize_cols(CαN_vec))
+    H_pos = N_pos + NH_vec
+    return [fill(T(NaN), 3) H_pos]
 end
 
 # i:C=O, j:N-H
-function get_Hbonds(coords::Array{<:Real,3}, cutoff::Real=CUTOFF)
-    pad_pos = fill(NaN, 3)
-    C_pos = [coords[:, 3, 1:end-1] pad_pos]
-    O_pos = [get_oxygen_positions(coords) pad_pos]
-    N_pos = [pad_pos coords[:, 1, 2:end]]
-    H_pos = [pad_pos get_hydrogen_positions(coords)]
+function get_Hbonds(coords::Array{T,3}, cutoff::Real=CUTOFF) where T<:Real
+    C_pos = [coords[:, 3, 1:end-1] fill(T(NaN), 3)]
+    O_pos = get_oxygen_positions(coords)
+    N_pos = [fill(T(NaN), 3) coords[:, 1, 2:end]]
+    H_pos = get_hydrogen_positions(coords)
 
     ON_dist = col_norms(O_pos .- reshape(N_pos, 3, 1, :))
     CH_dist = col_norms(C_pos .- reshape(H_pos, 3, 1, :))
     OH_dist = col_norms(O_pos .- reshape(H_pos, 3, 1, :))
     CN_dist = col_norms(C_pos .- reshape(N_pos, 3, 1, :))
 
-    E = Q1Q2 * F * (1 ./ ON_dist + 1 ./ CH_dist - 1 ./ OH_dist - 1 ./ CN_dist)
+    E = T(Q1Q2 * F) * (1 ./ ON_dist + 1 ./ CH_dist - 1 ./ OH_dist - 1 ./ CN_dist)
     E = dropdims(E, dims=1)
 
     Hbonds = E .< cutoff
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 23ac3c5..21ae25e 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using Test
 import AssigningSecondaryStructure as ASS
 import Backboner
 
-ss_composition(ss::AbstractVector{Int}) = [count(==(code), ss) for code in 1:3]
+ss_composition(secondary_structure::Vector{Int}) = [count(==(ss), secondary_structure) for ss in 1:3]
 
 @testset "AssigningSecondaryStructure.jl" begin