org.orekit.frames

Interface TransformProvider

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

EOPBasedTransformProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

EclipticProvider, EstimatedEarthFrameProvider, FixedTransformProvider, GTODProvider, HelmertTransformation, InterpolatingTransformProvider, ITRFVersion.Converter, L1TransformProvider, ShiftingTransformProvider

public interface TransformProvider
extends Serializable

Interface for Transform providers.

The transform provider interface is mainly used to define the transform between a frame and its parent frame.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default StaticTransform	getStaticTransform(AbsoluteDate date) Get a transform for only rotations and translations on the specified date.
Transform	getTransform(AbsoluteDate date) Get the Transform corresponding to specified date.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldTransform<T>	getTransform(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date) Get the FieldTransform corresponding to specified date.

Method Detail

getTransform

Transform getTransform(AbsoluteDate date)

Get the Transform corresponding to specified date.

Parameters:

date - current date

Returns:

transform at specified date

getTransform

<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldTransform<T> getTransform(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)

Get the FieldTransform corresponding to specified date.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the field elements

Parameters:

date - current date

Returns:

transform at specified date

Since:

9.0

getStaticTransform

default StaticTransform getStaticTransform(AbsoluteDate date)

Get a transform for only rotations and translations on the specified date.

The default implementation returns getTransform(AbsoluteDate) but implementations may override it for better performance.

Parameters:

date - current date.

Returns:

the static transform.