Package org.orekit.forces.maneuvers.propulsion

Class ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.forces.maneuvers.propulsion.ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttitudeProvider

public class ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider
extends Object
implements AttitudeProvider

This class is used in to both manage the attitude of the satellite and the direction of thrust.

It is used in ConfigurableLowThrustManeuver to set the spacecraft attitude according to the expected thrust direction.

The direction can be variable or fixed, defined in the spaceraft frame, a Local Orbital Frame or a user frame.

It is also possible to use an external attitude provider.

Since:

10.2

Author:

Mikael Fillastre, Andrea Fiorentino

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider	buildFromCustomAttitude(AttitudeProvider attitudeProvider, Vector3D direction)	Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider where the attitude is provided by an external.
static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider	buildFromDirectionInFrame(Frame thrustDirectionFrame, ThrustDirectionProvider variableDirectionInFrame, Vector3D thrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame)	Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider by a variable direction in a custom frame.
static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider	buildFromDirectionInLOF(LOF thrustDirectionLof, ThrustDirectionProvider variableDirectionInFrame, Vector3D thrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame)	Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider by a variable direction in a Local Orbital Frame.
static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider	buildFromFixedDirectionInSatelliteFrame(Vector3D direction)	Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider from a fixed direction in the satellite frame.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldAttitude<T>	getAttitude(FieldPVCoordinatesProvider<T> pvProv, FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date, Frame frame)	Compute the attitude corresponding to an orbital state.
Attitude	getAttitude(PVCoordinatesProvider pvProv, AbsoluteDate date, Frame frame)	Compute the attitude corresponding to an orbital state.
protected Attitude	getAttitudeFromFrame(PVCoordinatesProvider pvProv, AbsoluteDate date, Frame frame)	Compute the attitude for DIRECTION_IN_FRAME or DIRECTION_IN_LOF types.
AttitudeProvider	getManeuverAttitudeProvider()	Attitude provider to use.
Vector3D	getThrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame()	Thruster axis in satellite frame.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.orekit.attitudes.AttitudeProvider

getAttitudeRotation, getAttitudeRotation

Method Detail

buildFromFixedDirectionInSatelliteFrame

public static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider buildFromFixedDirectionInSatelliteFrame(Vector3D direction)

Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider from a fixed direction in the satellite frame. The satellite attitude won't be managed by this object

Parameters:

direction - constant direction in the satellite frame

Returns:

a new instance

buildFromCustomAttitude

public static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider buildFromCustomAttitude(AttitudeProvider attitudeProvider,
                                                                         Vector3D direction)

Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider where the attitude is provided by an external. Object the direction of thrust will be constant

Parameters:

attitudeProvider - the object that provide the satellite attitude

direction - thruster axis in satellite frame

Returns:

a new instance

buildFromDirectionInFrame

public static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider buildFromDirectionInFrame(Frame thrustDirectionFrame,
                                                                           ThrustDirectionProvider variableDirectionInFrame,
                                                                           Vector3D thrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame)

Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider by a variable direction in a custom frame.

Parameters:

thrustDirectionFrame - reference frame for thrust direction

variableDirectionInFrame - the object providing the thrust direction

thrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame - thruster axis in satellite frame

Returns:

a new instance

buildFromDirectionInLOF

public static ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider buildFromDirectionInLOF(LOF thrustDirectionLof,
                                                                         ThrustDirectionProvider variableDirectionInFrame,
                                                                         Vector3D thrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame)

Build a ThrustDirectionAndAttitudeProvider by a variable direction in a Local Orbital Frame.

Parameters:

thrustDirectionLof - local orbital frame

variableDirectionInFrame - the object providing the thrust direction

thrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame - thruster axis in satellite frame

Returns:

a new instance

getThrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame

public Vector3D getThrusterAxisInSatelliteFrame()

Thruster axis in satellite frame.

Returns:

field

getAttitude

public Attitude getAttitude(PVCoordinatesProvider pvProv,
                            AbsoluteDate date,
                            Frame frame)

Compute the attitude corresponding to an orbital state.

Specified by:

getAttitude in interface AttitudeProvider

Parameters:

pvProv - local position-velocity provider around current date

date - current date

frame - reference frame from which attitude is computed

Returns:

attitude on the specified date and position-velocity state

getAttitude

public <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldAttitude<T> getAttitude(FieldPVCoordinatesProvider<T> pvProv,
                                                                        FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date,
                                                                        Frame frame)

Compute the attitude corresponding to an orbital state.

Specified by:

getAttitude in interface AttitudeProvider

Type Parameters:

T - type of the field elements

Parameters:

pvProv - local position-velocity provider around current date

date - current date

frame - reference frame from which attitude is computed

Returns:

attitude on the specified date and position-velocity state

getAttitudeFromFrame

protected Attitude getAttitudeFromFrame(PVCoordinatesProvider pvProv,
                                        AbsoluteDate date,
                                        Frame frame)

Compute the attitude for DIRECTION_IN_FRAME or DIRECTION_IN_LOF types.

Parameters:

pvProv - local position-velocity provider around current date

date - current date

frame - reference frame from which attitude is computed

Returns:

attitude attitude on the specified date and position-velocity state

getManeuverAttitudeProvider

public AttitudeProvider getManeuverAttitudeProvider()

Attitude provider to use.

Returns:

null in mode SATELLITE_ATTITUDE