SpinStabilized.java

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package org.orekit.attitudes;

import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Rotation;
import org.apache.commons.math3.geometry.euclidean.threed.Vector3D;
import org.orekit.errors.OrekitException;
import org.orekit.frames.Frame;
import org.orekit.frames.Transform;
import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
import org.orekit.utils.PVCoordinatesProvider;


/**
 * This class handles a spin stabilized attitude provider.
 * <p>Spin stabilized laws are handled as wrappers for an underlying
 * non-rotating law. This underlying law is typically an instance
 * of {@link CelestialBodyPointed} with the pointing axis equal to
 * the rotation axis, but can in fact be anything.</p>
 * <p>Instances of this class are guaranteed to be immutable.</p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 */
public class SpinStabilized implements AttitudeProviderModifier {

    /** Serializable UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7025790361794748354L;

    /** Underlying non-rotating attitude provider.  */
    private final AttitudeProvider nonRotatingLaw;

    /** Start date of the rotation. */
    private final AbsoluteDate start;

    /** Rotation axis in satellite frame. */
    private final Vector3D axis;

    /** Spin rate in radians per seconds. */
    private final double rate;

    /** Spin vector. */
    private final Vector3D spin;

    /** Creates a new instance.
     * @param nonRotatingLaw underlying non-rotating attitude provider
     * @param start start date of the rotation
     * @param axis rotation axis in satellite frame
     * @param rate spin rate in radians per seconds
     */
    public SpinStabilized(final AttitudeProvider nonRotatingLaw,
                          final AbsoluteDate start,
                          final Vector3D axis, final double rate) {
        this.nonRotatingLaw = nonRotatingLaw;
        this.start          = start;
        this.axis           = axis;
        this.rate           = rate;
        this.spin           = new Vector3D(rate / axis.getNorm(), axis);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public AttitudeProvider getUnderlyingAttitudeProvider() {
        return nonRotatingLaw;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public Attitude getAttitude(final PVCoordinatesProvider pvProv,
                                final AbsoluteDate date, final Frame frame)
        throws OrekitException {

        // get attitude from underlying non-rotating law
        final Attitude base = nonRotatingLaw.getAttitude(pvProv, date, frame);
        final Transform baseTransform = new Transform(date, base.getOrientation());

        // compute spin transform due to spin from reference to current date
        final Transform spinInfluence =
            new Transform(date, new Rotation(axis, -rate * date.durationFrom(start)), spin);

        // combine the two transforms
        final Transform combined = new Transform(date, baseTransform, spinInfluence);

        // build the attitude
        return new Attitude(date, frame,
                            combined.getRotation(), combined.getRotationRate(), combined.getRotationAcceleration());

    }

}