VariableStepInterpolationGrid.java

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package org.orekit.propagation.semianalytical.dsst.utilities;

/** Interpolation grid where points are evenly spaced between the start and the end of the integration step.
 * <p>
 * The grid is adapted to the step considered,
 * meaning that for short steps, the grid will be dense,
 * while for long steps the points will be far away one from each other
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Nicolas Bernard
 */
public class VariableStepInterpolationGrid implements InterpolationGrid {

    /** number of points in the grid per step. */
    private int pointsPerStep;

    /** Constructor.
     * @param pointsPerStep number of points in the grid per step
     */
    public VariableStepInterpolationGrid(final int pointsPerStep) {
        this.pointsPerStep = pointsPerStep;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public double[] getGridPoints(final double stepStart, final double stepEnd) {
        final double[] grid = new double[pointsPerStep];

        final double stepSize = (stepEnd - stepStart) / (pointsPerStep - 1);
        for (int i = 0; i < pointsPerStep; i++) {
            grid[i] = stepSize * i + stepStart;
        }

        return grid;
    }
}