TCBScale.java

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package org.orekit.time;

/** Barycentric Coordinate Time.
 * <p>Coordinate time at the center of mass of the Solar System.
 * This time scale depends linearly from {@link TDBScale Barycentric Dynamical Time}.</p>
 * <p>This is intended to be accessed thanks to the {@link TimeScalesFactory} class,
 * so there is no public constructor.</p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 * @see AbsoluteDate
 */
public class TCBScale implements TimeScale {

    /** Serializable UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 20131209L;

    /** LG rate. */
    private static final double LB_RATE = 1.550519768e-8;

    /** Reference date for TCB.
     * <p>The reference date is such that the four following instants are equal:</p>
     * <ul>
     *   <li>1977-01-01T00:00:32.184 TT</li>
     *   <li>1977-01-01T00:00:32.184 TCG</li>
     *   <li>1977-01-01T00:00:32.184 TCB</li>
     *   <li>1977-01-01T00:00:00.000 TAI</li>
     * </ul>
     */
    private static final AbsoluteDate REFERENCE_DATE =
        new AbsoluteDate(1977, 01, 01, TimeScalesFactory.getTAI());

    /** Barycentric dynamic time scale. */
    private final TDBScale tdb;

    /** Package private constructor for the factory.
     * @param tdb Barycentric dynamic time scale
     */
    TCBScale(final TDBScale tdb) {
        this.tdb = tdb;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public double offsetFromTAI(final AbsoluteDate date) {
        return tdb.offsetFromTAI(date) + LB_RATE * date.durationFrom(REFERENCE_DATE);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public String getName() {
        return "TCB";
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public String toString() {
        return getName();
    }

}