Package org.orekit.propagation.events

Class AltitudeDetector

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.propagation.events.AbstractDetector<AltitudeDetector>

org.orekit.propagation.events.AltitudeDetector

All Implemented Interfaces:

EventDetector

public class AltitudeDetector
extends AbstractDetector<AltitudeDetector>

Finder for satellite altitude crossing events.

This class finds altitude events (i.e. satellite crossing a predefined altitude level above ground).

The default implementation behavior is to continue propagation when ascending and to stop propagation when descending. This can be changed by calling AbstractDetector.withHandler(EventHandler) after construction.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

Propagator.addEventDetector(EventDetector)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.orekit.propagation.events.AbstractDetector

DEFAULT_MAX_CHECK, DEFAULT_MAX_ITER, DEFAULT_THRESHOLD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	AltitudeDetector(double maxCheck, double altitude, BodyShape bodyShape)	Build a new altitude detector.
	AltitudeDetector(double altitude, BodyShape bodyShape)	Build a new altitude detector.
protected	AltitudeDetector(EventDetectionSettings detectionSettings, EventHandler handler, double altitude, BodyShape bodyShape)	Protected constructor with full parameters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected AltitudeDetector	create(EventDetectionSettings detectionSettings, EventHandler newHandler)	Build a new instance.
double	g(SpacecraftState s)	Compute the value of the switching function.
double	getAltitude()	Get the threshold altitude value.
BodyShape	getBodyShape()	Get the body shape.

Methods inherited from class org.orekit.propagation.events.AbstractDetector

getDetectionSettings, getHandler, init, isForward, withDetectionSettings, withHandler, withMaxCheck, withMaxCheck, withMaxIter, withThreshold

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.orekit.propagation.events.EventDetector

finish, getMaxCheckInterval, getMaxIterationCount, getThreshold

Constructor Detail

AltitudeDetector

public AltitudeDetector(double altitude,
                        BodyShape bodyShape)

Build a new altitude detector.

This simple constructor takes default values for maximal checking interval (AbstractDetector.DEFAULT_MAX_CHECK) and convergence threshold (AbstractDetector.DEFAULT_THRESHOLD).

Parameters:

altitude - threshold altitude value

bodyShape - body shape with respect to which altitude should be evaluated

AltitudeDetector

public AltitudeDetector(double maxCheck,
                        double altitude,
                        BodyShape bodyShape)

Build a new altitude detector.

This simple constructor takes default value for convergence threshold (AbstractDetector.DEFAULT_THRESHOLD).

The maximal interval between altitude checks should be smaller than the half duration of the minimal pass to handle, otherwise some short passes could be missed.

Parameters:

maxCheck - maximal checking interval (s)

altitude - threshold altitude value (m)

bodyShape - body shape with respect to which altitude should be evaluated

AltitudeDetector

protected AltitudeDetector(EventDetectionSettings detectionSettings,
                           EventHandler handler,
                           double altitude,
                           BodyShape bodyShape)

Protected constructor with full parameters.

This constructor is not public as users are expected to use the builder API with the various withXxx() methods to set up the instance in a readable manner without using a huge amount of parameters.

Parameters:

detectionSettings - detection settings

handler - event handler to call at event occurrences

altitude - threshold altitude value (m)

bodyShape - body shape with respect to which altitude should be evaluated

Since:

13.0

Method Detail

create

protected AltitudeDetector create(EventDetectionSettings detectionSettings,
                                  EventHandler newHandler)

Build a new instance.

Specified by:

create in class AbstractDetector<AltitudeDetector>

Parameters:

detectionSettings - detection settings

newHandler - event handler to call at event occurrences

Returns:

a new instance of the appropriate sub-type

getAltitude

public double getAltitude()

Get the threshold altitude value.

Returns:

the threshold altitude value (m)

getBodyShape

public BodyShape getBodyShape()

Get the body shape.

Returns:

the body shape

g

public double g(SpacecraftState s)

Compute the value of the switching function. This function measures the difference between the current altitude and the threshold altitude.

Parameters:

s - the current state information: date, kinematics, attitude

Returns:

value of the switching function