Package org.orekit.bodies

Interface BodyShape

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

EarthShape

All Known Implementing Classes:

Geoid, OneAxisEllipsoid, ReferenceEllipsoid

public interface BodyShape
extends Serializable

Interface representing the rigid surface shape of a natural body.

The shape is not provided as a single complete geometric model, but single points can be queried (getIntersectionPoint(org.hipparchus.geometry.euclidean.threed.Line, org.hipparchus.geometry.euclidean.threed.Vector3D, org.orekit.frames.Frame, org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate)).

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Frame	getBodyFrame()	Get body frame related to body shape.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldGeodeticPoint<T>	getIntersectionPoint(FieldLine<T> line, FieldVector3D<T> close, Frame frame, FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)	Get the intersection point of a line with the surface of the body.
GeodeticPoint	getIntersectionPoint(Line line, Vector3D close, Frame frame, AbsoluteDate date)	Get the intersection point of a line with the surface of the body.
Vector3D	projectToGround(Vector3D point, AbsoluteDate date, Frame frame)	Project a point to the ground.
TimeStampedPVCoordinates	projectToGround(TimeStampedPVCoordinates pv, Frame frame)	Project a moving point to the ground.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldGeodeticPoint<T>	transform(FieldVector3D<T> point, Frame frame, FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)	Transform a Cartesian point to a surface-relative point.
GeodeticPoint	transform(Vector3D point, Frame frame, AbsoluteDate date)	Transform a Cartesian point to a surface-relative point.
<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldVector3D<T>	transform(FieldGeodeticPoint<T> point)	Transform a surface-relative point to a Cartesian point.
Vector3D	transform(GeodeticPoint point)	Transform a surface-relative point to a Cartesian point.

Method Detail

getBodyFrame

Frame getBodyFrame()

Get body frame related to body shape.

Returns:

body frame related to body shape

getIntersectionPoint

GeodeticPoint getIntersectionPoint(Line line,
                                   Vector3D close,
                                   Frame frame,
                                   AbsoluteDate date)

Get the intersection point of a line with the surface of the body.

A line may have several intersection points with a closed surface (we consider the one point case as a degenerated two points case). The close parameter is used to select which of these points should be returned. The selected point is the one that is closest to the close point.

Parameters:

line - test line (may intersect the body or not)

close - point used for intersections selection

frame - frame in which line is expressed

date - date of the line in given frame

Returns:

intersection point at altitude zero or null if the line does not intersect the surface

getIntersectionPoint

<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldGeodeticPoint<T> getIntersectionPoint(FieldLine<T> line,
                                                                               FieldVector3D<T> close,
                                                                               Frame frame,
                                                                               FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)

Get the intersection point of a line with the surface of the body.

A line may have several intersection points with a closed surface (we consider the one point case as a degenerated two points case). The close parameter is used to select which of these points should be returned. The selected point is the one that is closest to the close point.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the field elements

Parameters:

line - test line (may intersect the body or not)

close - point used for intersections selection

frame - frame in which line is expressed

date - date of the line in given frame

Returns:

intersection point at altitude zero or null if the line does not intersect the surface

Since:

9.0

projectToGround

Vector3D projectToGround(Vector3D point,
                         AbsoluteDate date,
                         Frame frame)

Project a point to the ground.

Parameters:

point - point to project

date - current date

frame - frame in which moving point is expressed

Returns:

ground point exactly at the local vertical of specified point, in the same frame as specified point

Since:

7.0

See Also:

projectToGround(TimeStampedPVCoordinates, Frame)

projectToGround

TimeStampedPVCoordinates projectToGround(TimeStampedPVCoordinates pv,
                                         Frame frame)

Project a moving point to the ground.

Parameters:

pv - moving point

frame - frame in which moving point is expressed

Returns:

ground point exactly at the local vertical of specified point, in the same frame as specified point

Since:

7.0

See Also:

projectToGround(Vector3D, AbsoluteDate, Frame)

transform

GeodeticPoint transform(Vector3D point,
                        Frame frame,
                        AbsoluteDate date)

Transform a Cartesian point to a surface-relative point.

Parameters:

point - Cartesian point

frame - frame in which Cartesian point is expressed

date - date of the computation (used for frames conversions)

Returns:

point at the same location but as a surface-relative point

transform

<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldGeodeticPoint<T> transform(FieldVector3D<T> point,
                                                                    Frame frame,
                                                                    FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)

Transform a Cartesian point to a surface-relative point.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the filed elements

Parameters:

point - Cartesian point

frame - frame in which Cartesian point is expressed

date - date of the computation (used for frames conversions)

Returns:

point at the same location but as a surface-relative point

Since:

9.0

transform

Vector3D transform(GeodeticPoint point)

Transform a surface-relative point to a Cartesian point.

Parameters:

point - surface-relative point

Returns:

point at the same location but as a Cartesian point

transform

<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldVector3D<T> transform(FieldGeodeticPoint<T> point)

Transform a surface-relative point to a Cartesian point.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the filed elements

Parameters:

point - surface-relative point

Returns:

point at the same location but as a Cartesian point

Since:

9.0