PropagatorBuilder.java

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package org.orekit.propagation.conversion;

import org.orekit.estimation.leastsquares.AbstractBatchLSModel;
import org.orekit.estimation.leastsquares.ModelObserver;
import org.orekit.estimation.measurements.ObservedMeasurement;
import org.orekit.frames.Frame;
import org.orekit.orbits.Orbit;
import org.orekit.orbits.OrbitType;
import org.orekit.orbits.PositionAngleType;
import org.orekit.propagation.Propagator;
import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
import org.orekit.utils.ParameterDriversList;

import java.util.List;

/** This interface is the top-level abstraction to build propagators for conversion.
 * @author Pascal Parraud
 * @since 6.0
 */
public interface PropagatorBuilder extends Cloneable {

    /** Create a new instance identical to this one.
     * @return new instance identical to this one
     * WARNING: this method will be removed in 13.0. It doesn't have the deprecated annotation because the method is abstract and shall be implemented.
     */
    PropagatorBuilder copy();

    /** Build a propagator.
     * @param normalizedParameters normalized values for the selected parameters
     * @return an initialized propagator
     */
    Propagator buildPropagator(double[] normalizedParameters);

    /** Build a propagator from current value of selected normalized parameters.
     * @return an initialized propagator
     */
    default Propagator buildPropagator() {
        return buildPropagator(getSelectedNormalizedParameters());
    }

    /** Build a new batch least squares model.
     * @param builders builders to use for propagation
     * @param measurements measurements
     * @param estimatedMeasurementsParameters estimated measurements parameters
     * @param observer observer to be notified at model calls
     * @return a new model for the Batch Least Squares orbit determination
     * @since 12.0
     */
    AbstractBatchLSModel buildLeastSquaresModel(PropagatorBuilder[] builders,
                                                List<ObservedMeasurement<?>> measurements,
                                                ParameterDriversList estimatedMeasurementsParameters,
                                                ModelObserver observer);

    /** Get the current value of selected normalized parameters.
     * @return current value of selected normalized parameters
     */
    double[] getSelectedNormalizedParameters();

    /** Get the orbit type expected for the 6 first parameters in
     * {@link #buildPropagator(double[])}.
     * @return orbit type to use in {@link #buildPropagator(double[])}
     * @see #buildPropagator(double[])
     * @see #getPositionAngleType()
     * @since 7.1
     */
    OrbitType getOrbitType();

    /** Get the position angle type expected for the 6 first parameters in
     * {@link #buildPropagator(double[])}.
     * @return position angle type to use in {@link #buildPropagator(double[])}
     * @see #buildPropagator(double[])
     * @see #getOrbitType()
     * @since 7.1
     */
    PositionAngleType getPositionAngleType();

    /** Get the date of the initial orbit.
     * @return date of the initial orbit
     */
    AbsoluteDate getInitialOrbitDate();

    /** Get the frame in which the orbit is propagated.
     * @return frame in which the orbit is propagated
     */
    Frame getFrame();

    /** Get the central attraction coefficient (µ - m³/s²) value.
     * @return the central attraction coefficient (µ - m³/s²) value
     * @since 12.0
     */
    double getMu();

    /** Get the drivers for the configurable orbital parameters.
     * Orbital drivers should have only 1 value estimated (1 span)
     * @return drivers for the configurable orbital parameters
     * @since 8.0
     */
    ParameterDriversList getOrbitalParametersDrivers();

    /** Get the drivers for the configurable propagation parameters.
     * <p>
     * The parameters typically correspond to force models.
     * </p>
     * @return drivers for the configurable propagation parameters
     * @since 8.0
     */
    ParameterDriversList getPropagationParametersDrivers();

    /** Reset the orbit in the propagator builder.
     * @param newOrbit New orbit to set in the propagator builder
     * @since 12.0
     */
    void resetOrbit(Orbit newOrbit);

}