org.orekit.forces
Interface GradientModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTides, BalminoAttractionModel, ConstantThrustError, ConstantThrustManeuver, CoriolisRelativisticEffect, CunninghamAttractionModel, DragForce, DrozinerAttractionModel, EmpiricalForce, LenseThirringRelativisticEffect, NewtonianAttraction, OceanTides, PatriusSolarRadiationPressure, RediffusedRadiationPressure, SchwarzschildRelativisticEffect, SolarRadiationPressure, TerrestrialTides, ThirdBodyAttraction, VariablePotentialAttractionModel, VariableThrustManeuver

public interface GradientModel

Interface for gradient model.

Gradient model provide information on partial derivatives computation.

Author:

Emmanuel Bignon

Method Summary

boolean	computeGradientPosition() This method returns true if the acceleration partial derivatives with respect to position have to be computed.
boolean	computeGradientVelocity() This method returns true if the acceleration partial derivatives with respect to velocity have to be computed.

Method Detail

computeGradientPosition

boolean computeGradientPosition()

This method returns true if the acceleration partial derivatives with respect to position have to be computed.

Returns:

true if the derivatives have to be computed, false otherwise

computeGradientVelocity

boolean computeGradientVelocity()

This method returns true if the acceleration partial derivatives with respect to velocity have to be computed.

Returns:

true if the derivatives have to be computed, false otherwise