org.orekit.attitudes.directions
Interface ITargetDirection

All Superinterfaces:

IDirection

All Known Implementing Classes:

EarthCenterDirection, EarthToCelestialBodyCenterDirection, GenericTargetDirection, ToCelestialBodyCenterDirection

public interface ITargetDirection
extends IDirection

This interface extends Directions for the directions described by a target point.

Since:

1.1

Version:

$Id: ITargetDirection.java 11329 2014-10-29 15:21:19Z maggiorani $

Author:

Thomas Trapier

See Also:

IDirection.getVector(PVCoordinatesProvider, AbsoluteDate, Frame)

Method Summary

PVCoordinates

getTargetPVCoordinates(AbsoluteDate date, Frame frame) Provides the target point at a given date in a given frame, represented by the associated PVCoordinates object

Methods inherited from interface org.orekit.attitudes.directions.IDirection

getLine, getVector

Method Detail

getTargetPVCoordinates

PVCoordinates getTargetPVCoordinates(AbsoluteDate date,
                                     Frame frame)
                                     throws OrekitException

Provides the target point at a given date in a given frame, represented by the associated PVCoordinates object

Parameters:

date - the date

frame - the frame

Returns:

the PVCoordinates of the target

Throws:

OrekitException - if position cannot be computed in given frame