org.orekit.propagation
Interface AdditionalStateProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleAdditionalStateProvider

public interface AdditionalStateProvider

This interface represents providers for additional state data beyond SpacecraftState.

This interface is the analytical (read already integrated) counterpart of the AdditionalEquations interface. It allows to append various additional state parameters to any abstract propagator.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

AbstractPropagator, AdditionalEquations

Method Summary

double[]	getAdditionalState(AbsoluteDate date) Get the additional state.
String	getName() Get the name of the additional state.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the name of the additional state.

Returns:

name of the additional state

getAdditionalState

double[] getAdditionalState(AbsoluteDate date)
                            throws PropagationException

Get the additional state.

Parameters:

date - date to which additional state is computed

Returns:

additional state at this date

Throws:

PropagationException - if additional state cannot be computed