IEllipsoid (patrius 4.0 API)

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All Superinterfaces:

Shape, SolidShape

All Known Implementing Classes:

Ellipsoid, Sphere, Spheroid
```
public interface IEllipsoid
extends SolidShape
```
Interface for Ellipsoid objects. Basic required methods required by objects implementing this interface are
getCenter

Note : This interface extends SolidShape

Since:: 1.0
Version:: $Id: IEllipsoid.java 17583 2017-05-10 13:05:10Z bignon $
Author:: Rami Houdroge

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Vector3D`	`closestPointTo(Vector3D point)` Computes the point, on the ellipsoid surface, that is the closest to a point of space.
`Vector3D`	`getCenter()` Get ellipsoids' center
`Vector3D`	`getNormal(Vector3D point)` Computes the normal vector to the surface in local basis
`double`	`getSemiA()` Get semi axis A
`double`	`getSemiB()` Get semi axis B
`double`	`getSemiC()` Get semi axis C

Methods inherited from interface fr.cnes.sirius.patrius.math.geometry.euclidean.threed.Shape
closestPointTo, distanceTo, getIntersectionPoints, intersects

- Method Detail
  - getCenter
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Vector3D getCenter()
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    Get ellipsoids' center
    
    Returns:
    The position of the center as a Vector3D
  - closestPointTo
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Vector3D closestPointTo(Vector3D point)
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    Computes the point, on the ellipsoid surface, that is the closest to a point of space.
    
    Parameters:
    point - the point expressed in standard basis
    
    Returns:
    the closest point to the user point on the ellipsoid surface
  - getNormal
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Vector3D getNormal(Vector3D point)
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    Computes the normal vector to the surface in local basis
    
    Parameters:
    point - Point as a Vector3D in local basis
    
    Returns:
    the normal vector in local basis
  - getSemiA
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double getSemiA()
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    Get semi axis A
    
    Returns:
    semi axis a
  - getSemiB
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double getSemiB()
```
    Get semi axis B
    
    Returns:
    semi axis b
  - getSemiC
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double getSemiC()
```
    Get semi axis C
    
    Returns:
    semi axis c

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