fr.cnes.sirius.patrius.bodies

Interface EllipsoidBodyShape

All Superinterfaces:

BodyShape, PVCoordinatesProvider, Serializable, StarConvexBodyShape

All Known Implementing Classes:

OneAxisEllipsoid, ProjectionEllipsoid

public interface EllipsoidBodyShape
extends StarConvexBodyShape

Extended interface for spheroid model to represent celestial bodies shape : extends the StarConvexBodyShape interface by adding getters to access the spheroid parameters.

Since:

4.3

See Also:

StarConvexBodyShape

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface fr.cnes.sirius.patrius.bodies.BodyShape

BodyShape.MarginType

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface fr.cnes.sirius.patrius.bodies.BodyShape

EPS_ALTITUDE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getConjugateRadius() Return conjugate radius (minor semi axis)
IEllipsoid	getEllipsoid() Return the spheroid object
double	getEquatorialRadius() Get the equatorial radius of the body.
double	getFlattening() Return the flattening
Vector3D	getNormal(Vector3D point) Return the normal vector to the surface from the ellipsoid
double	getTransverseRadius() Return transverse radius (major semi axis)

Methods inherited from interface fr.cnes.sirius.patrius.bodies.BodyShape

closestPointTo, closestPointTo, distanceTo, getApparentRadius, getBodyFrame, getIntersectionPoint, getIntersectionPoint, getIntersectionPoints, getName, resize, transform, transform, transformFromZenith

Methods inherited from interface fr.cnes.sirius.patrius.orbits.pvcoordinates.PVCoordinatesProvider

getNativeFrame, getPVCoordinates

Method Detail

getEquatorialRadius

double getEquatorialRadius()

Get the equatorial radius of the body.

Returns:

equatorial radius of the body (m)

getTransverseRadius

double getTransverseRadius()

Return transverse radius (major semi axis)

Returns:

transverse radius

getConjugateRadius

double getConjugateRadius()

Return conjugate radius (minor semi axis)

Returns:

conjugate radius

getFlattening

double getFlattening()

Return the flattening

Returns:

fIn

getNormal

Vector3D getNormal(Vector3D point)
            throws PatriusException

Return the normal vector to the surface from the ellipsoid

Parameters:

point - Point as a Vector3D in local basis

Returns:

the normal vector in local basis

Throws:

PatriusException - if the GeodeticPoint cannot be retrieved

getEllipsoid

IEllipsoid getEllipsoid()

Return the spheroid object

Returns:

the spheroid