Package org.orekit.frames

Class LocalOrbitalFrame

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.frames.Frame

org.orekit.frames.LocalOrbitalFrame

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class LocalOrbitalFrame
extends Frame

Class for frames moving with an orbiting satellite.

There are several local orbital frames available. They are specified by the LOFType enumerate.

Do not use the Frame.getTransformTo(Frame, FieldAbsoluteDate) method as it is not implemented.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

SpacecraftState.toTransform(), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LocalOrbitalFrame(Frame parent, LOF lof, PVCoordinatesProvider provider, String name)	Build a new instance.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.orekit.frames.Frame

getAncestor, getDepth, getFrozenFrame, getName, getParent, getRoot, getStaticTransformTo, getStaticTransformTo, getTransformProvider, getTransformTo, getTransformTo, isChildOf, isPseudoInertial, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LocalOrbitalFrame

public LocalOrbitalFrame(Frame parent,
                         LOF lof,
                         PVCoordinatesProvider provider,
                         String name)
                  throws IllegalArgumentException

Build a new instance.

It is highly recommended that provider use an analytic formulation and not numerical integration as large integration errors may result from many short propagations.

Parameters:

parent - parent frame (must be non-null)

lof - local orbital frame

provider - provider used to compute frame motion.

name - name of the frame

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the parent frame is null