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17 package org.orekit.time;
18
19 import org.hipparchus.CalculusFieldElement;
20
21 /** Geocentric Coordinate Time.
22 * <p>Coordinate time at the center of mass of the Earth.
23 * This time scale depends linearly from {@link TTScale Terrestrial Time}.</p>
24 * <p>This is intended to be accessed thanks to {@link TimeScales},
25 * so there is no public constructor.</p>
26 * @author Luc Maisonobe
27 * @see AbsoluteDate
28 */
29 public class TCGScale implements TimeScale {
30
31 /** Serializable UID. */
32 private static final long serialVersionUID = 20131209L;
33
34 /** LG rate. */
35 private static final double LG_RATE = 6.969290134e-10;
36
37 /** Reference date for TCG.
38 * <p>The reference date is such that the four following instants are equal:</p>
39 * <ul>
40 * <li>1977-01-01T00:00:32.184 TT</li>
41 * <li>1977-01-01T00:00:32.184 TCG</li>
42 * <li>1977-01-01T00:00:32.184 TCB</li>
43 * <li>1977-01-01T00:00:00.000 TAI</li>
44 * </ul>
45 */
46 private final AbsoluteDate referenceDate;
47
48 /** Offset between TT and TAI scales. */
49 private final double ttOffset;
50
51 /**
52 * Package private constructor for the factory.
53 *
54 * @param tt TT time scale.
55 * @param tai TAI time scale.
56 */
57 TCGScale(final TimeScale tt, final TimeScale tai) {
58 referenceDate = new AbsoluteDate(1977, 01, 01, tai);
59 ttOffset = tt.offsetFromTAI(referenceDate);
60 }
61
62 /** {@inheritDoc} */
63 @Override
64 public double offsetFromTAI(final AbsoluteDate date) {
65 return ttOffset + LG_RATE * date.durationFrom(referenceDate);
66 }
67
68 /** {@inheritDoc} */
69 @Override
70 public <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> T offsetFromTAI(final FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date) {
71 return date.durationFrom(referenceDate).multiply(LG_RATE).add(ttOffset);
72 }
73
74 /** {@inheritDoc} */
75 public String getName() {
76 return "TCG";
77 }
78
79 /** {@inheritDoc} */
80 public String toString() {
81 return getName();
82 }
83
84 }