Package org.orekit.frames

Interface TransformProvider

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

EOPBasedTransformProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

EclipticProvider, EstimatedEarthFrameProvider, FixedTransformProvider, GTODProvider, HelmertTransformation, InterpolatingTransformProvider, ITRFVersion.Converter, L1TransformProvider, ShiftingTransformProvider

public interface TransformProvider
extends Serializable

Interface for Transform providers.

The transform provider interface is mainly used to define the transform between a frame and its parent frame.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Transform	getTransform(AbsoluteDate date)	Get the Transform corresponding to specified date.
<T extends RealFieldElement<T>> FieldTransform<T>	getTransform(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)	Get the FieldTransform corresponding to specified date.

Method Detail

getTransform

Transform getTransform(AbsoluteDate date)
                throws OrekitException

Get the Transform corresponding to specified date.

Parameters:

date - current date

Returns:

transform at specified date

Throws:

OrekitException - if transform cannot be computed at given date

getTransform

<T extends RealFieldElement<T>> FieldTransform<T> getTransform(FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date)
                                                        throws OrekitException

Get the FieldTransform corresponding to specified date.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the field elements

Parameters:

date - current date

Returns:

transform at specified date

Throws:

OrekitException - if transform cannot be computed at given date

Since:

9.0