FixedRate.java

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package org.orekit.attitudes;

import org.hipparchus.Field;
import org.hipparchus.RealFieldElement;
import org.orekit.errors.OrekitException;
import org.orekit.frames.Frame;
import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
import org.orekit.time.FieldAbsoluteDate;
import org.orekit.utils.FieldPVCoordinatesProvider;
import org.orekit.utils.PVCoordinatesProvider;


/**
 * This class handles a simple attitude provider at constant rate around a fixed axis.
 * <p>This attitude provider is a simple linear extrapolation from an initial
 * orientation, a rotation axis and a rotation rate. All this elements can be
 * specified as a simple {@link Attitude reference attitude}.</p>
 * <p>Instances of this class are guaranteed to be immutable.</p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 */
public class FixedRate implements AttitudeProvider {

    /** Serializable UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 6874119218379303688L;

    /** Reference attitude.  */
    private final Attitude referenceAttitude;

    /** Creates a new instance.
     * @param referenceAttitude attitude at reference date
     */
    public FixedRate(final Attitude referenceAttitude) {
        this.referenceAttitude = referenceAttitude;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public Attitude getAttitude(final PVCoordinatesProvider pvProv,
                                final AbsoluteDate date, final Frame frame)
        throws OrekitException {
        final double timeShift = date.durationFrom(referenceAttitude.getDate());
        final Attitude shifted = referenceAttitude.shiftedBy(timeShift);
        return shifted.withReferenceFrame(frame);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public <T extends RealFieldElement<T>> FieldAttitude<T> getAttitude(final FieldPVCoordinatesProvider<T> pvProv,
                                                                        final FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date,
                                                                        final Frame frame)
        throws OrekitException {
        final Field<T> field = date.getField();
        final T timeShift = date.durationFrom(referenceAttitude.getDate());
        final FieldAttitude<T> shifted = new FieldAttitude<>(field, referenceAttitude).shiftedBy(timeShift);
        return shifted.withReferenceFrame(frame);
    }

    /** Get the reference attitude.
     * @return reference attitude
     */
    public Attitude getReferenceAttitude() {
        return referenceAttitude;
    }

}