ConstantProcessNoise.java

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package org.orekit.estimation.sequential;

import org.hipparchus.linear.RealMatrix;
import org.orekit.propagation.SpacecraftState;

/** Provider for constant process noise matrices.
 * <p>
 * This class always provides one initial noise matrix and
 * one constant process noise matrix (both can be identical),
 * regardless of states.
 * </p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 * @since 9.2
 */
public class ConstantProcessNoise extends AbstractCovarianceMatrixProvider {

    /** Constant process noise. */
    private final RealMatrix processNoiseMatrix;

    /** Simple constructor.
     * @param processNoiseMatrix constant process noise, used for both initial noise
     * and noise between previous and current state
     */
    public ConstantProcessNoise(final RealMatrix processNoiseMatrix) {
        this(processNoiseMatrix, processNoiseMatrix);
    }

    /** Simple constructor.
     * @param initialNoiseMatrix initial process noise
     * @param processNoiseMatrix constant process noise
     */
    public ConstantProcessNoise(final RealMatrix initialNoiseMatrix, final RealMatrix processNoiseMatrix) {
        super(initialNoiseMatrix);
        this.processNoiseMatrix = processNoiseMatrix;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public RealMatrix getProcessNoiseMatrix(final SpacecraftState previous,
                                            final SpacecraftState current) {
        return processNoiseMatrix;
    }

}