IsotropicDrag.java
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package org.orekit.forces.drag;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import org.hipparchus.CalculusFieldElement;
import org.hipparchus.geometry.euclidean.threed.FieldVector3D;
import org.hipparchus.geometry.euclidean.threed.Vector3D;
import org.hipparchus.util.FastMath;
import org.orekit.propagation.FieldSpacecraftState;
import org.orekit.propagation.SpacecraftState;
import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
import org.orekit.time.TimeInterval;
import org.orekit.utils.drivers.ParameterDriver;
import org.orekit.utils.drivers.ParameterDriversSequence;
/** This class models isotropic drag effects.
* <p>
* The model of this spacecraft is a simple spherical model, this
* means that all coefficients are constant and do not depend on
* the direction.
* </p>
* <p>
* Since 14.0, this model needs to be built using {@link IsotropicDragBuilder}
* </p>
* @see IsotropicDragBuilder
* @see org.orekit.forces.BoxAndSolarArraySpacecraft
* @see org.orekit.forces.radiation.IsotropicRadiationCNES95Convention
* @author Luc Maisonobe
* @since 7.1
*/
public class IsotropicDrag implements DragSensitive {
/** Parameters scaling factor.
* <p>
* We use a power of 2 to avoid numeric noise introduction
* in the multiplications/divisions sequences.
* </p>
*/
private static final double SCALE = FastMath.scalb(1.0, -3);
/** Cross section (m²). */
private final double crossSection;
/** Drivers for drag coefficients valid on specified time spans. */
private final ParameterDriversSequence timeSpanDrivers;
/** Drivers for drag coefficient parameter. */
private final List<ParameterDriver> dragParametersDrivers;
/** Simple constructor.
* @param crossSection Surface (m²)
* @param timeSpanDrivers drivers for drag coefficients valid on specified time spans
*/
IsotropicDrag(final double crossSection, final ParameterDriversSequence timeSpanDrivers) {
this.crossSection = crossSection;
this.timeSpanDrivers = timeSpanDrivers;
// prepare drivers, one for the global coefficient and one for each time span
dragParametersDrivers = new ArrayList<>(1 + timeSpanDrivers.getParametersDrivers().size());
// global driver
dragParametersDrivers.add(new ParameterDriver(DragSensitive.GLOBAL_DRAG_FACTOR,
1.0, SCALE,
0.0, Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY, TimeInterval.UNLIMITED));
// time span drivers
dragParametersDrivers.addAll(timeSpanDrivers.getParametersDrivers());
}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override
public List<ParameterDriver> getDragParametersDrivers() {
return Collections.unmodifiableList(dragParametersDrivers);
}
/** Get the drag coefficient driver that is active at date.
* @param date date to check
* @return drag coefficient driver active at this date
* @since 14.0
*/
public ParameterDriver getActiveDriver(final AbsoluteDate date) {
return timeSpanDrivers.getActiveDriver(date);
}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override
public Vector3D dragAcceleration(final SpacecraftState state,
final double density, final Vector3D relativeVelocity,
final double[] parameters) {
final int index = 1 + timeSpanDrivers.getActiveDriverIndex(state.getDate());
final double dragCoeff = parameters[0] * parameters[index];
return new Vector3D(relativeVelocity.getNorm() * density * dragCoeff * crossSection / (2 * state.getMass()),
relativeVelocity);
}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override
public <T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>> FieldVector3D<T>
dragAcceleration(final FieldSpacecraftState<T> state, final T density,
final FieldVector3D<T> relativeVelocity,
final T[] parameters) {
final int index = 1 + timeSpanDrivers.getActiveDriverIndex(state.getDate().toAbsoluteDate());
final T dragCoeff = parameters[0].multiply(parameters[index]);
return new FieldVector3D<>(relativeVelocity.getNorm().
multiply(density.multiply(dragCoeff).multiply(crossSection / 2)).
divide(state.getMass()),
relativeVelocity);
}
}