Package gaiasky.util.gaia

Class HeliotropicAnglesRates

java.lang.Object

gaiasky.util.gaia.AbstractAttitudeAnglesRates

gaiasky.util.gaia.HeliotropicAnglesRates

public class HeliotropicAnglesRates
extends AbstractAttitudeAnglesRates

A compound object for holding heliotropic angles and their rates as per Fig. 3 in GAIA-C3-TN-LU-085.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class gaiasky.util.gaia.AbstractAttitudeAnglesRates

anglesRates

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
HeliotropicAnglesRates()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getNu()	Get the revolving phase angle - this is the second heliotropic attitude angle
double	getNuDot()	Get the time derivative of the revolving phase angle
double	getOmega()	Get the spin phase angle - this is the third heliotropic attitude angle
double	getOmegaDot()	Get the time derivative of the spin phase angle
double	getXi()	Get the solar aspect angle (between the nominal sun and the SRS z axis) - this is the first heliotropic attitude angle
double	getXiDot()	Get the time derivative of the solar aspect angle

Methods inherited from class gaiasky.util.gaia.AbstractAttitudeAnglesRates

setFirstAngle, setFirstPair, setFirstRate, setSecondAngle, setSecondPair, setSecondRate, setThirdAngle, setThirdPair, setThirdRate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

HeliotropicAnglesRates

public HeliotropicAnglesRates()

Method Details

getXi

public double getXi()

Get the solar aspect angle (between the nominal sun and the SRS z axis) - this is the first heliotropic attitude angle

Returns:

solar aspect angle [rad]

getXiDot

public double getXiDot()

Get the time derivative of the solar aspect angle

Returns:

time derivative of the solar aspect angle [rad/day]

getNu

public double getNu()

Get the revolving phase angle - this is the second heliotropic attitude angle

Returns:

revolving phase [rad]

getNuDot

public double getNuDot()

Get the time derivative of the revolving phase angle

Returns:

time derivative of the revolving phase [rad/day]

getOmega

public double getOmega()

Get the spin phase angle - this is the third heliotropic attitude angle

Returns:

spin phase [rad]

getOmegaDot

public double getOmegaDot()

Get the time derivative of the spin phase angle

Returns:

time derivative of the spin phase [rad/day]