Package gaiasky.scene.record

Class RotationComponent

java.lang.Object

gaiasky.scene.record.RotationComponent

All Implemented Interfaces:

IUpdatable<RotationComponent>

public class RotationComponent
extends Object
implements IUpdatable<RotationComponent>

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
double	angle	Current angle with respect to the rotationAxis in degrees.
double	angularVelocity	Angular velocity [deg/hour] around the rotation axis.
double	ascendingNode	The ascending node in degrees, should not be used, as it obviously causes the body to wobble.
double	axialTilt	Angle between equatorial plane and orbital plane in degrees.
double	inclination	Angle between orbital plane and the ecliptic in degrees.
double	meridianAngle	The meridian (hour) angle at the epoch J2000.0, in degrees
double	period	The rotation period in hours.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RotationComponent()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
RotationComponent	copy()
void	copyFrom(RotationComponent other)
void	setAngle(Double angle)
void	setAscendingnode(Double an)
void	setAscendingNode(Double an)	Sets the ascending node.
void	setAxialtilt(Double f)
void	setAxialTilt(Double f)	Sets the axial tilt, the angle between the equatorial plane and the orbital plane.
void	setInclination(Double i)	Sets the inclination, the angle between the orbital plane and the reference plane
void	setInclination(Long i)	Sets the inclination, the angle between the orbital plane and the reference plane
void	setMeridianangle(Double ma)
void	setMeridianAngle(Double ma)	Sets the meridian angle.
void	setPeriod(Double rotationPeriod)	Sets the rotation period.
String	toString()
void	update(ITimeFrameProvider time)
void	updateWith(RotationComponent object)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

angularVelocity

public double angularVelocity

Angular velocity [deg/hour] around the rotation axis.

angle

public double angle

Current angle with respect to the rotationAxis in degrees.

period

public double period

The rotation period in hours.

axialTilt

public double axialTilt

Angle between equatorial plane and orbital plane in degrees.

inclination

public double inclination

Angle between orbital plane and the ecliptic in degrees.

ascendingNode

public double ascendingNode

The ascending node in degrees, should not be used, as it obviously causes the body to wobble.

meridianAngle

public double meridianAngle

The meridian (hour) angle at the epoch J2000.0, in degrees

Constructor Details

RotationComponent

public RotationComponent()

Method Details

setPeriod

public void setPeriod(Double rotationPeriod)

Sets the rotation period.

Parameters:

rotationPeriod - The rotation period in hours.

update

public void update(ITimeFrameProvider time)

setAxialTilt

public void setAxialTilt(Double f)

Sets the axial tilt, the angle between the equatorial plane and the orbital plane.

Parameters:

f - Angle in deg.

setAxialtilt

public void setAxialtilt(Double f)

setAngle

public void setAngle(Double angle)

setInclination

public void setInclination(Double i)

Sets the inclination, the angle between the orbital plane and the reference plane

Parameters:

i - Inclination in deg.

setInclination

public void setInclination(Long i)

Sets the inclination, the angle between the orbital plane and the reference plane

Parameters:

i - Inclination in deg.

setAscendingNode

public void setAscendingNode(Double an)

Sets the ascending node.

Parameters:

an - Angle in deg.

setAscendingnode

public void setAscendingnode(Double an)

setMeridianAngle

public void setMeridianAngle(Double ma)

Sets the meridian angle.

Parameters:

ma - Angle in deg.

setMeridianangle

public void setMeridianangle(Double ma)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

copyFrom

public void copyFrom(RotationComponent other)

updateWith

public void updateWith(RotationComponent object)

Specified by:

updateWith in interface IUpdatable<RotationComponent>

copy

public RotationComponent copy()