jat.forces
Interface ForceModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AtmosphericDrag, CIRA_ExponentialDrag, ExponentialDrag, GravitationalBody, GravityModel, HarrisPriester, JGM3, Moon, NRLMSISE_Drag, SolarRadiationPressure, SphericalHarmonicGravity, Sun

public interface ForceModel

Force Model is a simple interface which allows uniformity among the various force models used in JAT and the Matlab-Java protocols.

Author:

Richard C. Page III

Method Summary

VectorN

acceleration(Time t, BodyRef bRef, Spacecraft sc) Acceleration

Method Detail

acceleration

VectorN acceleration(Time t,
                     BodyRef bRef,
                     Spacecraft sc)

Acceleration

Parameters:

t - Time reference class

bRef - Body reference class

sc - Spacecraft parameters and state

Returns:

the acceleration [m/s^s]