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17  package org.orekit.utils;
18  
19  import java.util.List;
20  
21  import org.orekit.propagation.SpacecraftState;
22  
23  /**
24   * Interface for Multiple shooting methods.
25   * @author William Desprats
26   * @since 10.2
27   */
28  public interface MultipleShooting {
29  
30      /** Return the list of corrected patch points.
31       *  An optimizer is better suited for this problem
32       * @return patchedSpacecraftStates patchedSpacecraftStates
33       */
34      List<SpacecraftState> compute();
35  
36  }