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17  package org.orekit.attitudes;
18  
19  import java.io.Serializable;
20  
21  import org.orekit.errors.OrekitException;
22  import org.orekit.frames.Frame;
23  import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
24  import org.orekit.utils.PVCoordinatesProvider;
25  
26  
27  /** This interface represents an attitude provider model set.
28   * <p>An attitude provider provides a way to compute an {@link Attitude Attitude}
29   * from an date and position-velocity local provider.</p>
30   * @author V&eacute;ronique Pommier-Maurussane
31   */
32  public interface AttitudeProvider extends Serializable {
33  
34      /** Compute the attitude corresponding to an orbital state.
35       * @param pvProv local position-velocity provider around current date
36       * @param date current date
37       * @param frame reference frame from which attitude is computed
38       * @return attitude attitude on the specified date and position-velocity state
39       * @throws OrekitException if attitude cannot be computed
40       */
41      Attitude getAttitude(PVCoordinatesProvider pvProv, AbsoluteDate date, Frame frame)
42          throws OrekitException;
43  
44  }