org.orekit.frames

Class LocalOrbitalFrame

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.frames.Frame

org.orekit.frames.LocalOrbitalFrame

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class LocalOrbitalFrame
extends Frame

Class for frames moving with an orbiting satellite.

There are several local orbital frames available. They are specified by the LOFType enumerate.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LocalOrbitalFrame(Frame parent, LOFType type, PVCoordinatesProvider provider, String name) Build a new instance.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.orekit.frames.Frame

getAncestor, getDepth, getFrozenFrame, getName, getParent, getRoot, getTransformProvider, getTransformTo, isChildOf, isPseudoInertial, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LocalOrbitalFrame

public LocalOrbitalFrame(Frame parent,
                         LOFType type,
                         PVCoordinatesProvider provider,
                         String name)
                  throws IllegalArgumentException

Build a new instance.

Parameters:

parent - parent frame (must be non-null)

type - frame type

provider - provider used to compute frame motion

name - name of the frame

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the parent frame is null