org.orekit.propagation

Interface AdditionalStateProvider

public interface AdditionalStateProvider

This interface represents providers for additional state data beyond SpacecraftState.

This interface is the analytical (read already integrated) counterpart of the AdditionalEquations interface. It allows to append various additional state parameters to any abstract propagator.

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

AbstractPropagator, AdditionalEquations

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double[]	getAdditionalState(SpacecraftState state) Get the additional state.
String	getName() Get the name of the additional state.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the name of the additional state.

Returns:

name of the additional state

getAdditionalState

double[] getAdditionalState(SpacecraftState state)
                     throws OrekitException

Get the additional state.

Parameters:

state - spacecraft state to which additional state should correspond

Returns:

additional state corresponding to spacecraft state

Throws:

OrekitException - if additional state cannot be computed