Package org.orekit.attitudes

Class FieldInertia<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>>

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.attitudes.FieldInertia<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of the field elements

public class FieldInertia<T extends CalculusFieldElement<T>>
extends Object

Container for inertia of a 3D object.

Instances of this class are immutable

Since:

12.0

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FieldInertiaAxis<T>	getInertiaAxis1()	Get inertia along first axis.
FieldInertiaAxis<T>	getInertiaAxis2()	Get inertia along second axis.
FieldInertiaAxis<T>	getInertiaAxis3()	Get inertia along third axis.
FieldVector3D<T>	momentum(FieldVector3D<T> rotationRate)	Compute angular momentum.
FieldInertia<T>	swap12()	Swap axes 1 and 2.
FieldInertia<T>	swap13()	Swap axes 1 and 3.
FieldInertia<T>	swap23()	Swap axes 2 and 3.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

swap12

public FieldInertia<T> swap12()

Swap axes 1 and 2.

The instance is unchanged.

Returns:

inertia with swapped axes

swap13

public FieldInertia<T> swap13()

Swap axes 1 and 3.

The instance is unchanged.

Returns:

inertia with swapped axes

swap23

public FieldInertia<T> swap23()

Swap axes 2 and 3.

The instance is unchanged.

Returns:

inertia with swapped axes

getInertiaAxis1

public FieldInertiaAxis<T> getInertiaAxis1()

Get inertia along first axis.

Returns:

inertia along first axis

getInertiaAxis2

public FieldInertiaAxis<T> getInertiaAxis2()

Get inertia along second axis.

Returns:

inertia along second axis

getInertiaAxis3

public FieldInertiaAxis<T> getInertiaAxis3()

Get inertia along third axis.

Returns:

inertia along third axis

momentum

public FieldVector3D<T> momentum(FieldVector3D<T> rotationRate)

Compute angular momentum.

Parameters:

rotationRate - rotation rate in body frame.

Returns:

angular momentum in body frame