Package org.orekit.bodies

Class LoxodromeArc

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.bodies.Loxodrome

org.orekit.bodies.LoxodromeArc

public class LoxodromeArc
extends Loxodrome

Loxodrome defined by a start and ending point.

Since:

11.3

Author:

Joe Reed

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LoxodromeArc(GeodeticPoint point, GeodeticPoint endPoint, OneAxisEllipsoid body)	Class constructor where the arc's altitude is the average of the initial and final points.
LoxodromeArc(GeodeticPoint point, GeodeticPoint endPoint, OneAxisEllipsoid body, double altitude)	Class constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
GeodeticPoint	calculatePointAlongArc(double fraction)	Calculate a point at a specific percentage along the arc.
double	getDistance()	Compute the distance of the arc along the surface of the ellipsoid.
GeodeticPoint	getFinalPoint()	Get the final point of the arc.

Methods inherited from class org.orekit.bodies.Loxodrome

getAltitude, getAzimuth, getBody, getPoint, pointAtDistance

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

LoxodromeArc

public LoxodromeArc(GeodeticPoint point,
 GeodeticPoint endPoint,
 OneAxisEllipsoid body)

Class constructor where the arc's altitude is the average of the initial and final points.

Parameters:

point - the starting point

endPoint - the ending point

body - the body on which the loxodrome is defined

LoxodromeArc

public LoxodromeArc(GeodeticPoint point,
 GeodeticPoint endPoint,
 OneAxisEllipsoid body,
 double altitude)

Class constructor.

Parameters:

point - the starting point

endPoint - the ending point

body - the body on which the loxodrome is defined

altitude - the altitude above the reference body (meters)

Method Details

getFinalPoint

public GeodeticPoint getFinalPoint()

Get the final point of the arc.

Returns:

the ending point of the arc

getDistance

public double getDistance()

Compute the distance of the arc along the surface of the ellipsoid.

Returns:

the distance (meters)

calculatePointAlongArc

public GeodeticPoint calculatePointAlongArc(double fraction)

Calculate a point at a specific percentage along the arc.

Parameters:

fraction - the fraction along the arc to compute the point

Returns:

the point along the arc