Package org.orekit.propagation.relative.clohessywiltshire

Class ClohessyWiltshireEquations

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.propagation.relative.clohessywiltshire.ClohessyWiltshireEquations

public class ClohessyWiltshireEquations
extends Object

This class implements the state transition matrices of the Clohessy-Wiltshire equations of relative motion between two spacecraft. Source : Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Curtis, chapter 7

Since:

14.0

Author:

Jérôme Tabeaud, Romain Cuvillon

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ClohessyWiltshireMatrices	computeMatrices(double timeSinceEpoch, double meanMotion)	Computes the state transition matrices at the given time since epoch.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

computeMatrices

public static ClohessyWiltshireMatrices computeMatrices(double timeSinceEpoch,
 double meanMotion)

Computes the state transition matrices at the given time since epoch.

Parameters:

timeSinceEpoch - Time since epoch, given in seconds

meanMotion - Mean motion of the target's CIRCULAR orbit

Returns:

4 3x3 state transition matrices