ElevationFilter.java

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package org.orekit.estimation.measurements.filtering;

import org.orekit.estimation.measurements.GroundStation;
import org.orekit.estimation.measurements.ObservedMeasurement;
import org.orekit.propagation.SpacecraftState;
import org.orekit.propagation.events.functions.MinimumElevationEventFunction;

/**
 * Elevation pre-processing filter.
 * @param <T> the type of the measurement
 * @author Bryan Cazabonne
 * @author David Soulard
 * @since 10.2
 */
public class ElevationFilter<T extends ObservedMeasurement<T>> implements MeasurementFilter<T> {

    /** Event function used to filter out. */
    private final MinimumElevationEventFunction elevationFunction;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     * @param station considered by the filter
     * @param threshold minimum elevation for a measurements to be accepted, in radians
     */
    public ElevationFilter(final GroundStation station, final double threshold) {
        this.elevationFunction = new MinimumElevationEventFunction(null, station.getBaseFrame(), threshold);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public void filter(final ObservedMeasurement<T> measurement, final SpacecraftState state) {
        if (elevationFunction.value(state) < 0.) {
            measurement.setEnabled(false);
        }
    }
}