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SolarRadiationPlateGetSwitchingScalar Method

Gets a scalar that is used to determine whether this plate is facing a direction within 90 degrees of the incident sunlight direction at a given time.

Namespace:  AGI.Foundation.Celestial
Assembly:  AGI.Foundation.OrbitPropagation (in AGI.Foundation.OrbitPropagation.dll) Version: 25.1.421.0 (25.1.421.0)
Syntax
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public Scalar GetSwitchingScalar(
	Axes bodyAxes,
	Vector toSunVector
)

Parameters

bodyAxes
Type: AGI.Foundation.GeometryAxes
The attitude of the spacecraft containing this plate.
toSunVector
Type: AGI.Foundation.GeometryVector
The direction to the Sun that is used to determine the pointing of Solar panel plates.

Return Value

Type: Scalar
A scalar that is used to determine whether this plate is facing the incident sunlight at a given time.
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