agi.foundation.propagators

(agi.foundation.models-2025r1.jar)

Class Sgp4ElementsSwitching

java.lang.Object

agi.foundation.propagators.Sgp4ElementsSwitching

Direct Known Subclasses:

Sgp4ElementsSwitchByClosestApproach, Sgp4ElementsSwitchByEpoch, Sgp4ElementsSwitchByMidpoint

public abstract class Sgp4ElementsSwitching
extends Object

An algorithm for determining when to switch from one set of elements to another.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Sgp4ElementsSwitching() Initializes a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract JulianDate	getSwitchTime(Sgp4Elements previous, Sgp4Elements next) Determine the intervals of time covered by each element set.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Sgp4ElementsSwitching

protected Sgp4ElementsSwitching()

Initializes a new instance.

Method Detail

getSwitchTime

@Nonnull
public abstract JulianDate getSwitchTime(@Nonnull
                                                   Sgp4Elements previous,
                                                   @Nonnull
                                                   Sgp4Elements next)

Determine the intervals of time covered by each element set. The intervals should not overlap.

Parameters:

previous - The previous element set from which to transition.

next - The next element set to which to transition.

Returns:

The intervals of time and their corresponding element sets.