Delta-V Integrated Along Path

There are five calculation objects pertaining to integrated Delta-V - DeltaV, Inertial DeltaV Magnitude, Inertial DeltaVx, Inertial DeltaVy, Inertial DeltaVz.

DeltaV

The DeltaV calculation object is the scalar V integrated along the path of a spacecraft:

Thus, we are using the scalar acceleration athrust, where:

This integration occurs simultaneously with the orbit integration during a maneuver.

Inertial DeltaV

The Inertial DeltaV calculation objects represent the magnitude and the x, y, and z components of an inertial Delta-V vector. The vector for this calculation object is the integral of the thrust acceleration vector, expressed in the inertial frame of the propagator's central body:

While this vector can be output in another axes, doing so only rotates the final vector; it does not change the frame that the integration is performed in.

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