Example #1
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        ///Originally by Zool, revised by The_Duck
        ///Converts a true anomaly into an eccentric anomaly.
        ///For elliptical orbits this returns a value between 0 and 2pi
        ///For hyperbolic orbits the returned value can be any number.
        ///NOTE: For a hyperbolic orbit, if a true anomaly is requested that does not exist (a true anomaly
        ///past the true anomaly of the asymptote) then an ArgumentException is thrown
        internal static double GetEccentricAnomalyAtTrueAnomaly(this Orbit o, double trueAnomaly)
        {
            double e = o.eccentricity;

            trueAnomaly = MuUtils.ClampDegrees360(trueAnomaly);
            trueAnomaly = trueAnomaly * (Math.PI / 180);

            if (e < 1)             //elliptical orbits
            {
                double cosE = (e + Math.Cos(trueAnomaly)) / (1 + e * Math.Cos(trueAnomaly));
                double sinE = Math.Sqrt(1 - (cosE * cosE));
                if (trueAnomaly > Math.PI)
                {
                    sinE *= -1;
                }

                return(MuUtils.ClampRadiansTwoPi(Math.Atan2(sinE, cosE)));
            }
            else              //hyperbolic orbits
            {
                double coshE = (e + Math.Cos(trueAnomaly)) / (1 + e * Math.Cos(trueAnomaly));
                if (coshE < 1)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException("OrbitExtensions.GetEccentricAnomalyAtTrueAnomaly: True anomaly of " + trueAnomaly + " radians is not attained by orbit with eccentricity " + o.eccentricity);
                }

                double E = MuUtils.Acosh(coshE);
                if (trueAnomaly > Math.PI)
                {
                    E *= -1;
                }

                return(E);
            }
        }
Example #2
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        ///The mean anomaly of the orbit.
        ///For elliptical orbits, the value return is always between 0 and 2pi
        ///For hyperbolic orbits, the value can be any number.
        internal static double MeanAnomalyAtUT(this Orbit o, double UT)
        {
            double ret = o.meanAnomalyAtEpoch + o.MeanMotion() * (UT - o.epoch);

            if (o.eccentricity < 1)
            {
                ret = MuUtils.ClampRadiansTwoPi(ret);
            }
            return(ret);
        }
Example #3
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        ///The next time at which the orbiting object will reach the given mean anomaly.
        ///For elliptical orbits, this will be a time between UT and UT + o.period
        ///For hyperbolic orbits, this can be any time, including a time in the past, if
        ///the given mean anomaly occurred in the past
        internal static double UTAtMeanAnomaly(this Orbit o, double meanAnomaly, double UT)
        {
            double currentMeanAnomaly = o.MeanAnomalyAtUT(UT);
            double meanDifference     = meanAnomaly - currentMeanAnomaly;

            if (o.eccentricity < 1)
            {
                meanDifference = MuUtils.ClampRadiansTwoPi(meanDifference);
            }
            return(UT + meanDifference / o.MeanMotion());
        }
Example #4
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        ///Originally by Zool, revised by The_Duck
        ///Converts an eccentric anomaly into a mean anomaly.
        ///For an elliptical orbit, the returned value is between 0 and 2pi
        ///For a hyperbolic orbit, the returned value is any number
        internal static double GetMeanAnomalyAtEccentricAnomaly(this Orbit o, double E)
        {
            double e = o.eccentricity;

            if (e < 1)             //elliptical orbits
            {
                return(MuUtils.ClampRadiansTwoPi(E - (e * Math.Sin(E))));
            }
            else             //hyperbolic orbits
            {
                return((e * Math.Sinh(E)) - E);
            }
        }