/// <summary> /// Calculate ECI position/velocity for a given time past the epoch. /// </summary> /// <param name="tsince">Target time, in minutes past the TLE (UTC) epoch.</param> /// <returns>Kilometer-based position/velocity ECI coordinates.</returns> public Eci getPosition(double minutesPastEpoch) { Eci eci = m_NoradModel.getPosition(minutesPastEpoch); eci.ae2km(); return(eci); }
/// <summary> /// Creates a new instance of the class from ECI coordinates. /// </summary> /// <param name="eci">The ECI coordinates.</param> public Eci(Eci eci) { Position = new Vector(eci.Position); Velocity = new Vector(eci.Velocity); }
/// <summary> /// Creates a new instance of the class from ECI-time coordinates. /// </summary> /// <param name="eci">The ECI coordinates.</param> /// <param name="date">The time associated with the ECI coordinates.</param> public EciTime(Eci eci, Julian date) : this(eci.Position, eci.Velocity, date) { }
/// <summary> /// Creates a new instance of the class given ECI coordinates. /// </summary> /// <param name="eci">The ECI coordinates.</param> /// <param name="date">The Julian date.</param> public Geo(Eci eci, Julian date) :this(eci.Position, (Globals.AcTan(eci.Position.Y, eci.Position.X) - date.ToGmst()) % Globals.TwoPi) { }
/// <summary> /// Creates a new instance of the class from ECI coordinates. /// </summary> /// <param name="eci">The ECI coordinates.</param> /// <param name="date">The Julian date.</param> public GeoTime(Eci eci, Julian date) : base(eci, date) { Date = date; }
/// <summary> /// Creates a new instance of the class given ECI coordinates. /// </summary> /// <param name="eci">The ECI coordinates.</param> /// <param name="date">The Julian date.</param> public Geo(Eci eci, Julian date) : this(eci.Position, (Globals.AcTan(eci.Position.Y, eci.Position.X) - date.ToGmst()) % Globals.TwoPi) { }
// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // getLookAngle() // Return the topocentric (azimuth, elevation, etc.) coordinates for a target // object described by the input ECI coordinates. public CoordTopo getLookAngle(Eci eci) { // Calculate the ECI coordinates for this Site object at the time // of interest. Julian date = eci.Date; Eci eciSite = new Eci(m_geo, date); // The Site ECI units are km-based; ensure target ECI units are same if (!eci.UnitsAreKm()) { throw new Exception("ECI units must be kilometer-based"); } Vector vecRgRate = new Vector(eci.Velocity.X - eciSite.Velocity.X, eci.Velocity.Y - eciSite.Velocity.Y, eci.Velocity.Z - eciSite.Velocity.Z); double x = eci.Position.X - eciSite.Position.X; double y = eci.Position.Y - eciSite.Position.Y; double z = eci.Position.Z - eciSite.Position.Z; double w = Math.Sqrt(Globals.Sqr(x) + Globals.Sqr(y) + Globals.Sqr(z)); Vector vecRange = new Vector(x, y, z, w); // The site's Local Mean Sidereal Time at the time of interest. double theta = date.toLMST(Longitude); double sin_lat = Math.Sin(Latitude); double cos_lat = Math.Cos(Latitude); double sin_theta = Math.Sin(theta); double cos_theta = Math.Cos(theta); double top_s = sin_lat * cos_theta * vecRange.X + sin_lat * sin_theta * vecRange.Y - cos_lat * vecRange.Z; double top_e = -sin_theta * vecRange.X + cos_theta * vecRange.Y; double top_z = cos_lat * cos_theta * vecRange.X + cos_lat * sin_theta * vecRange.Y + sin_lat * vecRange.Z; double az = Math.Atan(-top_e / top_s); if (top_s > 0.0) { az += Globals.PI; } if (az < 0.0) { az += 2.0 * Globals.PI; } double el = Math.Asin(top_z / vecRange.W); double rate = (vecRange.X * vecRgRate.X + vecRange.Y * vecRgRate.Y + vecRange.Z * vecRgRate.Z) / vecRange.W; CoordTopo topo = new CoordTopo(az, // azimuth, radians el, // elevation, radians vecRange.W, // range, km rate); // rate, km / sec #if WANT_ATMOSPHERIC_CORRECTION // Elevation correction for atmospheric refraction. // Reference: Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus, pp. 101-104 // Note: Correction is meaningless when apparent elevation is below horizon topo.m_El += Globals.Deg2Rad((1.02 / Math.Tan(Globals.Deg2Rad(Globals.Rad2Deg(el) + 10.3 / (Globals.Rad2Deg(el) + 5.11)))) / 60.0); if (topo.m_El < 0.0) { topo.m_El = el; // Reset to true elevation } if (topo.m_El > (Globals.PI / 2)) { topo.m_El = (Globals.PI / 2); } #endif return(topo); }