Module: gravityEffector¶

Executive Summary¶

Abstract class that is used to implement an effector impacting a GRAVITY body that does not itself maintain a state or represent a changing component of the body (for example: gravity, thrusters, solar radiation pressure, etc.)

The module PDF Description contains further information on this module’s function, how to run it, as well as testing.

Message Connection Descriptions¶

The following table lists all the module input and output messages. The module msg connection is set by the user from python. The msg type contains a link to the message structure definition, while the description provides information on what this message is used for.

Module I/O Messages¶
Msg Variable Name	Msg Type	Description
centralBodyOutMsg	SpicePlanetStateMsgPayload	central planet body state output message

The gravity effector contains a list of GravBodyData objects which contain the planet mass and size properties etc. The following table lists the Spice planet ephemeris input message that can be connected to a GravBodyData object. If no message is connected, then the planet has zero position and orientation information by default.

Module I/O Messages¶
Msg Variable Name	Msg Type	Description
planetBodyInMsg	SpicePlanetStateMsgPayload	planet spice ephemerisis input message

User Guide¶

The user must provide a list of GravBodyData objects to the spacecraft using:

scObject.gravField.gravBodies = spacecraft.GravBodyVector(gravBodyList)

Each gravity body data object can be created using:

earth = gravityEffector.GravBodyData()
earth.planetName = 'earth_planet_data'
earth.mu = 0.3986004415E+15  # meters^3/s^2
earth.radEquator = 6378136.6  # meters
earth.isCentralBody = False
earth.useSphericalHarmParams = False

Note that the simIncludeGradBody.py helper file contains a gravity body factor class to facilitate setting up gravity bodies.

class SphericalHarmonics¶

#include <gravityEffector.h>

spherical harmonics class

Public Functions

SphericalHarmonics()¶

~SphericalHarmonics()¶

bool initializeParameters()¶: [-] configure all spher-harm based on inputs

double getK(const unsigned int degree)¶: class method

Eigen::Vector3d computeField(const Eigen::Vector3d pos_Pfix, unsigned int degree, bool include_zero_degree)¶

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Use to compute the field in position pos, given in a body frame.

Parameters

pos_Pfix – Position in which the field is to be computed.
degree – used to compute the field.
include_zero_degree – Boolean that determines whether the zero-degree term is included.

Returns

acc Vector including the computed field.

bool harmReady()¶: class variable

Public Members

unsigned int maxDeg¶: [-] Maximum degree of the spherical harmonics

double radEquator¶: [-] Reference radius for the planet

double muBody¶: [-] Gravitation parameter for the planet

std::vector<std::vector<double>> cBar¶: [-] C coefficient set

std::vector<std::vector<double>> sBar¶: [-] S coefficient set

std::vector<std::vector<double>> aBar¶: [-] Normalized ‘derived’ Assoc. Legendre

std::vector<std::vector<double>> n1¶: [-] What am I

std::vector<std::vector<double>> n2¶: [-] What am I

std::vector<std::vector<double>> nQuot1¶: [-] What am I

std::vector<std::vector<double>> nQuot2¶: [-] What am I

BSKLogger bskLogger¶: BSK Logging

class GravBodyData¶

#include <gravityEffector.h>

Container for gravitational body data.

This class is designed to hold all of the information for a gravity body. The nominal use-case has it initialized at the python level and attached to dynamics using the AddGravityBody method.

Public Functions

GravBodyData()¶: Set parameters for a gravity body.

~GravBodyData()¶: Destructor.

void initBody(int64_t moduleID)¶: Method to initialize the gravity body.

Eigen::Vector3d computeGravityInertial(Eigen::Vector3d r_I, uint64_t simTimeNanos)¶

compute the gravitational acceleration

Parameters

r_I – inertial position vector
simTimeNanos – simulation time (ns)

double computePotentialEnergy(Eigen::Vector3d r_I)¶

compute potential energy

Parameters: r_I – inertial position vector

void loadEphemeris()¶

Command to load the ephemeris data.

load ephemeris information

Parameters: moduleID –

void registerProperties(DynParamManager &statesIn)¶: class method

Public Members

ReadFunctor<SpicePlanetStateMsgPayload> planetBodyInMsg¶: planet spice ephemeris input message

bool isCentralBody = 0¶: Flag indicating that object is center.

bool useSphericalHarmParams = 0¶: Flag indicating to use spherical harmonics perturbations.

double mu = 0¶: [m3/s^2] central body gravitational param

double ephemTime¶: [s] Ephemeris time for the body in question

double ephIntTime¶: [s] Integration time associated with the ephem data

double radEquator = 0¶: [m] Equatorial radius for the body

double radiusRatio = 0¶: [] ratio of polar over equatorial radius

SpicePlanetStateMsgPayload localPlanet = {}¶: [-] Class storage of ephemeris info from scheduled portion

uint64_t timeWritten = 0¶: [ns] time the input planet state message was written

std::string planetName¶: Gravitational body name.

SphericalHarmonics spherHarm¶: Object that computes the spherical harmonics gravity field.

BSKLogger bskLogger¶: BSK Logging

Eigen::MatrixXd *r_PN_N¶: [m] (state engine property) planet inertial position vector

Eigen::MatrixXd *v_PN_N¶: [m/s] (state engine property) planet inertial velocity vector

Eigen::MatrixXd *muPlanet¶: [m/s] (state engine property) planet inertial velocity vector

Eigen::MatrixXd *J20002Pfix¶: [m/s] (state engine property) planet attitude [PN]

Eigen::MatrixXd *J20002Pfix_dot¶: [m/s] (state engine property) planet attitude rate [PN_dot]

class GravityEffector : public SysModel ¶

#include <gravityEffector.h>

gravity effector class

Public Functions

GravityEffector()¶

~GravityEffector()¶

void Reset(uint64_t CurrentSimNanos)¶

This method is used to reset the module.

Returns: void

void UpdateState(uint64_t CurrentSimNanos)¶

update state

Parameters: currentSimNanos –

void linkInStates(DynParamManager &statesIn)¶: class method

void registerProperties(DynParamManager &statesIn)¶

register properties

Parameters: statesIn – simulation states

void computeGravityField(Eigen::Vector3d r_cF_N, Eigen::Vector3d rDot_cF_N)¶

Calculate gravitational acceleration of s/c wrt inertial (no central body) or wrt central body

Parameters

r_cF_N – is position of center of mass of s/c wrt frame it is stored/integrated in in spacecraft
rDot_cF_N – is the derivative of above

void updateInertialPosAndVel(Eigen::Vector3d r_BF_N, Eigen::Vector3d rDot_BF_N)¶

Calculate gravitational acceleration of s/c wrt inertial (no central body) or wrt central body

Parameters

r_BF_N – is position of body frame of s/c wrt frame it is stored/integrated in in spacecraft
rDot_BF_N – is the derivative of above

void updateEnergyContributions(Eigen::Vector3d r_CN_N, double &orbPotEnergyContr)¶: Orbital Potential Energy Contributions

void setGravBodies(std::vector<GravBodyData*> gravBodies)¶: class method

void addGravBody(GravBodyData *gravBody)¶: class method

void prependSpacecraftNameToStates()¶: class method

Public Members

std::string vehicleGravityPropName¶: [-] Name of the vehicle mass state

std::string systemTimeCorrPropName¶: [-] Name of the correlation between times

std::vector<GravBodyData*> gravBodies¶: [-] Vector of bodies we feel gravity from

GravBodyData *centralBody¶: Central body.

std::string inertialPositionPropName¶: [-] Name of the inertial position property

std::string inertialVelocityPropName¶: [-] Name of the inertial velocity property

std::string nameOfSpacecraftAttachedTo¶: [-] Name of the s/c this gravity model is attached to

BSKLogger bskLogger¶: BSK Logging

Message<SpicePlanetStateMsgPayload> centralBodyOutMsg¶: central planet body state output message

Private Functions

Eigen::Vector3d getEulerSteppedGravBodyPosition(GravBodyData *bodyData)¶

class method

compute planet position with Euler integration

Parameters: bodyData – planet data

void writeOutputMessages(uint64_t currentSimNanos)¶

class method

write output message

Parameters: currentSimNanos –

Private Members

Eigen::MatrixXd *gravProperty¶: [-] g_N property for output

Eigen::MatrixXd *timeCorr¶: [-] Time correlation property

Eigen::MatrixXd *inertialPositionProperty¶: [m] r_N inertial position relative to system spice zeroBase/refBase coordinate frame, property for output.

Eigen::MatrixXd *inertialVelocityProperty¶: [m/s] v_N inertial velocity relative to system spice zeroBase/refBase coordinate frame, property for output.