ootk/src/force/Force.ts

Orbital Object Toolkit including Multiple Propagators, Initial Orbit Determination, and Maneuver Calculations.

/**
 * @author @thkruz Theodore Kruczek
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import { J2000, Vector3D } from '../main.js';
/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
/* eslint-disable class-methods-use-this */

// / Base class for perturbation forces.
export abstract class Force {
  /**
   * Calculate the acceleration due to the perturbing force on a given
   * state vector.
   * @param state The state vector.
   * @throws If the force cannot be calculated.
   */
  acceleration(state: J2000): Vector3D {
    throw Error('Not implemented');
  }
}