PatchedConicSOI Class Reference

Determine the location of the sphere of influence of body2 with respect to body1. Monitor the position and trigger OnNewInfluencer when the spaceship moves across the sphere of influence boundary. More...

Inheritance diagram for PatchedConicSOI:

Public Member Functions
void	FixedUpdate ()

Public Attributes
NBody	body1
	assumed body1.mass > body2.mass
NBody	body2
NBody	spaceship
	object travelling in fields of body1/body2
GameObject	conicChange
	Object implementing IPatchedConicChange.

Detailed Description

Determine the location of the sphere of influence of body2 with respect to body1. Monitor the position and trigger OnNewInfluencer when the spaceship moves across the sphere of influence boundary.

The definition of the sphere of influence is not simply which has more force but it defined as: D (m_2/m_1)^(2/5) where m_1 > m_2 and D is the distance between the bodies

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_of_influence_%28astrodynamics%29 and the first reference (Bate et. al.)

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• C:/Users/musgr/Documents/Unity/gravityengine/Assets/GravityEngine/Scripts/Orbits/Transfers/MoonXfer/PatchedConicSOI.cs