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| Jun27-12, 11:02 AM | #1 |
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spherical basis change through euler angles
More exactly, I want to translate polar coordinates to spherical ones, knowing the euler angles that define the polar plane in the spherical basis.
Polar coordinates: (rp,θp) it's actually the position of a satellite on its orbitSpherical coordinates: (rs,θs,φs) its position relative to the planet so φ is the elevation angle(latitude), not the polar angleEuler angles: (α,β,γ) the orbit parameters: longitude of ascending node, inclination, argument of periapsisWhat I end up with (looks correct as far as I can tell) : rs=rp θs=α+atan2(u,v) φs=atan2(|u,v|, sin(θp+γ)sin(β)) with: u=cos(θp+γ) v=sin(θp+γ)cos(β) But the calculation of |u,v| (length) is killing my timings with the square root. So my question is : is there a way to simplify those equations ? And specifically to get rid of the |u,v| ? |
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