Class: KerbalDyn::Body

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• KerbalDyn::Body

Includes:

Mixin::OptionsProcessor, Mixin::ParameterAttributes

Defined in:

lib/kerbaldyn/body.rb

Overview

The superclass for all Planetoid and Satellite instances.

Direct Known Subclasses

Planetoid

Constant Summary

DEFAULT_OPTIONS =

Options default. (Unlisted options will be nil)

{
  :mass => 0.0,
  :bounding_sphere_radius => 0.0,
  :angular_velocity => 0.0
}

TEST_PARTICLE =

self.test_particle

Instance Attribute Summary

• #name ⇒ Object

  The name of the body.

Class Method Summary

• .test_particle ⇒ Object

Instance Method Summary

• #initialize(name, options = {}) ⇒ Body constructor

  Create a body with the given name and options.

Methods included from Mixin::ParameterAttributes

included

Constructor Details

#initialize(name, options = {}) ⇒ Body

Create a body with the given name and options.

The options are:

mass

The mass of the body.

bounding_sphere_radius

The bounding sphere radius.

angular_velocity

The angular velocity around the axis of rotation.

# File 'lib/kerbaldyn/body.rb', line 24

def initialize(name, options={})
  @name = name
  process_options(options, DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
end

Instance Attribute Details

#name ⇒ Object

The name of the body.

# File 'lib/kerbaldyn/body.rb', line 39

def name
  @name
end

Class Method Details

.test_particle ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/kerbaldyn/body.rb', line 14

def self.test_particle
  return self.new("Test Particle", :mass => 0.0, :bounding_sphere_radius => 0.0)
end