Formation.SetRandomStates(Array, Matrix, String, RandomNumberGenerator) Method

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Description

Populates the Formation with states from a Gaussian distribution described by the provided covariance matrix. The dimension and order of the covariance matrix is assumed to be consistent with the Spacecrafts' ProcessAction settings.

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Method Signature

Formation.SetRandomStates(	Array meanState,
	Matrix covariance,
	String covarianceElementSet,
	RandomNumberGenerator random)

Arguments

meanState
Description:	The mean state associated with the covariance matrix. The returned states are referenced from the provided mean.

covariance
Description:	The covariance matrix that describes the Gaussian distribution from which to draw a state.

covarianceElementSet

Description:

Element set definition of the provided covariance.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
"Cartesian"	Cartesian Elements
"Equinoctial"	Equinoctial Elements
"SGP4Equinoctial"	SGP4Equinoctial Elements
"NoradEquinoctial"	NoradEquinoctial Elements (deprecated, use SGP4Equinoctial instead)

random
Description:	RandomNumberGenerator object to use when computing random states.

Syntax

myFormation1.SetRandomStates(myArray1, myMatrix1, myString1, myRandomNumberGenerator1);