PlateModel.GetIncidentArea(Variable, Array) Method

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Description

Calculates the incident area of this PlateModel as seen from the specified direction. The direction is specified in either the Spacecraft body fixed frame or the ICRF, according to the frame argument.

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Method Signature

PlateModel.GetIncidentArea(	Variable frame,
	Array direction)

Arguments

frame

Description:

Determines the reference frame in which the direction vector is defined.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
0	Spacecraft Body Frame
1	ICRF

direction
Description:	The incoming vector in the specified frame pointing at the PlateModel, usedto determine the incident area of the PlateModel as seen from this direction.
Required Size:	3

Return Value

Type:	number
Units:	m^2

The incident area.

Syntax

myVariable1 = myPlateModel1.GetIncidentArea(myVariable2, myArray1);