Coordinate conversion

polar-rectangular coordinates conversion More...

Functions

void GCL::pol_to_rec (double psi, double l, double r, double &x, double &y, double &z)
void GCL::rec_to_pol (double x, double y, double z, double &psi, double &l, double &r)

Detailed Description

polar-rectangular coordinates conversion

To convert between polar coordinates

and righthanded rectangular coordinates

References:

Author:
Dirk Stallmann

Function Documentation

void GCL::pol_to_rec ( double  psi,
double  l,
double  r,
double &  x,
double &  y,
double &  z 
)

convert polar into rectangular coordinates

Parameters:
[in] psi geocentric latitude
[in] l geographic longitude
[in] r geocentric distance
[out] x,y,z rectangular coordinates

void GCL::rec_to_pol ( double  x,
double  y,
double  z,
double &  psi,
double &  l,
double &  r 
)

convert rectangular into polar coordinates

Parameters:
[in] x,y,z rectangular coordinate
[out] psi geocentric latitude
[out] l geographic longitude
[out] r geocentric distance


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