plane

Module summary

Classes

Plane([min_elevation, altitude, x_size, …])

A uniform sampling of a horizontal plane.

Contents

Plane

class sorts.radar.scans.plane.Plane(min_elevation=30.0, altitude=200000.0, x_size=50000.0, y_size=50000.0, x_num=20, y_num=20, dwell=0.1, x_offset=0.0, y_offset=0.0)[source]

Bases: sorts.radar.scans.scan.Scan

A uniform sampling of a horizontal plane.

check_dwell_tx(tx)

Checks if the transmitting antenna pulse pattern and coherent integration schema is compatible with the observation schema. Raises an Exception if not.

Parameters

tx (sorts.radar.TX) – The antenna that should perform this scan.

copy()

Return a copy of the current instance.

cycle()[source]

The cycle time of the scan if applicable.

dwell(t=None)[source]

The current dwell time of the scan.

ecef_pointing(t, ant)

Returns the instantaneous WGS84 ECEF pointing direction and the radar geographical location in WGS84 ECEF coordinates.

Parameters

t (float) – Seconds past a reference epoch to retrieve the pointing at.

enu_pointing(t)

Returns the instantaneous pointing in East, North, Up (ENU) local coordinates.

Parameters

t (float/numpy.ndarray) – Seconds past a reference epoch to retrieve the pointing at.

min_dwell()[source]

If there are dynamic dwell times, this is the minimum dwell time. Otherwise, returns same as dwell.