apsis-rs/crates/orbit/apsis-ephemeris/tests/ephemeris.rs

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//! Tests for the ephemeris table and its interpolation.
use apsis_ephemeris::{
Ephemeris, EphemerisErrorKind, Sample, Sampler, hermite_position, hermite_state,
hermite_velocity,
};
use apsis_kepler::{GravityParameter, KeplerianElements};
use apsis_math::Vec3;
/// The circular orbit the interpolation is checked against.
///
/// A circular orbit is the useful case: the state is analytic, so the error
/// of the interpolation is exactly the difference from a known value, and
/// the radius is constant, so a bad reconstruction shows up immediately.
fn circular() -> KeplerianElements {
KeplerianElements {
semi_major_axis: 7_000.0,
eccentricity: 0.0,
inclination: 0.9,
right_ascension: 0.5,
argument_of_perigee: 0.0,
true_anomaly: 0.0,
}
}
/// Returns the exact state of the circular orbit at a time.
fn exact_state(seconds: f64) -> Sample {
let elements = circular();
let mean = 2.0 * core::f64::consts::PI * seconds / elements.period(GravityParameter::WGS84);
let state = elements
.with_mean_anomaly(mean)
.to_state(GravityParameter::WGS84)
.expect("the circular orbit is valid");
Sample::new(seconds, state.position, state.velocity)
}
fn sample_table(step: f64, span: f64) -> Ephemeris {
Sampler::new(0.0, span, step)
.sample(exact_state)
.expect("the grid is usable")
}
#[test]
fn a_table_can_be_built_from_samples() {
let samples = vec![
Sample::new(0.0, Vec3::new(7_000.0, 0.0, 0.0), Vec3::new(0.0, 7.5, 0.0)),
Sample::new(
60.0,
Vec3::new(0.0, 7_000.0, 0.0),
Vec3::new(-7.5, 0.0, 0.0),
),
];
let ephemeris = Ephemeris::from_samples(samples).expect("two ordered samples");
assert_eq!(ephemeris.len(), 2);
assert!(!ephemeris.is_empty());
assert_eq!(ephemeris.start_time(), 0.0);
assert_eq!(ephemeris.end_time(), 60.0);
assert_eq!(ephemeris.duration(), 60.0);
}
#[test]
fn a_table_needs_two_samples() {
let error = Ephemeris::from_samples(Vec::new()).expect_err("an empty table is refused");
assert_eq!(error.kind(), EphemerisErrorKind::TooFewSamples);
let one = vec![Sample::new(0.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO)];
let error = Ephemeris::from_samples(one).expect_err("one sample is refused");
assert_eq!(error.kind(), EphemerisErrorKind::TooFewSamples);
}
#[test]
fn samples_must_be_in_increasing_time_order() {
let samples = vec![
Sample::new(10.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
Sample::new(5.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
];
let error = Ephemeris::from_samples(samples).expect_err("the order is wrong");
assert_eq!(error.kind(), EphemerisErrorKind::NotMonotonic);
// Equal times are also refused, because a zero width interval has no
// interpolation to do.
let samples = vec![
Sample::new(5.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
Sample::new(5.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
];
let error = Ephemeris::from_samples(samples).expect_err("equal times are refused");
assert_eq!(error.kind(), EphemerisErrorKind::NotMonotonic);
}
#[test]
fn a_non_finite_sample_is_refused() {
let samples = vec![
Sample::new(0.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
Sample::new(60.0, Vec3::new(f64::NAN, 0.0, 0.0), Vec3::ZERO),
];
let error = Ephemeris::from_samples(samples).expect_err("the state is not finite");
assert_eq!(error.kind(), EphemerisErrorKind::InvalidState);
}
#[test]
fn a_query_at_a_sample_returns_it_exactly() {
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
for sample in ephemeris.samples() {
let queried = ephemeris
.state_at(sample.seconds)
.expect("the sample time is covered");
// The interpolation must not perturb a sample, so the returned
// state is bit for bit the stored one.
assert_eq!(queried, *sample, "at {} s", sample.seconds);
}
}
#[test]
fn a_query_between_samples_is_interpolated() {
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
let midpoint = ephemeris.state_at(30.0).expect("the time is covered");
assert_eq!(midpoint.seconds, 30.0);
// The interpolated position differs from both endpoints.
assert_ne!(midpoint.position, ephemeris.samples()[0].position);
assert_ne!(midpoint.position, ephemeris.samples()[1].position);
// And it is a plausible radius for the orbit.
assert!((midpoint.radius() - 7_000.0).abs() < 1.0);
}
#[test]
fn the_interpolation_is_accurate_on_a_circular_orbit() {
// Hermite cubic on a smooth orbit: the position error over a step of
// sixty seconds should be far below a kilometer.
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
let mut worst = 0.0_f64;
for index in 0..600 {
let time = f64::from(index) + 0.5;
let interpolated = ephemeris.state_at(time).expect("covered");
let truth = exact_state(time);
worst = worst.max(interpolated.position.distance(truth.position));
}
assert!(
worst < 1e-3,
"the worst position error is {worst} km, which is too large"
);
}
#[test]
fn halving_the_step_cuts_the_error_by_about_sixteen() {
// A quartic method: the error scales as the fourth power of the step.
// This is the property that makes the interpolation worth using, and it
// fails if the velocity is dropped or mis-scaled.
let error_for = |step: f64| {
let ephemeris = sample_table(step, 600.0);
let mut worst = 0.0_f64;
// Query at the midpoints between samples, where the error is
// largest.
let mut time = step / 2.0;
while time < 600.0 {
let interpolated = ephemeris.state_at(time).expect("covered");
let truth = exact_state(time);
worst = worst.max(interpolated.position.distance(truth.position));
time += step;
}
worst
};
let coarse = error_for(120.0);
let fine = error_for(60.0);
assert!(coarse > 0.0, "the coarse error should be non-zero");
let ratio = coarse / fine;
assert!(
(8.0..32.0).contains(&ratio),
"the error ratio is {ratio}, expected about sixteen"
);
}
#[test]
fn the_interpolated_velocity_matches_the_position_derivative() {
// The velocity is the analytic derivative of the position cubic, so a
// numerical derivative of the position must agree with it.
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
let time = 137.0;
let h = 1e-4;
let before = ephemeris.state_at(time - h).expect("covered").position;
let after = ephemeris.state_at(time + h).expect("covered").position;
let numeric = (after - before) / (2.0 * h);
let analytic = ephemeris.state_at(time).expect("covered").velocity;
assert!(
numeric.distance(analytic) < 1e-6,
"numeric {} against analytic {}",
numeric,
analytic
);
}
#[test]
fn a_query_outside_the_interval_is_refused() {
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
assert!(ephemeris.state_at(-1.0).is_none());
assert!(ephemeris.state_at(600.1).is_none());
assert!(ephemeris.state_at(f64::NAN).is_none());
assert!(ephemeris.state_at(f64::INFINITY).is_none());
// The endpoints are covered.
assert!(ephemeris.covers(0.0));
assert!(ephemeris.covers(600.0));
assert!(!ephemeris.covers(-1e-9));
}
#[test]
fn a_clamped_query_returns_the_nearest_endpoint() {
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
let before = ephemeris.clamped_state_at(-100.0).expect("clamped");
assert_eq!(before, ephemeris.samples()[0]);
let after = ephemeris.clamped_state_at(10_000.0).expect("clamped");
assert_eq!(after, ephemeris.samples()[ephemeris.len() - 1]);
// Inside the interval the clamped query is the ordinary one.
let inside = ephemeris.clamped_state_at(30.0).expect("covered");
assert_eq!(inside, ephemeris.state_at(30.0).expect("covered"));
assert!(ephemeris.clamped_state_at(f64::NAN).is_none());
}
#[test]
fn the_nearest_sample_is_found() {
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
assert_eq!(ephemeris.nearest_sample(0.0).expect("found").seconds, 0.0);
assert_eq!(ephemeris.nearest_sample(29.0).expect("found").seconds, 0.0);
assert_eq!(ephemeris.nearest_sample(31.0).expect("found").seconds, 60.0);
// A midpoint ties toward the earlier sample.
assert_eq!(ephemeris.nearest_sample(30.0).expect("found").seconds, 0.0);
// Outside the interval the nearest end is returned.
assert_eq!(
ephemeris.nearest_sample(-100.0).expect("found").seconds,
0.0
);
assert_eq!(
ephemeris.nearest_sample(10_000.0).expect("found").seconds,
600.0
);
assert!(ephemeris.nearest_sample(f64::NAN).is_none());
}
#[test]
fn a_uniform_grid_is_recognized() {
let uniform = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
assert!(uniform.is_uniform());
assert_eq!(uniform.uniform_step(), Some(60.0));
let uneven = Ephemeris::from_samples(vec![
Sample::new(0.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
Sample::new(60.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
Sample::new(150.0, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO),
])
.expect("ordered");
assert!(!uneven.is_uniform());
assert_eq!(uneven.uniform_step(), None);
}
#[test]
fn the_times_of_the_samples_are_listed() {
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 300.0);
assert_eq!(
ephemeris.times(),
vec![0.0, 60.0, 120.0, 180.0, 240.0, 300.0]
);
}
#[test]
fn a_property_of_every_sample_can_be_checked() {
let ephemeris = sample_table(60.0, 600.0);
assert!(ephemeris.all_samples(|sample| sample.radius() > 6_000.0));
assert!(!ephemeris.all_samples(|sample| sample.radius() > 8_000.0));
}
// The sampler's grid.
#[test]
fn the_grid_includes_both_ends() {
// The end falls on the grid.
let sampler = Sampler::new(0.0, 300.0, 60.0);
assert_eq!(sampler.sample_count(), Some(6));
assert_eq!(
sampler.times().expect("usable"),
vec![0.0, 60.0, 120.0, 180.0, 240.0, 300.0]
);
// The end does not fall on the grid, so it is appended.
let sampler = Sampler::new(0.0, 250.0, 60.0);
assert_eq!(sampler.sample_count(), Some(6));
assert_eq!(
sampler.times().expect("usable"),
vec![0.0, 60.0, 120.0, 180.0, 240.0, 250.0]
);
}
#[test]
fn a_single_step_grid_has_two_samples() {
let sampler = Sampler::new(10.0, 70.0, 60.0);
assert_eq!(sampler.sample_count(), Some(2));
assert_eq!(sampler.times().expect("usable"), vec![10.0, 70.0]);
}
#[test]
fn a_zero_length_interval_is_refused() {
// A table needs at least two distinct times, so a zero length grid has
// no interval to interpolate over and is rejected outright rather than
// producing a table that cannot answer a query.
let sampler = Sampler::new(5.0, 5.0, 60.0);
assert!(!sampler.is_valid());
assert_eq!(sampler.sample_count(), None);
assert!(sampler.times().is_none());
assert!(sampler.sample(exact_state).is_err());
}
#[test]
fn an_unusable_sampler_is_refused() {
for sampler in [
Sampler::new(0.0, 600.0, 0.0),
Sampler::new(0.0, 600.0, -60.0),
Sampler::new(0.0, 600.0, f64::NAN),
Sampler::new(f64::NAN, 600.0, 60.0),
Sampler::new(0.0, f64::INFINITY, 60.0),
Sampler::new(600.0, 0.0, 60.0),
] {
assert!(!sampler.is_valid(), "{sampler:?}");
assert_eq!(sampler.sample_count(), None);
assert!(sampler.times().is_none());
assert!(sampler.sample(exact_state).is_err());
}
}
#[test]
fn a_bad_state_from_the_function_is_reported() {
let sampler = Sampler::new(0.0, 120.0, 60.0);
let error = sampler
.sample(|seconds| {
if seconds > 0.0 {
Sample::new(seconds, Vec3::new(f64::NAN, 0.0, 0.0), Vec3::ZERO)
} else {
Sample::new(seconds, Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::ZERO)
}
})
.expect_err("the state is not finite");
assert_eq!(error.kind(), EphemerisErrorKind::InvalidState);
}
#[test]
fn the_sampler_overrides_a_bad_time_from_the_function() {
// A function that returns a wrong time must not corrupt the table: the
// grid time is used instead.
let sampler = Sampler::new(0.0, 120.0, 60.0);
let ephemeris = sampler
.sample(|_| Sample::new(999.0, Vec3::new(7_000.0, 0.0, 0.0), Vec3::ZERO))
.expect("the states are finite");
assert_eq!(ephemeris.times(), vec![0.0, 60.0, 120.0]);
}
#[test]
fn positions_can_be_sampled_without_velocities() {
// The velocity is reconstructed by finite differences, so a
// position-only source still produces a usable table.
let ephemeris = Sampler::new(0.0, 600.0, 60.0)
.sample_positions(|seconds| exact_state(seconds).position)
.expect("the positions are finite");
assert_eq!(ephemeris.len(), 11);
// The reconstructed velocity is close to the true one.
let sample = ephemeris.state_at(300.0).expect("covered");
let truth = exact_state(300.0);
assert!(
sample.velocity.distance(truth.velocity) < 1e-2,
"the reconstructed velocity {} is too far from {}",
sample.velocity,
truth.velocity
);
// The interpolation is still usable, though far less accurate than with
// exact velocities: the finite difference velocity is only second order
// accurate, so its error feeds straight into the Hermite reconstruction.
// The error is a few kilometers over a one minute step, against
// millimeters when the velocity is known.
let mut worst = 0.0_f64;
for index in 0..600 {
let time = f64::from(index) + 0.5;
let interpolated = ephemeris.state_at(time).expect("covered");
worst = worst.max(interpolated.position.distance(exact_state(time).position));
}
assert!(worst < 5.0, "the worst position error is {worst} km");
}
#[test]
fn position_sampling_reports_a_bad_position() {
let sampler = Sampler::new(0.0, 120.0, 60.0);
let error = sampler
.sample_positions(|seconds| {
if seconds > 0.0 {
Vec3::new(f64::NAN, 0.0, 0.0)
} else {
Vec3::ZERO
}
})
.expect_err("the position is not finite");
assert_eq!(error.kind(), EphemerisErrorKind::InvalidState);
}
// The Hermite basis functions directly.
#[test]
fn the_hermite_basis_reproduces_its_endpoints() {
let p0 = Vec3::new(1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
let p1 = Vec3::new(4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
let v0 = Vec3::new(0.1, 0.2, 0.3);
let v1 = Vec3::new(0.4, 0.5, 0.6);
let dt = 60.0;
// At s = 0 the result is p0 and the velocity is v0.
assert_eq!(hermite_position(p0, v0, p1, v1, dt, 0.0), p0);
assert_eq!(hermite_velocity(p0, v0, p1, v1, dt, 0.0), v0);
// At s = 1 the result is p1 and the velocity is v1.
assert_eq!(hermite_position(p0, v0, p1, v1, dt, 1.0), p1);
assert_eq!(hermite_velocity(p0, v0, p1, v1, dt, 1.0), v1);
}
#[test]
fn the_hermite_state_returns_both_parts() {
let p0 = Vec3::new(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
let p1 = Vec3::new(2.0, 0.0, 0.0);
let (position, velocity) = hermite_state(p0, Vec3::ZERO, p1, Vec3::ZERO, 10.0, 0.5);
// Both endpoints are stationary, so the cubic is the S-curve that
// passes through the midpoint with the slope the endpoints imply.
assert_eq!(position, Vec3::new(1.5, 0.0, 0.0));
// The slope at the midpoint is 1.5 / dt, not zero: the curve rises from
// zero slope at one end to zero slope at the other.
assert_eq!(velocity, Vec3::new(0.15, 0.0, 0.0));
}
#[test]
fn a_sample_reports_its_radius_and_speed() {
let sample = Sample::new(0.0, Vec3::new(3.0, 4.0, 0.0), Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 12.0));
assert!((sample.radius() - 5.0).abs() < 1e-12);
assert!((sample.speed() - 12.0).abs() < 1e-12);
}
#[test]
fn an_error_displays_its_kind() {
let error = Ephemeris::from_samples(Vec::new()).expect_err("empty");
assert!(error.to_string().contains("two samples"), "{error}");
}