ssapy_toolkit.Accelerations.accel_deltav_vector

ssapy_toolkit.Accelerations.accel_deltav_vector(dv, duration)

Compute the constant acceleration vector needed to achieve a given Δv in a set time.

Parameters:

• dv (array_like, shape (3,)) – Desired change in velocity vector (m/s).

• duration (float) – Time over which to apply the acceleration (s).

Returns:

• thrust (float) – Magnitude of the required acceleration (m/s²).

• direction (ndarray, shape (3,)) – Unit vector indicating acceleration direction.

• a_vec (ndarray, shape (3,)) – Acceleration vector (m/s²) that, when applied constantly over duration, yields dv.

Raises:

ValueError – If duration is zero or negative.