imap_processing.spice.geometry.spherical_to_cartesian

imap_processing.spice.geometry.spherical_to_cartesian(spherical_coords: ndarray[tuple[int, ...], dtype[_ScalarType_co]], degrees: bool = False) → ndarray[tuple[int, ...], dtype[_ScalarType_co]]

Convert spherical coordinates to Cartesian coordinates.

Parameters:

• spherical_coords (np.ndarray) –

  A NumPy array with shape (n, 3), where each row contains the spherical coordinates (r, azimuth, elevation):

  • r : Distance of the point from the origin.

  • azimuth : angle in the xy-plane in radians [0, 2*pi].

  • elevation : angle from the xy-plane in radians [-pi/2, pi/2].

• degrees (bool) – Set to True if input azimuth and elevation angles are in degrees. Defaults to False.

Returns:

cartesian_coords – Cartesian coordinates.

Return type:

np.ndarray