Path: Airships/Modeling
% Generate the added mass for various geometric shapes. At this point
only 'prolate spheroid' is included.
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Form:
[mAdded, rOrigin, volume, m] = AddedMass( type, rho, d )
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Inputs
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type (1,:) 'prolate spheroid'
rho (1,1) Density of surrounding fluid
d (1,1) Data structure depends on body
.x (1,1) x length
.y (1,1) y length
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Outputs
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mAdded (6,6) Added mass
rOrigin (3,1) Origin
volume (1,1) Volume
m (6,6) Generalized mass
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