AirshipAero:

Path: Airships/Simulation

% Aerodynamic forces and moments for an airship. All terms in body frame.
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   Form:
   g = AirshipAero( alpha, beta, x, d, qBar, control, flex, rho )
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   Inputs
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   alpha                 Angle of attack (rad)
   beta                  Sideslip (rad)
   x                     State
   d                     Aerodynamic data
   qBar                  Dynamic pressure
   control               Controls
   flex                  Flexible states (not implemented)
   rho                   Atmospheric density

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   Outputs
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   g                   .torque  (3,1) Core torques
                       .force   (3,1) Core forces
                       .modal   (:,1) Modal forces
                       .inertia (3,3) Delta inertia due to aerodynamics
                       .mass    (3,3) Delta mass matrix due to aerodynamics

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Children:

Common: Quaternion/QForm
Math: Linear/Cross
Math: Linear/Unit

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