Path: Airships/Modeling
% Compute the main geometric properties of an airship hull. Assume a double-ellipsoid configuration. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [S, V, a1, a2, b] = AirshipGeometry( L, D, ratio ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ L (1) Length of hull [m] D (1) Diameter of hull [m] ratio (1) Ratio of rear to front ellipsoid length ------- Outputs ------- S (1) Surface aera [m^2] V (1) Volume [m^3] a1 (1) Semi-major axis of front ellipsoid [m] a2 (1) Semi-major axis of rear ellipsoid [m] b (1) Semi-minor axis of each ellipsoid [m] --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airships: Modeling/HalfEllipsoid
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