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% CAD vertices and faces for a Mars aeroshell for entry
It is based on Viking which is nominally a 70 degree cone with a
spherical tip. The aeroshell will be symmetric about the z-axis.
You can change the angle via alpha.
Type MarsAeroshell for a demo.
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Form:
[v,f] = MarsAeroshell(alpha,w,h,n)
MarsAeroshell(alpha,w,h,n); % draw model
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Inputs
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alpha (1,1) Angle (rad)
w (1,1) Half diameter (m)
h (1,1) Height (m)
n (1,1) Number of vertical steps, default 20
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Outputs
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v (:,3) Vertices
f (:,3) Faces
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See also SurfaceOfRevolution
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AerospaceUtils: ComponentModels/SurfaceOfRevolution Common: Graphics/DrawVertices
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