Path: CubeSat/AttitudeControl
% Compute the inertia of a CubeSat. This assumes the mass is uniformly distributed throught the volume. This is a good first cut. Type InertiaCubeSat for a demo. See also CubeSatFaces. If mass is omitted is selects the maximum mass for your CubeSat size, which is 1 kg per U. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Form: inertia = InertiaCubeSat( type, mass ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Inputs ------ type (1,2) '1U' '2U' '3U' or [x y z] with U of each side mass (1,1) Mass (kg) ------- Outputs ------- inertia (3,3) Inertia matrix (kg-m^2) mass (1,1) Mass (kg) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common: MassProperties/IC623X3 Common: MassProperties/Inertias
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