HelioToBPlane:

Path: Interplanetary/InterplanetaryOrbit

% Transformation matrix from the heliocentric to B-plane frame.
 The B-plane frame is a plane moving with the planet and perpendicular 
 to the incoming velocity of the asteroid.
   
 Type  HelioToBPlane for a demo.
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   Form:
   [m, bN] = HelioToBPlane( r0, v0, rA, vA )
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   Inputs
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   r0	(3,1)   Position vector planet
   v0	(3,1)   Velocity vector planet
   rA	(3,1)   Position vector asteroid
   vA	(3,1)   Velocity vector asteroid

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   Outputs
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   m	  (3,3)	  Transformation matrix
   n   (3,1)   Trajectory orbit normal 
   bN  (3,1)   B-plane normal

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Children:

Interplanetary: InterplanetaryOrbit/PlotBPlane
Common: Database/Constant
Math: Linear/Cross
Math: Linear/Dot
Math: Linear/Unit

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