Path: Orbit/OrbitManeuver
% Compute the delta-V required for a low thrust escape. If planet is entered as a string, a0 must be in km. This equation is an approximation assuming the orbit is nearly circular throughout the spiral. See also LTSpiral. Type LowThrustEscape for a demo for escape from Titan's orbit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: dV = LowThrustEscape( planet, a0 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ planet (1,:) Planet name or mu a0 (1,:) Initial semimajor axis ------- Outputs ------- dV (1,:) Delta-V -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: Wiesel, W. (1989.) Spaceflight Dynamics p. 90. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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