LowThrustSim:

Path: Orbit/OrbitSim

% Simulate low thrust spacecraft. 
   See also LTSpiral and FOrbLTE.
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   Form:
   [dV, tDuration] = LowThrustSim( a0, aF, uE, thrust, m0, mu )
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   Inputs
   ------
   a0            (1)   Initial semimajor axis
   aF            (1)   Final semimajor axis
   uE            (1)   Exhaust velocity
   thrust        (1)   Thrust
   m0            (1)   Initial mass
   mu            (1)   Gravitational parameter
                           * includes demo

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   Outputs
   -------
   dV            (1)   Total delta-V expended
   tDuration     (1)   Time to reach aF

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Children:

AC: ACData/ACTConstants
Orbit: OrbitCoord/RV2AE
Orbit: OrbitManeuver/DVHoh
Orbit: OrbitManeuver/LTSpiral
SC: SCData/sCTConstants
Common: CommonData/Constants
Common: CommonData/SwooshWatermark
Common: CommonData/xSplashSmall
Common: Database/Constant
Common: GUIs/TimeGUI
Common: General/CellToMat
Common: General/CloseIfHandle
Common: General/DeleteCell
Common: General/MatToCell
Common: General/Watermark
Common: Graphics/NewFig
Common: Graphics/Plot2D
Common: Graphics/PltStyle
Common: Graphics/TimeLabl
Math: Linear/Cross
Math: Linear/Dot
Math: Linear/DupVect
Math: Linear/Mag

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