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% Resolves the transfer angle ambiguity.
Since version 2.
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Form:
phi = TARes( r0, r, orbitType )
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Inputs
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r0 (3,1) Initial position vector
r (3,1) Final position vector
orbitType (1,:) 'direct' or 'retrograde'
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Outputs
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phi (1,1) Transfer angle
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References: Bond, V.R. and Allman, M. C., "Modern Astrodynamics", Princeton
University Press, 1996, pp. 233-235
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Math: Linear/Cross Math: Linear/Unit
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