TorqueHysteresisDamper:

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% Torque from a hysteresis damper.

   See MagneticHysteresis.

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   Form:
   t = TorqueHysteresisDamper( u, b, v, bE )
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   Inputs
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   u                  (3,1) Damper unit vector in the body frame
   b                  (1,1) Damper axial flux density (T)
   v                  (1,1) Volume of damper (m^3)
   bE                 (3,1) Earth's magnetic field in the body frame (T)

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   Outputs
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   t                  (3,1) Torque

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   Reference: Kumar R., Mazanek, D. and Heck, M., "Simulation and Shuttle
              Hitchhiker Validation of Passive Satellite
              Aerostabilization," Journal of Spacecraft and 
              Rockets, Vol. 32, No. 5, September-October 1995.
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