GravityGradientFrequency:

Path: SCPro/DynamicalModels

% Gravity gradient frequencies 
 The spacecraft is aligned with LVLH with orbit rate is about the -y axis. 
 This model is valid only for small angles about LVLH. Computes it for 
 the entire orbit.

 Type GravityGradientFrequency for a demo.
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   Form:
   [omega, e] = GravityGradientFrequency( inertia, n )
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   Inputs
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   inertia	(3,3)  Inertia matrix (kg-m^2)
   n      	(1,1)  Orbit Rate

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   Outputs
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   omega   (3,:) Gravity gradient frequencies (rad/s)
   e       (6,:) Eigenvalues

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Children:

SC: BasicOrbit/Period
Common: Graphics/Plot2D
Math: Linear/Skew

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