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% Compute payload mass given power, distance, and time (analytic). If the requested distance is not achievable the function will throw an error. For 125 AU/10 year mission, need Isp of 120 km/s. For 5 year Pluto mission, 100 km/s suffices. Has a built-in demo for 125 AU with a uE of 120 km/s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [mP,m0] = ComputePayload( power, d ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ power (1,1) Power (W) d (.) Engine data structure ------- Outputs ------- mP (1,1) Payload mass m0 (1,1) Initial mass -------------------------------------------------------------------------- See also: ComputePayloadFraction --------------------------------------------------------------------------
StraightLine: ConstantThrust/ComputePayloadFraction StraightLine: ConstantThrust/Straight2DStructure Common: Database/Constant
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