aero_suborb Class Reference

suborbital aerodynamic model. More...

#include <sc_aero_suborb.h>

Public Member Functions
	aero_suborb (void)
	Constructor.
void	initialize (char *filename)
	Initialize with a filename. More...
ml_matrix	get_torque (void)
	Return the torque.
ml_matrix	get_force (void)
	Return the force.
void	update (const ml_matrix &u, const ml_matrix &center_of_mass, double rho, const ml_matrix &hinge_angle, double h)
	Update the values of torque and force. More...

Detailed Description

The organization of the data file is:

• m Number of models
• [ x;y;z ] Rotation axis of model
• [ x;y;z ] Location of model with respect to the reference

If the rotation axis is [0;0;0] then the model is assumed not to rotate relative to the core body.

Member Function Documentation

initialize()

void aero_suborb::initialize

(

char *

filename

)

Initialize the model from an ASCII text data file.

References suborb_aero_s::axis, suborb_aero_s::q_body_to_hinge, suborb_aero_s::r_surf, and suborb_aero_s::s.

update()

void aero_suborb::update	(	const ml_matrix &	u,
		const ml_matrix &	center_of_mass,
		double	rho,
		const ml_matrix &	hinge_angle,
		double	h
	)

Return the torque given the altitude and mach number.

Parameters

u	Velocity vector in the body frame
center_of_mass	Center of mass
rho	Atmospheric density

References suborb_aero_s::r_surf, and suborb_lift_and_drag().