Create a simple satellite with 6 panels for thermal analysis.

Saves the data to ThermalCube.mat, a version of which is used by DrawThermalPlugIn when called as a demo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ See also BuildCADModel, CreateComponent, Box, SaveStructure ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Initialize
Add spacecraft properties
Core
This creates the connections between the bodies
Conduction to nearest neighbor

%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%   Copyright (c) 2004, 2015 Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
%   All rights reserved.
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Initialize

%-----------
BuildCADModel( 'initialize' );

Add spacecraft properties

%--------------------------
BuildCADModel( 'set name' ,	'Thermal Cube' );
BuildCADModel( 'set units',	'mks'  );

Core

%-----
m              = []; % Just in case it was used in the workspace
m.name         = 'Core';
m.rHinge       = [0;0;0];
m.bHinge.b     = eye(3);
m.previousBody = [];
BuildCADModel('add body', m );

This creates the connections between the bodies

%------------------------------------------------
BuildCADModel( 'compute paths' );

name = {'+X' '-X' '+Y' '-Y' '+Z' '-Z'};

[v, f] = Box( 1, 1, 1 );

% The spacecraft consists of 6 faces
%-----------------------------------
for k = 1:6
  m = CreateComponent( 'make', 'generic', 'vertex', v, 'face', f([2*k-1;2*k],:),...
                       'faceColor', 'gold foil', 'rA',[0;0;0], 'mass', 10,...
                       'name', ['Panel ' name{k}], 'body', 1 );
  BuildCADModel( 'add component', m );
end

g = BuildCADModel( 'get cad model' );

g.thermalNet.b      = eye(6); % External flux is added later
g.thermalNet.l      = zeros(6,6); % External radiation is added in the analysis tool

Conduction to nearest neighbor