AlphBeta:

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% Compute angle of attack and sideslip.
   Since version 2 (ACT)
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   Form:
   [alpha, beta, alphaDot, betaDot, vT, vTDot] = AlphBeta( vB, vBDot )
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   Inputs
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   vB          (3,1) Velocity in the body frame
   vBDot       (3,1) Acceleration in the body frame

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   Outputs
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   alpha       (1,1) Angle of attack (rad)
   beta        (1,1) Sideslip angle (rad)
   alphaDot    (1,1) Derivative of angle of attack (rad)
   betaDot     (1,1) Derivative of sideslip angle (rad)
   vT          (1,1) Total velocity
   vTDot       (1,1) Derivative of total velocity

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   Reference: Stevens, B.L., Lewis, F.L. , Aircraft Control and Simulation,
              John Wiley & Sons, 1992, p. 64, 82.
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