TubeSatSimulation:

Path: CubeSat/Demos/Simulation

% Demonstrate a TubeSat attitude and power system dynamics.
 This multi-day simulation includes drag and radiation pressure. The only actuator
 available for attitude is magnetic torquers, which is modeled as a dipole. 

 Compare the resulting gravity gradient torques to those produced by the
 constant magnetic dipole. Try it: try zero magnetic dipole, and larger or
 smaller values. Hint: with a strong enough magnetic dipole the satellite will
 align itself to the Earth's magnetic field.

 Also note the drag force and change in orbital altitude over the simulation.
 To perform an attitude animation via AnimQ at the end uncomment the last line;
 it takes a few minutes to run.

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  See also AnimQ, QForm, Plot2D, TimeLabl, RK4, Skew, Date2JD, 
  InertiaCubeSat, CubeSatAero, RHSCubeSat, TubeSatFaces, BDipole, 
  SolarFluxPrediction, TubeSatDefaultDataStructure, DrawCubeSatSolarAreas
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   Copyright (c) 2009, 2013, 2016 Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
   All rights reserved.
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 Since version 8.
 2016.1 - Update to use TubeSatDefaultDataStructure and DrawCubeSatSolarAreas.
 Change initial attitude to be gravity gradient stable.
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Children:

AeroUtils: Coord/QLVLH
Common: Graphics/Figui
Common: Graphics/Plot2D
Common: Graphics/TimeLabl
Common: Quaternion/QForm
Common: Time/Date2JD
CubeSat: Simulation/RHSCubeSat
CubeSat: Simulation/TubeSatDefaultDataStructure
CubeSat: Visualization/DrawCubeSatSolarAreas
CubeSat: Visualization/PlotOrbit
Math: Integration/RK4
Math: Linear/Mag
SC: BasicOrbit/OrbRate
SC: BasicOrbit/VOrbit
SC: Environs/BDipole

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