FSolar:

Path: Orbit/OrbitPropagator

% The solar force model for OrbitPropagator. 
   Assumes the surface normal is always aligned with the sun. Includes eclipses
   and distance from the sun.
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   Form:
   x = FSolar( action, modifier, u, t )
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   Inputs
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   action      (1,:)  Action 'initialize', 'update'
   modifier    (1,:)  Modifier to the action or data structure if intialization
   u           (1,1)  .rSun (3,1) Sun Vector (km)
                      .r    (3,1) Spacecraft vector (km)
   t           (1,1)  Time

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   Outputs
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   x           (1,1)  The tag if action is 'initialize'
                      If the action is update
                      x.f    (3,1) Force vector in the ECI frame
                      x.mDot (1,1) Mass derivative

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Children:

ACPro: Help/HelpSystem
Common: General/CloseFigure
Math: Linear/Mag
Orbit: OrbitPropagator/PropagateOrbitPlugIn
SC: Ephem/Eclipse

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