HelioToBPlane:

Path: Orbit/Interplanetary

% Transformation matrix from the heliocentric to B-plane frame.

   The B-plane frame is a plane moving with the planet and perpendicular 
   to the incoming velocity of the asteroid.
   
   Type  HelioToBPlane for a demo.

   Since version 2014.1
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   Form:
   [m, bN] = HelioToBPlane( r0, v0, rA, vA )
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   Inputs
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   r0	(3,1)   Position vector planet
   v0	(3,1)   Velocity vector planet
   rA	(3,1)   Position vector asteroid
   vA	(3,1)   Velocity vector asteroid

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   Outputs
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   m	(3,3)	Transformation matrix
   n   (3,1)   Trajectory orbit normal 
   bN  (3,1)   B-plane normal

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Children:

Common: Database/Constant
Math: Linear/Cross
Math: Linear/Dot
Math: Linear/Unit
Orbit: Interplanetary/PlotBPlane

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