Path: Orbit/RHSOrbit
% Computes the right hand side for a gravity model. Allows for any spherical harmonic model Since version 10. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: xDot = RHSGeoHarm( x, t, d ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ x (6,1) Position vector [rECI (km); vECI (km)]; t (1,1) Time since start Julian Date (s) d (1,1) Highest sectorial and tesseral harmonic .nN (1,1) Highest zonal harmonic (m = 0) .nM (1,1) Highest sectorial and tesseral harmonic .s (:,:) S terms .c (:,:) C terms .j (1,:) m = 0 terms .mu (1,1) Spherical gravitational potential .a (1,1) Planet radius .jD0 (1,1) Start Julian Date ------- Outputs ------- xDot (6,1) [rDot;vDot] --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common: Time/JD2T Orbit: OrbitMechanics/AGravityC SC: Ephem/TruEarth
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