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% Converts masses to structural and payload ratios. 1 2 3 4 ... payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [e, p] = M2EP( m0, mF, mPayload ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ m0 (1,:) Total mass of each stage (including everything above) mF (1,:) Final mass of each stage (including everything above) mPayload (1,1) Payload mass ------- Outputs ------- e (1,:) Stage structural ratios p (1,:) Stage payload ratios -------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988, pp. 199-202. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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