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Path: Propulsion/MultiStage
% Converts masses to structural and payload ratios.
1 2 3 4 ... payload
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Form:
[e, p] = M2EP( m0, mF, mPayload )
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Inputs
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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
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Outputs
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e (1,:) Stage structural ratios
p (1,:) Stage payload ratios
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References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988,
pp. 199-202.
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