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% Converts total, final and payload masses to stage masses and ratios. Stage Order: 1, 2, 3, 4, ... N, payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [mS, eS] = M2MS( 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 ------- mS (1,:) Fully fueled mass of the stage eS (1,:) Stage structural ratios pS (1,:) Stage payload ratios mSP (1,:) Stage propellant mass mSS (1,:) Stage structural mass -------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988, pp. 199-202. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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