SolidRocketInertia:

Path: Propulsion/Rocket

% Computes the inertia and inertia derivative for a solid rocket.
   Assumes a uniform density. Also assumes that the inner surface is a 
   cylinder. Burning is on the entire inside surface. 

   mDot must be negative.

   Type SolidRocketInertia
 
   for a demo

   Since version 8.
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   Form:
   [i, iDot, bDot] = SolidRocketInertia( mDot, a, b, rho, h )
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   Inputs
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   mDot          (1,1)    Mass time derivative
   a             (1,1)    Outer radius
   b             (1,1)    Inner radius
   rho           (1,1)    Density
   h             (1,1)    Length

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   Outputs
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   iDot          (3,3)    Inertia derivative
   i             (3,3)    Inertia
   bDot          (1,1)    Derivative of the inner radius

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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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