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% Computes the aerodynamic force using surface accommodation coefficients.
User inputs a data structure specifying a set of planar areas.
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Form:
f = FAeroSurfaceAccommodation( u, rho, t, m, d )
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Inputs
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u (3,:) Velocity vector (m/sec^2)
rho (1,1) Atmospheric Density (kg-m^2)
t (1,1) Atmospheric Temperature
m (1,1) Mean molecular weight
d (1,1) Plate data structure
.area (1,:) Areas
.normal (3,:) Normals
.temperature (1,:) Temperatures
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Outputs
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force (3,1) Total force (N)
cD (1,1) Equivalent coefficent of drag
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Reference: Richard Michael Fredo, "A Numerical Procedure for
Calculating the Aerodynamic Coefficients for Complex
Spacecraft Configurations in Free-Molecular Flow,"
The Pennsylvania State University, PhD thesis, 1980.
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Common: Graphics/Plot2D Math: Linear/Cross Math: Linear/Dot Math: Linear/DupVect Math: Linear/Mag Math: Linear/Unit SC: Environs/MolWt2R
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