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trajectory modeling in the flight path coordinate system
12-05-2022, 11:01 AM
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trajectory modeling in the flight path coordinate system
This HP PPL program demonstrates how to model the trajectory of an aerospace vehicle in the flight path coordinate system. This example flies an STS maximum cross range re-entry trajectory using angle-of-attack and bank angle information extracted from a trajectory optimization program.

The initial flight path coordinates can be defined by the user according to the following example. Please note the units of each input.

// --------------------------------------
// define initial flight path coordinates
// --------------------------------------

// altitude (kilometers)

xalt := 121.92;

// relative velocity (kilometers/second)

vrel := 7.80288;

// geographic declination (degrees)

dec := 0.0;

// geographic longitude (degrees)

elon := 0.0;

// azimuth (degrees)

azim := 90.0;

// flight path angle (degrees)

fpa := -2.39780555815067;

The final simulation time, in seconds, can be set by the user in line 180 of the source code.

// final simulation time (seconds)

tf := 1000.0;

The software and documentation for this program can be downloaded at

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nj4kpk4kowlqj6...s.zip?dl=0
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