MATLAB Aerospace Toolbox User's Guide

Getting Started
	Aerospace Toolbox Product Description
	Aerospace Toolbox and Aerospace Blockset
Using Aerospace Toolbox
	Fundamental Coordinate System Concepts
		Definitions
		Approximations
		Motion with Respect to Other Planets
	Coordinate Systems for Modeling
		Body Coordinates
		Wind Coordinates
	Coordinate Systems for Navigation
		Geocentric and Geodetic Latitudes
		NED Coordinates
		ECI Coordinates
		ECEF Coordinates
	Coordinate Systems for Display
	Aerospace Units
	Digital DATCOM Data
		Digital DATCOM Data Overview
		USAF Digital DATCOM File
		Data from DATCOM Files
		Imported DATCOM Data
		Missing DATCOM Data
		Aerodynamic Coefficients
	Aerospace Toolbox Animation Objects
	Aero.Animation Objects
		Running the Example
	Simulated and Actual Flight Data Using Aero.Animation Objects
		Creating and Configuring an Animation Object
		Loading Recorded Data for Flight Trajectories
		Displaying Body Geometries in a Figure Window
		Recording Animation Files
		Playing Back Flight Trajectories Using the Animation Object
		Viewing Recorded Animation Files
		Manipulating the Camera
		Moving and Repositioning Bodies
		Creating a Transparency in the First Body
		Changing the Color of the Second Body
		Turning Off the Landing Gear of the Second Body
	Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation Objects
		Running the Example
	Example of Visualize Aircraft Takeoff and Chase Helicopter with the Virtual Reality Animation Object
		Visualize Aircraft Takeoff via Virtual Reality Animation Object
	Aero.FlightGearAnimation Objects
		About the FlightGear Interface
		Configuring Your Computer for FlightGear
		Install and Start FlightGear
		Installing Additional FlightGear Scenery
		Flight Simulator Interface Example
		Running the Example
	Flight Trajectory Data
		Loading Recorded Flight Trajectory Data
		Creating a Time Series Object from Trajectory Data
		Creating a FlightGearAnimation Object
		Modifying the FlightGearAnimation Object Properties
		Generating the Run Script
		Starting the FlightGear Flight Simulator
		Playing Back the Flight Trajectory
	Create and Configure Flight Instrument Component and an Animation Object
		Load and Visualize Data
		Create Flight Instrument Components
	Flight Instrument Components in App Designer
		Start App Designer and Create a New App
		Drag Aerospace Components into the App
		Add Code to Load and Visualize Data for the App
		Add Code to Trigger a Display of the Animation Object
		Add Code to Close the Animation Window with UIfigure Window
		Save and Run the App
	Work with Fixed-Wing Aircraft Using Functions
		Suggested Workflow
		Static Stability Analysis
		Linear Analysis
	Analyze Fixed-Wing Aircraft with Objects
		Suggested Workflow
		Static Stability Analysis
		Linear Analysis
		Examples
	Satellite Scenario Key Concepts
		Coordinate Systems
		Orbital Elements
		Two Line Element (TLE) Files
	Satellite Scenario Overview
	Flight Control Analysis Tools
		Plot Short-Period Undamped Natural Frequency Results
Add-On for Ephemeris and Geoid Data Support
	Add Ephemeris and Geoid Data for Aerospace Products
Functions
	access
	Access
	accessIntervals
	accessPercentage
	accessStatus
	aer
	Aero.Animation.addBody
	addNode (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	addRoute (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	addViewpoint (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	Aero.Aircraft.ControlState
	Aero.Aircraft.Environment
	Aero.Aircraft.Properties
	Aero.Animation
	Aero.Animation
	Aero.Body
	Aero.Camera
	aeroDataPackage
	Aero.FixedWing
	Aero.FixedWing.Coefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.State
	Aero.FixedWing.Surface
	Aero.FixedWing.Thrust
	Aero.FlightGearAnimation
	aeroReadIERSData
	Aero.Geometry
	Aero.Node
	Aero.Viewpoint
	Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation
	aircraftEnvironment
	aircraftProperties
	airspeed
	AirspeedIndicator
	alphabeta
	Altimeter
	altitudeEnvelopeContour
	angle2dcm
	angle2quat
	angle2rod
	ArtificialHorizon
	atmoscoesa
	atmoscira
	atmoshwm
	atmosisa
	atmoslapse
	atmosnonstd
	atmosnrlmsise00
	atmospalt
	Body (Aero.Body)
	boundaryline
	Camera (Aero.Camera)
	camheading
	camheight
	campitch
	campos
	camroll
	camtarget
	ClearTimer (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	ClimbIndicator
	conicalSensor
	ConicalSensor
	convacc
	convang
	convangacc
	convangvel
	convdensity
	convforce
	convlength
	convmass
	convpres
	convtemp
	convvel
	correctairspeed
	Aero.Animation.createBody
	Aero.FixedWing.criteriaTable
	datcomimport
	Aero.FixedWing.datcomToFixedWing
	dcm2alphabeta
	dcm2angle
	dcm2latlon
	dcm2quat
	dcm2rod
	dcmbody2wind
	dcmecef2ned
	dcmeci2ecef
	decyear
	Aero.Animation.delete
	delete (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	delete (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	deltaCIP
	deltaUT1
	dpressure
	earthNutation
	ecef2eci
	ecef2lla
	eci2aer
	eci2ecef
	eci2lla
	EGTIndicator
	fieldOfView
	FieldOfView
	fganimation (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	findstartstoptimes (Aero.Body)
	findstartstoptimes (Aero.Node)
	fixedWingAircraft
	fixedWingCoefficient
	fixedWingState
	fixedWingSurface
	fixedWingThrust
	flat2lla
	flowfanno
	flowisentropic
	flownormalshock
	flowprandtlmeyer
	flowrayleigh
	Aero.FixedWing.forcesAndMoments
	generatePatches (Aero.Body)
	GenerateRunScript (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	geoc2geod
	geocradius
	geod2geoc
	geoidegm96
	geoidheight
	Geometry (Aero.Geometry)
	Aero.FixedWing.getCoefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.Coefficient.getCoefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.Surface.getCoefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.Thrust.getCoefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.getControlStates
	Aero.FixedWing.Surface.getControlStates
	Aero.FixedWing.Thrust.getControlStates
	Aero.FixedWing.State.getState
	gimbal
	Gimbal
	gimbalAngles
	gravitycentrifugal
	gravitysphericalharmonic
	gravitywgs84
	gravityzonal
	greenwichsrt
	groundStation
	GroundStation
	groundTrack
	GroundTrack
	HeadingIndicator
	hide
	Aero.Animation.hide
	hideAll
	igrfmagm
	ijk2keplerian
	Aero.Animation.initialize
	initialize (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	initialize (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	Aero.Animation.initIfNeeded
	juliandate
	keplerian2ijk
	leapyear
	Aero.FixedWing.linearize
	lla2ecef
	lla2eci
	lla2flat
	load (Aero.Body)
	machnumber
	mjuliandate
	moonLibration
	move (Aero.Body)
	move (Aero.Node)
	Aero.Animation.moveBody
	Node (Aero.Node)
	nodeInfo (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	Aero.FixedWing.nonlinearDynamics
	orbitalElements
	planetEphemeris
	Aero.Animation.play
	play (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	play (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	play
	pointAt
	polarMotion
	quat2angle
	quat2dcm
	quat2rod
	quatconj
	quatdivide
	quatexp
	quatinterp
	quatinv
	quatlog
	quatmod
	quatmultiply
	quatnorm
	quatnormalize
	quatpower
	quatrotate
	read (Aero.Geometry)
	Aero.Animation.removeBody
	removeNode (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	removeViewpoint (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	rod2angle
	rod2dcm
	rod2quat
	RPMIndicator
	rrdelta
	rrsigma
	rrtheta
	Satellite
	satellite
	satelliteScenario
	satelliteScenarioViewer
	saveas (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	Aero.FixedWing.setCoefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.Coefficient.setCoefficient
	shortPeriodCategoryAPlot
	shortPeriodCategoryBPlot
	shortPeriodCategoryCPlot
	showAll
	siderealTime
	Aero.FixedWing.Surface.setCoefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.Thrust.setCoefficient
	Aero.FixedWing.State.setState
	SetTimer (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	Aero.FixedWing.State.setupControlStates
	show
	Aero.Animation.show
	states
	Aero.FixedWing.staticStability
	tdbjuliandate
	TurnCoordinator
	uiaeroairspeed
	uiaeroaltimeter
	uiaeroclimb
	uiaeroegt
	uiaeroheading
	uiaerohorizon
	uiaerorpm
	uiaeroturn
	Aero.FixedWing.update
	Aero.FixedWing.Coefficient.update
	Aero.FixedWing.Surface.update
	Aero.FixedWing.Thrust.update
	update (Aero.Body)
	update (Aero.Camera)
	update (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)
	update (Aero.Node)
	Aero.Animation.updateBodies
	Aero.Animation.updateCamera
	updateNodes (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	Viewpoint (Aero.Viewpoint)
	VirtualRealityAnimation (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)
	wrldmagm
	Aero.Animation.Bodies
	Aero.Animation.Camera
	Aero.Animation.Figure
	Aero.Animation.FigureCustomizationFcn
	Aero.Animation.FramesPerSecond
	Aero.Animation.Name
	Aero.Animation.TCurrent
	Aero.Animation.TFinal
	Aero.Animation.TimeScaling
	Aero.Animation.TStart
	Aero.Animation.VideoCompression
	Aero.Animation.VideoFileName
	Aero.Animation.VideoQuality
	Aero.Animation.VideoRecord
	Aero.Animation.VideoTFinal
	Aero.Animation.VideoTStart
Aerospace Toolbox Examples
	Importing from USAF Digital DATCOM Files
	Create a Flight Animation from Trajectory Data
	Estimating G Forces for Flight Data
	Calculating Best Glide Quantities
	Overlaying Simulated and Actual Flight Data
	Comparing Zonal Harmonic Gravity Model to Other Gravity Models
	Visualize Aircraft Takeoff via Virtual Reality Animation Object
	Calculating Compressor Power Required in a Supersonic Wind Tunnel
	Analyzing Flow with Friction Through an Insulated Constant Area Duct
	Determining Heat Transfer and Mass Flow Rate in a Ramjet Combustion Chamber
	Solving for the Exit Flow of a Supersonic Nozzle
	Visualizing World Magnetic Model Contours for 2020 Epoch
	Visualizing Geoid Height for Earth Geopotential Model 1996
	Marine Navigation Using Planetary Ephemerides
	Estimate Sun Analemma Using Planetary Ephemerides and ECI to AER Transformation
	Display Flight Trajectory Data Using Flight Instruments and Flight Animation
	Aerospace Flight Instruments in App Designer
	Perform Controls and Static Stability Analysis with Linearized Fixed-Wing Aircraft
	Customize Fixed-Wing Aircraft with Additional Aircraft States
	Determine Nonlinear Dynamics and Static Stability of Fixed-Wing Aircraft
	Modeling Satellite Constellations Using Ephemeris Data
	Satellite Constellation Access to a Ground Station
	Comparison of Orbit Propagators
	Detect and Track LEO Satellite Constellation with Ground Radars
	Get Started With Fixed-Wing Aircraft
	Customize Fixed-Wing Aircraft with the Object Interface
AC3D Files and Thumbnails
	AC3D Files and Thumbnails Overview