Aerospace Blockset™

Custom Variable Mass 3DoF (Body Axes)

Implement three-degrees-of-freedom equations of motion of custom variable mass with respect to body axes

Library

Equations of Motion/3DoF

Description

The Custom Variable Mass 3DoF (Body Axes) block considers the rotation in the vertical plane of a body-fixed coordinate frame about an Earth-fixed reference frame.

The equations of motion are

where the applied forces are assumed to act at the center of gravity of the body.

Dialog Box

Units

Specifies the input and output units:

Units	Forces	Moment	Acceleration	Velocity	Position	Mass	Inertia
Metric (MKS)	Newton	Newton meter	Meters per second squared	Meters per second	Meters	Kilogram	Kilogram meter squared
English (Velocity in ft/s)	Pound	Foot pound	Feet per second squared	Feet per second	Feet	Slug	Slug foot squared
English (Velocity in kts)	Pound	Foot pound	Feet per second squared	Knots	Feet	Slug	Slug foot squared

Mass Type

Select the type of mass to use:

Fixed	Mass is constant throughout the simulation.
Simple Variable	Mass and inertia vary linearly as a function of mass rate.
Custom Variable	Mass and inertia variations are customizable.

The Custom Variable selection conforms to the previously described equations of motion.

Initial velocity

A scalar value for the initial velocity of the body, (V₀).

Initial body attitude

A scalar value for the initial pitch attitude of the body, .

Initial incidence

A scalar value for the initial angle between the velocity vector and the body, .

Initial body rotation rate

A scalar value for the initial body rotation rate, (q₀).

Initial position (x,z)

A two-element vector containing the initial location of the body in the Earth-fixed reference frame.

Gravity Source

Specify source of gravity:

External	Variable gravity input to block
Internal	Constant gravity specified in mask

Acceleration due to gravity

A scalar value for the acceleration due to gravity used if internal gravity source is selected. If gravity is to be neglected in the simulation, this value can be set to 0.

Inputs and Outputs

Input	Dimension Type	Description
First		Contains the force acting along the body x-axis, .
Second		Contains the force acting along the body z-axis, .
Third		Contains the applied pitch moment, (M).
Fourth		Contains the rate of change of mass, .
Fifth		Contains the mass, (m).
Sixth		Contains the rate of change of inertia tensor matrix, .
Seventh		Contains the inertia tensor matrix, (Iyy).
Eighth (Optional)		Contains the gravity in the selected units.

Output	Dimension Type	Description
First		Contains the pitch attitude, in radians .
Second		Contains the pitch angular rate, in radians per second (q).
Third		Contains the pitch angular acceleration, in radians per second squared .
Fourth	Two-element vector	Contains the location of the body, in the Earth-fixed reference frame, (Xe,Ze).
Fifth	Two-element vector	Contains the velocity of the body resolved into the body-fixed coordinate frame, (u,w).
Sixth		Contains the acceleration of the body resolved into the body-fixed coordinate frame, (Ax,Az).

See Also

3DoF (Body Axes)

Incidence & Airspeed

Simple Variable Mass 3DoF (Body Axes)

Create 3x3 Matrix

Custom Variable Mass 3DoF (Wind Axes)