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Function Reference

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Animation Objects Manipulate Aero.Animation objects Body Objects Manipulate Aero.Body objects Camera Objects Manipulate Aero.Camera objects FlightGear Objects Manipulate Aero.FlightGearAnimation objects Geometry Objects Manipulate Aero.Geometry objects Node Objects Manipulate Aero.Node objects Viewpoint Objects Manipulate Aero.Viewpoint objects Virtual Reality Objects Manipulate Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation objects Axes Transformations Transform axes of coordinate systems to different types, such as Euler angles to quaternions and vice versa Environment Simulate various aspects of aircraft environment, such as atmosphere conditions, gravity, magnetic fields, and wind File Reading Read standard aerodynamic file formats into the MATLAB interface Flight Parameters Various flight parameters, including ideal airspeed correction, Mach number, and dynamic pressure Quaternion Math Common mathematical and matrix operations, including quaternion multiplication, division, normalization, and rotating vector by quaternion Time Time calculations, including Julian dates, decimal year, and leap year Unit Conversion Convert common measurement units from one system to another, such as converting acceleration from feet per second to meters per second and vice versa

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Animation Objects

addBody (Aero.Animation)	Add loaded body to animation object and generate its patches
Aero.Animation	Construct animation object
createBody (Aero.Animation)	Create body and its associated patches in animation
delete (Aero.Animation)	Destroy animation object
hide (Aero.Animation)	Hide animation figure
initialize (Aero.Animation)	Create animation object figure and axes and build patches for bodies
initIfNeeded (Aero.Animation)	Initialize animation graphics if needed
moveBody (Aero.Animation)	Move body in animation object
play (Aero.Animation)	Animate Aero.Animation object given position/angle time series
removeBody (Aero.Animation)	Remove one body from animation
show (Aero.Animation)	Show animation object figure
updateBodies (Aero.Animation)	Update bodies of animation object
updateCamera (Aero.Animation)	Update camera in animation object

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Body Objects

Body (Aero.Body)	Construct body object for use with animation object
findstartstoptimes (Aero.Body)	Return start and stop times of time series data
generatePatches (Aero.Body)	Generate patches for body with loaded face, vertex, and color data
load (Aero.Body)	Get geometry data from source
move (Aero.Body)	Change animation body position and orientation
update (Aero.Body)	Change body position and orientation as function of time

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Camera Objects

Camera (Aero.Camera)	Construct camera object for use with animation object
update (Aero.Camera)	Update camera position based on time and position of other Aero.Body objects

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FlightGear Objects

ClearTimer (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Clear and delete timer for animation of FlightGear flight simulator
delete (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Destroy FlightGear animation object
fganimation (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Construct FlightGear animation object
GenerateRunScript (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Generate run script for FlightGear flight simulator
initialize (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Set up FlightGear animation object
play (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Animate FlightGear flight simulator using given position/angle time series
SetTimer (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Set name of timer for animation of FlightGear flight simulator
update (Aero.FlightGearAnimation)	Update position data to FlightGear animation object

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Geometry Objects

Geometry (Aero.Geometry)	Construct 3-D geometry for use with animation object
read (Aero.Geometry)	Read geometry data using current reader

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Node Objects

findstartstoptimes (Aero.Node)	Return start and stop times for time series data
move (Aero.Node)	Change node translation and rotation
Node (Aero.Node)	Create node object for use with virtual reality animation
update (Aero.Node)	Change node position and orientation versus time data

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Viewpoint Objects

Viewpoint (Aero.Viewpoint)

Create viewpoint object for use in virtual reality animation

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Virtual Reality Objects

addNode (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Add existing node to current virtual reality world
addRoute (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Add VRML ROUTE statement to virtual reality animation
addViewpoint (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Add viewpoint for virtual reality animation
delete (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Destroy virtual reality animation object
initialize (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Create and populate virtual reality animation object
nodeInfo (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Create list of nodes associated with virtual reality animation object
play (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Animate virtual reality world for given position and angle in time series data
removeNode (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Remove node from virtual reality animation object
removeViewpoint (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Remove viewpoint node from virtual reality animation
saveas (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Save virtual reality world associated with virtual reality animation object
updateNodes (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Change virtual reality animation node position and orientation as function of time
VirtualRealityAnimation (Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation)	Construct virtual reality animation object

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Axes Transformations

angle2dcm	Create direction cosine matrix from rotation angles
angle2quat	Convert rotation angles to quaternion
dcm2alphabeta	Convert direction cosine matrix to angle of attack and sideslip angle
dcm2angle	Create rotation angles from direction cosine matrix
dcm2latlon	Convert direction cosine matrix to geodetic latitude and longitude
dcm2quat	Convert direction cosine matrix to quaternion
dcmbody2wind	Convert angle of attack and sideslip angle to direction cosine matrix
dcmecef2ned	Convert geodetic latitude and longitude to direction cosine matrix
ecef2lla	Convert Earth-centered Earth-fixed (ECEF) coordinates to geodetic coordinates
geoc2geod	Convert geocentric latitude to geodetic latitude
geod2geoc	Convert geodetic latitude to geocentric latitude
lla2ecef	Convert geodetic coordinates to Earth-centered Earth-fixed (ECEF) coordinates
quat2angle	Convert quaternion to rotation angles
quat2dcm	Convert quaternion to direction cosine matrix

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Environment

atmoscira	Use COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere 1986 model
atmoscoesa	Use 1976 COESA model
atmosisa	Use International Standard Atmosphere model
atmoslapse	Use Lapse Rate Atmosphere model
atmosnonstd	Use climatic data from MIL-STD-210 or MIL-HDBK-310
atmosnrlmsise00	Implement mathematical representation of 2001 United States Naval Research Laboratory Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter Radar Exosphere
atmospalt	Calculate pressure altitude based on ambient pressure
gravitywgs84	Implement 1984 World Geodetic System (WGS84) representation of Earth's gravity
gravityzonal	Implement zonal harmonic representation of planetary gravity
wrldmagm	Use World Magnetic Model

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File Reading

datcomimport

Bring DATCOM file into MATLAB environment

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Flight Parameters

airspeed	Airspeed from velocity
alphabeta	Incidence and sideslip angles
dpressure	Compute dynamic pressure using velocity and density
geocradius	Estimate radius of ellipsoid planet at geocentric latitude
machnumber	Compute Mach number using velocity and speed of sound
rrdelta	Compute relative pressure ratio
rrsigma	Compute relative density ratio
rrtheta	Compute relative temperature ratio

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Quaternion Math

quatconj	Calculate conjugate of quaternion
quatdivide	Divide quaternion by another quaternion
quatinv	Calculate inverse of quaternion
quatmod	Calculate modulus of quaternion
quatmultiply	Calculate product of two quaternions
quatnorm	Calculate norm of quaternion
quatnormalize	Normalize quaternion
quatrotate	Rotate vector by quaternion

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Time

decyear	Calculate decimal year
juliandate	Calculate Julian date
leapyear	Determine leap year
mjuliandate	Calculate modified Julian date

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Unit Conversion

convacc	Convert from acceleration units to desired acceleration units
convang	Convert from angle units to desired angle units
convangacc	Convert from angular acceleration units to desired angular acceleration units
convangvel	Convert from angular velocity units to desired angular velocity units
convdensity	Convert from density units to desired density units
convforce	Convert from force units to desired force units
convlength	Convert from length units to desired length units
convmass	Convert from mass units to desired mass units
convpres	Convert from pressure units to desired pressure units
convtemp	Convert from temperature units to desired temperature units

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