RCAIDE.Library.Mission.Common.Update.planet_position

planet_position

planet_position(segment)

Updates the location of the vehicle relative to the Planet throughout the mission

Assumptions: This is valid for small movements and times as it does not account for the rotation of the Planet beneath the vehicle

Inputs: segment.state.conditions:

freestream.velocity [meters/second] freestream.altitude [meters] frames.body.inertial_rotations [Radians]

segment.analyses.planet.mean_radius [meters] segment.state.numerics.time.integrate [float]

Outputs:

segment.state.conditions:

frames.planet.latitude [Radians] frames.planet.longitude [Radians]

Properties Used: N/A