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Vehicle Motion Analysis

Tools and functions for analyzing the motion of aerospace vehicles

Tools and functions in the Aerospace Toolbox to analyze the motion of aerospace vehicles.

Categories

Fixed-Wing Aircraft Applications
Use fully realized fixed-wing solutions using functions and objects
Axes Transformations
Transform axes of coordinate systems to different types, such as Euler angles to quaternions and vice versa
Flight Simulator Interfaces
Visualize data with FlightGear flight simulator
Animation Based on MATLAB
Visualize data with MATLAB^® software
Virtual Reality Animation
Visualize data with Simulink^® 3D Animation™ software
Flight Instruments
Display measurements through standard cockpit instruments

Featured Examples

Aircraft Design Optimization with the Fixed-Wing Object

Aircraft Design Optimization with the Fixed-Wing Object

Optimize aircraft size and geometry using the Aero.FixedWing object to enforce static stability constraints.

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Overlaying Simulated and Actual Flight Data

Overlaying Simulated and Actual Flight Data

Visualize simulated versus actual flight trajectories with the animation object (Aero.Animation).

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Estimate G Forces for Flight Data

Estimate G Forces for Flight Data

Load flight data and estimate G forces during the flight.

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Compute Indicated Airspeed for Pitot-Static Airspeed Indicator

Compute Indicated Airspeed for Pitot-Static Airspeed Indicator

Compute the indicated airspeed from true airspeed for a pitot-static airspeed indicator.

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Calculating Best Glide Quantities

Calculating Best Glide Quantities

Perform glide calculations for a Cessna 172.

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