Oswald efficiency estimation function

Finds Oswald efficiency factor for purposes of approximating a simple parabolic aircraft drag polar.

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Sky Sartorius (2026). Oswald efficiency estimation function (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/38800-oswald-efficiency-estimation-function), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.5.0

minor: documentation and input handling

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1.4.0

name change to help differentiate from lifting line e

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1.3.0

improved n-dim input handling

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1.2.0

added weighted average method; changed exponent from 2.3 to 2.2 so as not to be too optimistic; better input handling

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1.1.0

improved math and curve fit coefficients; added example

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1.0.0

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