GravityEngine2.GSEarthAtmosphere Class Reference

Computes the acceleration due to drag in the Earth's atmosphere for a given height and velocity. More...

Inheritance diagram for GravityEngine2.GSEarthAtmosphere:

Public Member Functions
int	AddToGE (int id, GECore ge, GBUnits.Units units)
	Validation:

Public Attributes
double	coeefDrag = 2.1
double	crossSectionalArea
double	heightSurfaceKm = 6371
double	inertialMassKg = 100

Detailed Description

Computes the acceleration due to drag in the Earth's atmosphere for a given height and velocity.

Member Function Documentation

AddToGE()

int GravityEngine2.GSEarthAtmosphere.AddToGE	(	int	id,
		GECore	ge,
		GBUnits::Units	units )

Validation:

• confirmed velocity in SI units matches expected orbital velocity of ISS
• checked that SI acceleration = -g at terminal velocity (9.73 m/s^2 at 28 km)

Implements GravityEngine2.GSExternalAcceleration.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• ge2/GE2/Assets/GravityEngine2/Runtime/InScene/ExternalAcceleration/GSEarthAtmosphere.cs