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The line that would have saved a Mars probe
The line that would have saved a Mars probe
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/* SM_FORCES: small forces from thruster firings,
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written to the AMD file for the navigation team */
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+#define LBF_TO_N 4.44822
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double total_impulse(double thrust_lbf, double dt_seconds)
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{
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/* thrust table is in pound-force; the spec called
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- for newtons but the table came from the vendor */
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- double impulse = thrust_lbf * dt_seconds; /* lbf-s */
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+ for newtons, so convert at the boundary, once */
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+ double impulse = thrust_lbf * LBF_TO_N * dt_seconds; /* N-s */
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return impulse;
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}
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