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The following describes a Trick-based simulation of a model rocket under the forces of thrust,
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gravity and drag, using the parameters and equations shown below.
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###Thrust Force
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### Thrust Force
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In our model rocket simulation, we use an Estes E9 motor by default. It's thrust profile is shown below.
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| rocket.motor.thrust\_sample\_count | -- | 29 |
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###Drag Force
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### Drag Force
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The drag on the model rocket will be calculated using the drag equation shown below:
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![ForceDrag](images/F_drag_eqn.png)
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| g | rocket.env.gravity | m/s² | -9.81 |
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| m | rocket.total\_mass | kg | Initially [Eq#2]. Updated by integration of rocket-mass-rate. |
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###Mass
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### Mass
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As the rocket motor burns, it expels mass, at high speed. Initially the rocket
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motor contains all of its propellant mass. When it burns out, it contains no propellant mass.
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| rocket.motor.propellant\_mass | kg | 0.0358 |
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##Initialization
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## Initialization
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| Name | Units | Value |
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[Eq#2] **rocket.total\_mass (@t=0)** = rocket.empty\_mass + rocket.motor.total\_mass (@t=0).
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##State Derivatives
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## State Derivatives
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| Name | Units | Value |
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|-----------------------------|-------|--------|
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[Eq#7] **rocket.acceleration** = rocket.total\_force / rocket.total\_mass
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##State Integration
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## State Integration
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| Name | Units | Value |
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|------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
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| rocket.position | m/s² | Numerical integration of rocket.velocity. |
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##Results with Default Parameterization
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## Results with Default Parameterization
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![Forces](images/Forces.png)
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