Description
Ion engine model properties that can be selected as control parameters for a Target Sequence.
Members
| Member | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| eVAControlEngineIonFlowRateC0 | 0 | FlowRateModel.C0 - the constant coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonFlowRateC1 | 1 | FlowRateModel.C1 - the linear coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonFlowRateC2 | 2 | FlowRateModel.C2 - the quadratic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonFlowRateC3 | 3 | FlowRateModel.C3 - the cubic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonGrav | 4 | Gravitational acceleration constant at sea level on the Earth. |
| eVAControlEngineIonIspC0 | 5 | IspModel.C0 - the constant coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonIspC1 | 6 | IspModel.C1 - the linear coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonIspC2 | 7 | IspModel.C2 - the quadratic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonIspC3 | 8 | IspModel.C3 - the cubic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonMassFlowEfficiencyC0 | 9 | MassFlowEfficiencyModel.C0 - the constant coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonMassFlowEfficiencyC1 | 10 | MassFlowEfficiencyModel.C1 - the linear coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonMassFlowEfficiencyC2 | 11 | MassFlowEfficiencyModel.C2 - the quadratic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonMassFlowEfficiencyC3 | 12 | MassFlowEfficiencyModel.C3 - the cubic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonMaxInputPower | 13 | Minimum power required for the engine to produce thrust. |
| eVAControlEngineIonMinRequiredPower | 14 | Maximum power that can be used by the engine to produce thrust. |
| eVAControlEngineIonPercentDegradationPerYear | 15 | The degradation factor is (1 - x)n, where n is the time since epoch in years, and x is the percent degradation per year. |
| eVAControlEngineIonPercentThrottle | 16 | Percentage of available thrust to use (100 is full on, 0 is off). |
| eVAControlEngineIonPowerEfficiencyC0 | 17 | PowerEfficiencyModel.C0 - the constant coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonPowerEfficiencyC1 | 18 | PowerEfficiencyModel.C1 - the linear coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonPowerEfficiencyC2 | 19 | PowerEfficiencyModel.C2 - the quadratic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonPowerEfficiencyC3 | 20 | PowerEfficiencyModel.C3 - the cubic coefficient. |
| eVAControlEngineIonReferenceEpoch | 21 | The date and time used as a reference epoch for degradation. |