MATLAB AEROSPACE TOOLBOX RELEASE NOTE User Manual

Aerospace Blockset™ Release Notes

x ContentsAerodynamic Forces and Moments Block Extended . . . . . . 18-2New Digital DATCOM Forces and Moments Block . . . . . . . 18-2FlightGear Versi

xiR14SP2 No New Features or Changes

R2015aVersion: 3.15New FeaturesBug Fixes

R2015a1-2Earth-centered inertial to azimuth, elevation, and range blockThe ECI Position to AER block calculates azimuth, elevation, and slant range co

R2014bVersion: 3.14New FeaturesBug FixesCompatibility Considerations

R2014b2-2Horizontal Wind Model 07 blockThe Horizontal Wind Model 07 block implements the U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryHWM™ routine to calculate the m

2-3Equations of motion 3DOF and 6DOF acceleration valuesThe equations of motion 3DOF and 6DOF blocks now include the gravity and rotatingframe terms

R2014aVersion: 3.13New FeaturesBug Fixes

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R2014a3-2Blocks to convert between latitude, longitude, altitude and Earth-centeredinertial coordinatesThe LLA to ECI Position block in the Utilities/

3-3• Custom Variable Mass 6DOF ECEF (Quaternion)• Custom Variable Mass 6DOF Wind (Quaternion)• Custom Variable Mass 6DOF Wind (Wind Angles)• Simple V

R2014a3-4Block or Block Element Name What Happens When You Use theBlock or Element?Use This Block or Block ElementInsteadSimple Variable Mass 3DoF(Win

3-5Block or Block Element Name What Happens When You Use theBlock or Element?Use This Block or Block ElementInsteadCustom Variable Mass 6DoFWind (Win

R2014a3-6• Moon Libration• Planetary EphemerisNew example Simulink project templateA new example Simulink project template is available to help you cr

R2013bVersion: 3.12New FeaturesBug FixesCompatibility Considerations

R2013b4-2Flight simulator interface block support for FlightGear Version 2.10These blocks support FlightGear v2.10:• FlightGear Preconfigured 6DoF Ani

4-3• LLA to ECEF PositionPhaseout of FlightGear versions earlier than 2.0The Aerospace Blockset software will not support FlightGear versions earlier

R2013aVersion: 3.11New FeaturesBug Fixes

iiiContentsR2015a Earth-centered inertial to azimuth, elevation, and rangeblock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

R2013a5-2Flight simulator interface block support for FlightGear Version 2.8These blocks support FlightGear v2.8.0:• FlightGear Preconfigured 6DoF Ani

5-3Updated DemoThe NASA HL-20 with FlightGear Interface example has been updated. You no longerneed FlightGear software installed to simulate the exa

R2012bVersion: 3.10New FeaturesBug Fixes

R2012b6-2Flight simulator interface block support for FlightGear versions 2.4 and2.6These blocks have been updated to support FlightGear Versions 2.4

R2012aVersion: 3.9New FeaturesCompatibility Considerations

R2012a7-2Updated Actuator BlocksThe actuator blocks have improved dynamic behavior and give you more controlover initial conditions. For more informat

7-3Block or Block Element Name What Happens When You Usethe Block or Element?Use This Block or Block ElementInsteadSecond-Order Actuatorblock.Updated

R2012a7-47Save and close this file.For more information on working with FlightGear, see Introducing the Flight SimulatorInterface in the Aerospace Blo

R2011bVersion: 3.8New FeaturesCompatibility Considerations

iv ContentsR2014a Blocks to convert between latitude, longitude, altitude andEarth-centered inertial coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

R2011b8-2Conversion of Error and Warning Message IdentifiersFor R2011b, error and warning message identifiers have changed in Aerospace Blockset.Compa

8-3Blocks or BlockElement NamesWhat Happens WhenYou Use the Block orElement?Use These Blocks orBlock Element NamesInsteadCompatibilityConsiderationst

R2011aVersion: 3.7New FeaturesCompatibility Considerations

R2011a9-2New LLA to Flat Earth BlockThe LLA to Flat Earth block estimates the flat Earth position from geodetic latitude,longitude, and altitude.New I

9-3• In the Simulink Configurations Parameters pane, clear the Support: non-inlined S-functions check box on the Code Generation > Interface pane.

R2010bVersion: 3.6New FeaturesCompatibility Considerations

R2010b10-2New Geoid Height BlockThe Geoid Height block calculates the height of geoid undulations using one of threegeopotential models.FlightGear Ver

R2010aVersion: 3.5New FeaturesBug Fixes

vR2013a Flight simulator interface block support for FlightGearVersion 2.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

R2010a11-2New Centrifugal Effect Model BlockThe Centrifugal Effect Model block implements the gravity centrifugal effect for eightplanets and the Moon

R2009bVersion: 3.4New FeaturesBug Fixes

R2009b12-2New Zonal Harmonic Gravity Model BlockThe Zonal Harmonic Gravity Model block implements the zonal harmonic gravity model.FlightGear Version

R2009aVersion: 3.3New FeaturesBug Fixes

R2009a13-2Enhanced Invert 3x3 Matrix Block Inverse CalculationThe Invert 3x3 Matrix block no longer uses the determinant and adjoint to calculate thei

R2008bVersion: 3.2New FeaturesBug Fixes

R2008b14-2FlightGear Version 1.0 with Aerospace Blockset SoftwareAerospace Blockset Version 3.2 now supports FlightGear Version 1.0. To access thisver

R2008aVersion: 3.1New FeaturesBug Fixes

R2008a15-2Quaternion Support for the Embedded MATLAB Function BlockYou can now access the following quaternion functions through the Embedded MATLABFu

R2007bVersion: 3.0New FeaturesBug FixesCompatibility Considerations

vi ContentsBlocks and Block Elements Being Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2Updated Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

R2007b16-2Direction Cosine Matrix to Rotation Angles Block Replaces DirectionCosine Matrix to Euler Angle BlockThe Direction Cosine Matrix to Rotation

16-3Quaternions to Rotation Angles Block Replaces Quaternions to EulerAngles BlockThe Quaternions to Rotation Angles block converts spatial represent

R2007aVersion: 2.3New FeaturesBug FixesCompatibility Considerations

R2007a17-2New MATLAB Animation BlockThe MATLAB Animation block creates a six-degrees-of-freedom animation of multiplebodies that have custom geometrie

R2006bVersion: 2.2New FeaturesBug Fixes

R2006b18-2Aerospace Toolbox Product Replaces Control System Toolbox Product asRequirement for Aerospace Blockset ProductThe new Aerospace Toolbox prod

18-3The FlightGear Preconfigured 6DoF Animation and Pack net_fdm Packet for FlightGearblocks have been updated accordingly, as have the asbhl20 and a

R2006aVersion: 2.1New Features

viiR2010b New Geoid Height Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2FlightGear Version 2.0 with Aerospace Blockset Software

R2006a19-2FlightGear Version 0.9.9 Is Supported by FlightGear Simulator InterfaceFlightGear Simulator Interface now supports the standard binary distr

R14SP3Version: 2.0.1No New Features or Changes

R14SP2+Version: 2.0New FeaturesCompatibility Considerations

R14SP2+21-2Flight Simulator InterfaceAerospace Blockset Software Version 2.0 supports an interface to the third-partyFlightGear Flight Simulator, an o

21-33DoF (Wind Axes)6 DoF ECEF (Quaternion)6DoF Wind (Quaternion)6DoF Wind (Wind Angles)Simple Variable Mass 3DoF (Wind Axes)Simple Variable Mass 6 D

R14SP2+21-4Julian Epoch to Besselian EpochFlightGear Preconfigured 6DoF AnimationGenerate Run ScriptPack net_fdm Packet for FlightGearSend net_fdm Pac

R14SP2Version: 1.6.2No New Features or Changes

viii ContentsR2009a Enhanced Invert 3x3 Matrix Block Inverse Calculation . . . 13-2Saving and Restoring the Complete SimState . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ixRotation Angles to Direction Cosine Matrix Block ReplacesEuler Angle to Direction Cosine Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2New CIRA-86 Atmosph