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<div align="left"><b><u>Simulation Control</u></b><br>
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<b>time step</b>: Time step for the numerical integration routine<br>
<b>time</b>: Duration of the simulation periond in seconds<br>
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<div align="left"><b><u>Description<br>
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A flexible spacecraft is modeled as a central rigid body with two massless
beams<br>
attachd symmetrically to the side of the central body. Each beam has
a <br>
concentrated mass at the tip. The flexibility comes from the flexural
rigidity EI of <br>
the beams.<br>
<img src="Flexible202D.GIF"
alt="2D Flexible Spacecraft Illustration" width="540" height="424">
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<b><u>Inputs<br>
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<b>J</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Moment of inertia<br>
<b>m</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Tip mass<br>
<b>a</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Distance as indicated in
the illustration above (m)<br>
<b>L</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Length of the beam (m)<br>
<b>EI</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Flexural rigidity of the
beam (N m2) <br>
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</small>Initial Condition<br>
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<b>Alpha</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Spacecraft angular position <br>
<b>u1</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Position of the first mass<br>
<b>u2</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Position of the second mass<br>
<b>AlphaDot</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160; Spacecraft angular velocity <br>
<b>u1Dot</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Velocity of the first mass<br>
<b>u2Dot</b>: &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; Velocity of the second mass<br>
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