The MaxQ spaceflight toolkit contains many convenient Blueprints Datatypes. The goal is to alleviate ambiguities of managing measurement units (Radians vs Degrees, Meters vs Kilometers, etc).
Where users are entering quantities into a Blueprint they will see the data type as well as the expected units of measure.
Entering an Ephemeris Time, “Seconds” is visible
The most common data types are listed below.
| Type | |
|---|---|
Double |
Double precision scalar |
SAngle |
Angular Measurement, serialized in degrees |
SMassConstant |
Standard Gravitational Parameter values |
SDistance |
Distance values, serialized in Kilometers |
SDistanceVector |
SDistance, but 3-Dimensional |
SDimensionlessVector |
Double, but 3-Dimensional |
SSpeed |
Speed values, serialized as Kilometers/Second |
SVelocityVector |
SSpeed, but 3-dimensional |
SStateVector |
SDistanceVector, with associated SVelocityVector |
