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authorJoe Anderson <jandew+dev@gmail.com>2011-11-01 04:09:17 -0500
committerJoe Anderson <jandew+dev@gmail.com>2011-11-01 04:09:17 -0500
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diff --git a/throw.py b/throw.py
index 2f8d36f..91ddbc3 100644
--- a/throw.py
+++ b/throw.py
@@ -94,6 +94,24 @@ global m, Mass
m = 39.7 #kilograms -- mass of the satellite cage (overestimate)
l = 0.16 #kilograms/meter -- density of Super Max cable, 16mm: 269.8kN
l = 0.41 #kilograms/meter -- density of Super Max cable, 26mm: 647.4kN
+#diameter in mm, l in kg/100m, breaking point in
+cables = [[ 6, 2.3, 41.2], [ 8, 3.9, 65.7],
+ [ 9, 4.2, 82.4], [10, 5.9, 105.9],
+ [11, 6.3, 133.4], [12, 9.5, 161.9],
+ [14, 12.8, 215.8], [16, 16, 269.8],
+ [18, 20.8, 343.3], [20, 25.5, 407.1],
+ [22, 30.5, 490.5], [24, 35.8, 569.0],
+ [26, 41.0, 647.4], [28, 46.5, 725.9],
+ [30, 52.0, 799.5], [32, 57, 868.1],
+ [34, 62.5, 941.2], [36, 68, 1020.2],
+ [38, 74.0, 1098.7], [40, 84, 1245.8],
+ [42, 93.0, 1373.4], [44, 102, 1491.1],
+ [46, 111, 1618.6], [48, 121, 1755.9],
+ [50, 131, 1893.3], [52, 141, 2020.8],
+ [56, 163, 2315.1], [60, 175, 2472.0],
+ [64, 200, 2766.3], [68, 226, 3099.9],
+ [72, 254, 3413.8], [80, 313, 4139.7],
+ [88, 379, 4934.3], [96, 451, 5768.1]]
max_tension = 647.4 #kN, given by choice of cable above.
Mass = 670 #kilograms -- mass of /everything/
M = lambda phi: Mass - m - l*r(phi)