itb7
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Hello everybody,
I'm pretty new here, and looking for some advice on using OpenRocket to run a sim of a custom motor.
I'm not certain how OpenRocket is supposed to do this, but I'd like to control the center of gravity for the motor, which will change for the first couple seconds of flight as the propellant burns. My first thought was to write an equation to describe the motor's mass over time, but it would have to be a piecewise function to work during the coast phase as well. I've added a simple mass component, but when I type the equation into the 'mass' box, it just disappears after closing the component window. What I'm looking for is if anyone else has encountered this issue, or has ideas for a solution.
Thanks very much!
I'm pretty new here, and looking for some advice on using OpenRocket to run a sim of a custom motor.
I'm not certain how OpenRocket is supposed to do this, but I'd like to control the center of gravity for the motor, which will change for the first couple seconds of flight as the propellant burns. My first thought was to write an equation to describe the motor's mass over time, but it would have to be a piecewise function to work during the coast phase as well. I've added a simple mass component, but when I type the equation into the 'mass' box, it just disappears after closing the component window. What I'm looking for is if anyone else has encountered this issue, or has ideas for a solution.
Thanks very much!