Mach Number

Compute Mach number using velocity and speed of sound

Libraries:
Aerospace Blockset / Flight Parameters

Description

The Mach Number block computes the Mach number. The Mach number is defined as

$M a c h = \frac{\sqrt{V \cdot V}}{a},$

where a is the speed of sound and V is the velocity vector.

Address the technical and process challenges of aircraft design using the design of a lightweight aircraft.

Velocity vector, specified as an 3-element vector.

Data Types: double

Speed of sound, specified as a 1-by-1 array.

Data Types: double

Mach number, returned as a scalar.

Data Types: double

Introduced before R2006a