Modelling missiles without access or knowledge of Missile DATCOM

I want to model a missile in Simulink, however the aerospace toolbox requires a Missile DATCOM file for the stability derivatives I am only familiar with fortran basics and since I am not a US citizen or an industry professional, I have no access to that edition/release of DATCOM.

What are my options, when it comes to modelling rockets and missiles on Simulink? Any pointers and help will be much appriciated.

Answer 1

[Lucien Hollins]

Great question!

You can refer to the following link to learn about a generic missile example based on publicly available references:

Designing a Guidance System in MATLAB and Simulink - MATLAB & Simulink (mathworks.com)

When you use the command openExample('simulink_aerospace/DesigningAGuidanceSystemInMATLABAndSimulinkExample') in the MATLAB command line, Simulink will open and load the model parameters into the Matlab workspace. You can refer to these when designing your own model.

I hope this helps!