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Slant2DownEL
MATLAB
[DownRange ht] = Slant2DownEL(L,hp,el,[EarthRadius])
Description

Converts a slant range at a given elevation angle to a downrange along the curved-earth surface and a target altitude

Parameters
Parameters 
Description 
L [scalar] 
Target slant range (m) 
hp [scalar] 
Platform altitude above surface of the earth (m) 
el [scalar] 
Elevation angle from platform to target measured from horizontal (rad). Up is positive and down is negative. 
EarthRadius [scalar] 
(Optional) Earth radius to use (m) - assumes spherical Earth and defaults to WGS84 mean Earth radius. 
Return Values
Return Values 
Description 
DownRange [scalar] 
Target downrange along curved-earth surface 
ht [scalar] 
Target altitude 
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