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Aerospace Units

The Aerospace Toolbox functions support standard measurement systems. The Unit Conversion functions provide means for converting common measurement units from one system to another, such as converting velocity from feet per second to meters per second and vice versa.

The unit conversion functions support all units listed in this table.

QuantityMKS (SI)English

Acceleration

meters/second2 (m/s2), kilometers/second2 (km/s2), (kilometers/hour)/second (km/h-s), g-unit (g)

inches/second2 (in/s2), feet/second2 (ft/s2), (miles/hour)/second (mph/s), g-unit (g)

Angle

radian (rad), degree (deg), revolution

radian (rad), degree (deg), revolution

Angular acceleration

radians/second2 (rad/s2), degrees/second2 (deg/s2)

radians/second2 (rad/s2), degrees/second2 (deg/s2)

Angular velocity

radians/second (rad/s), degrees/second (deg/s), revolutions/minute (rpm), revolutions/second (rps)

radians/second (rad/s), degrees/second (deg/s), revolutions/minute (rpm), revolutions/second (rps)

Density

kilogram/meter3 (kg/m3)

pound mass/foot3 (lbm/ft3), slug/foot3 (slug/ft3), pound mass/inch3 (lbm/in3)

Force

newton (N)

pound (lb)

Length

meter (m)

inch (in), foot (ft), mile (mi), nautical mile (nm)

Mass

kilogram (kg)

slug (slug), pound mass (lbm)

Pressure

pascal (Pa)

pound/inch2 (psi), pound/foot2 (psf), atmosphere (atm)

Temperature

kelvin (K), degrees Celsius (oC)

degrees Fahrenheit (oF), degrees Rankine (oR)

Velocity

meters/second (m/s), kilometers/second (km/s), kilometers/hour (km/h)

inches/second (in/sec), feet/second (ft/sec), feet/minute (ft/min), miles/hour (mph), knots