% Taylor, Brian R
% brtaylor@umn.edu
%
% BFF c.g. calculation
%

% setting up the environment
close all
clear all
clc

% front scale weight, grams
front_scale_gr = 4388.6;
% left winglet scale weight, grams
left_scale_gr = 525.0;
% right winglet scale weight, grams
right_scale_gr = left_scale_gr;
% distance from nose to front scale, inches
front_arm_in = 18.625;
% distance from nose to aft scale, inches
aft_arm_in = 42.625;

% finding the aft weight, grams
aft_gr = left_scale_gr + right_scale_gr;
% finding the total weight, grams
tot_gr = front_scale_gr + aft_gr;
% finding the center of gravity location, inches
cg_in = (front_scale_gr*front_arm_in + aft_gr*aft_arm_in)/tot_gr;
% converting the total weight from grams to lbs
tot_lbs = tot_gr*0.00220462;