Generating line equation describing an axisymetric body (blunt sphere-cone)

I am attempting to generate a script file which will generate the equation of a line in 2d for an axisymetric body. I am wishing to create a radially-nosed frustrum wich then has a shoulder radius at the widest point. The symetry is taken about the X axis, with (0,0) denoting the origin of the co-ordinate scheme.
I have user definable variables of nose radius, body radius, cone semiangle, shoulder radius.
I can extrapolate the points of tangency between the nose radius and frustrum, and shoulder radius and frustrum.
code extract following:
%This script will generate the forebody heatshield geometry of a generic %aeroshell
%state the known input variables
%Rb Body radius
%Rs Shoulder radius
%Rn Nose radius
%THETA frustrum semi-angle
%define the co-ordinates of the sphere-frustrum and frustrum-shoulder line %segments
% x and y co-ordinates of nose-frustrum tangent: xtn=Rn*[1-sin(THETA)]; ytn=Rn*cos(THETA);
% x and y co-ordinates of frustrum-shoulder tangent
xts=Rn*[1-sin(THETA)]+[Rb-Rn*cos(THETA)-Rs*(1-cos(THETA))]*cot(THETA); yts=(Rb-Rn)*[1-cos(THETA)];
%Rl Forebody depth = (xts+Rs) Rl=(xts+Rs);
%define origin and end points of the line x1=0; y1=0;
x2=Rl; y2=0;
%define the length of the line for the aeroshell x axis
%x=linspace(x1,R1,x2);
%create the function describing the line %interim equation for frustrum XF=linspace(254.7,1754.1,1499);
YF=0.994*(XF); plot(XF,YF)
% plot the graph of the function.
figure(1) plot(XF,YF,'r+-') axis square
% plot a surface plot of the function above to create 3D body % use the cylinder command to obtain the desired geometry.
figure(2) [X,Y,Z] = cylinder(YF); surf(Z,Y,X); axis square colorbar
%plot surface normal vectors
figure(3) [X,Y,Z] = cylinder(YF); surfnorm(-Z,-Y,-X,'FaceColor','green','EdgeColor','none'); axis square, grid on,camlight left; lighting phong
%rotate the line function around axis of symetry
%create a surface plot of the line
I would like to create the line equation describing this curve which can then be plotted against an x axis x axis linespace command. The cylinder plot commander and surface normal vectors will be used to generate the plot form the data produced
Given my available data variables, how can i either interpolate all of the line points, or create an equation describing the entire line? If further clarification or images are required I can upload them.

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Asked:

Tom
on 28 Oct 2013

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