MATLAB Microelectronic Coding Problem - Total Ionizing Dose Problem Set

Students research shielding density provided by a variety of materials to protect CubeSats.  The shields must protect the satellite from the harsh environment yet remain small and light.

For this problem students will need to write a main and sub-function.

The sub-function must be able to:

1. Accepts two inputs:

   1. The name of material being used

   2. The thickness of the material in mm

2. Choose the density that corresponds with the inputted material

   1. Display a meaningful error message if material is not valid

3. Calculate the shielding density from the thickness and material density following equation (1) using proper units

4. Returns one output: surface density in

The main function must be able to:

1. Accept no inputs

2. Call the sub-function to calculate surface densities for material thicknesses 0.5mm, 1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, and 5mm, for all materials using a for loop

   1. Create a row vector for each material in the process

3. Create and display a matrix using the vectors for each material following the format below. Use print statements to indicate the thicknesses and materials for each section.