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   Dipole vector needed to produce a torque given the magnetic field over time.
   This minimizes the weighted sum of the following cost functional:

   J = (t + Cross(b,m))'(t + Cross(b,m))' + m'm

   where t is constant over the period of time for which b is entered.

   If b is not entered it computes the magnetic field for an orbit 
   whose radius is 7000 km and inclination is 28.4 deg. The default t is
   [1e-5;-1e-5;2.e-5]. The demo is run by typing:

   MagControlThreeAxis

   The dipole results are in ATM^2. If there are no outputs the function will 
   make plots of the user inputs.
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   Form:
   [m, lambda, e] = MagControlThreeAxis( t, b, time )
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   Inputs
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   t               (3,1)   Torque
   b               (3,:)   Magnetic field vector in the torque frame
   time            (1,:)   Time vector corresponding to b

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   Outputs
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   m               (3,:)   Magnetic dipole vector needed
   lambda          (3,1)   Costates
   e               (3,1)   Torque error

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