Path: ACPro/ACProAerodynamics
% Aerodynamic model with sideforce from a rudder.
Adds the ground effect and includes a quadratic term for the sideforce
in the drag polar.
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Form:
[cD,cC,cL] = AeroCoefficientPointMass( aE, bE, h, d )
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Inputs
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aE (1,1) Angle of attack
bE (1,1) Sideslip angle
h (1,1) Altitude
d (.) Data structure
.cCScale (1,1) Sideforce scale
.cLAlpha (1,1) Lift slope
.aE0 (1,1) Zero lift angle
.cD0 (1,1) Zero lift drag
.aL (1,1) Induced drag due to the lift
coefficient
.aC (1,1) Induced drag due to the sideforce
coefficient
.l (1,1) Wing span
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Outputs
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cD (1,1) Drag coefficient
cC (1,1) Side force coefficient
cL (1,1) Lift coefficient
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See also GroundEffect and DragPolar
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ACPro: ACProAerodynamics/DragPolar ACPro: ACProAerodynamics/GroundEffect Common: CommonData/SwooshWatermark Common: General/CellToMat Common: General/MatToCell Common: General/Watermark Common: Graphics/NewFig Common: Graphics/Plot2D Common: Graphics/PltStyle Math: Analysis/Logistic
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