Path: ACPro/ACProAerodynamics
% Compute the local angle of attack.
The surface rotates by an angle delta about a body axis aB. The
freestream velocity direction in the body frame is assumed to be:
vDirB = [-cos(alpha);0;-sin(alpha)]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Form:
alphaE = LocalAngleOfAttack( alpha, aB, delta )
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
Inputs
------
alpha (1,1) Angle of attack (rad)
aB (3,1) Unit axis vector of control surface for rotation
delta (1,1) Angle of rotation about axis (rad)
------
Outputs
------
alphaE (1,1) Effective or local angle of attack at the plate.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common: Quaternion/AU2Q Common: Quaternion/QTForm Math: Linear/Cross Math: Linear/Dot Math: Linear/Unit
Back to the ACPro Module page