RCAIDE.Framework.External_Interfaces.OpenVSP

OpenVSP#

RCAIDE Package Setup

Modules

export_vsp_vehicle(vehicle, vehicle_tag[, ...])

This writes a RCAIDE vehicle to OpenVSP format.

get_fuel_tank_properties(vehicle, tag[, ...])

This function computes the center of gravity, total possible fuel mass, the available volume of each fuel tank in the vehicle through a mass properties computation in OpenVSP.

get_vsp_measurements([filename, ...])

This calls OpenVSP to compute the wetted areas or volumes of a previously written vehicle.

import_vsp_vehicle(tag[, main_wing_tag, ...])

This reads an OpenVSP vehicle geometry and writes it into a RCAIDE vehicle format.

mach_slices(vehicle, mach[, ...])

This method calculates the volume equivalent area for a vehicle for sonic boom analysis.

vsp_boom

vsp_fuselage

vsp_nacelle

vsp_rotor

vsp_wing

write_vsp_mesh(geometry, tag, ...)

This create an .stl surface mesh based on a vehicle stored in a .vsp3 file.