RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Segments.Segment

Segment

class Segment(*args, **kwarg)

Bases: Component

A class representing a wing segment that defines a portion of a wing’s geometry.

tag

Unique identifier for the segment, defaults to ‘segment’

Type:

str

prev

Link to previous segment in wing, defaults to None

Type:

Component

next

Link to next segment in wing, defaults to None

Type:

Component

percent_span_location

Spanwise location as fraction of wing span, defaults to 0.0

Type:

float

twist

Local twist angle, defaults to 0.0

Type:

float

taper

Local taper ratio, defaults to 0.0

Type:

float

root_chord_percent

Root chord as fraction of wing root chord, defaults to 0.0

Type:

float

dihedral_outboard

Dihedral angle of outboard section, defaults to 0.0

Type:

float

thickness_to_chord

Local thickness-to-chord ratio, defaults to 0.0

Type:

float

sweeps

Collection of sweep angles

• quarter_chordfloat

  Quarter-chord sweep angle, defaults to 0.0

• leading_edgefloat

  Leading edge sweep angle, defaults to None

Type:

Data

chords

Collection of chord lengths

• mean_aerodynamicfloat

  Mean aerodynamic chord, defaults to 0.0

Type:

Data

areas

Collection of area measurements

• referencefloat

  Reference area, defaults to 0.0

• exposedfloat

  Exposed area, defaults to 0.0

• wettedfloat

  Wetted area, defaults to 0.0

Type:

Data

Airfoil

Collection of airfoil definitions, initialized empty

Type:

Container

Notes

Wing segments are used to build up complete wing geometries by defining local properties at various spanwise locations.

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Wing

Parent wing class that uses segments

RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Main_Wing

Main wing implementation using segments

append_airfoil(airfoil)

Adds an airfoil definition to the segment.

Parameters:

airfoil (Data) – Airfoil data to be added to the segment

class Segment_Container(*args, **kwarg)

Bases: Container

Container class for managing wing segments. Provides organization and access methods for segment components.

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Segments.Segment

The segment components stored in this container

get_children()

Returns a list of allowable child component types for the segment container.

Returns:

Empty list as segments do not contain child components

Return type:

list