RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Aerodynamics.Athena_Vortex_Lattice.write_geometry

write_geometry

write_geometry(avl_object, run_script_path)

This function writes the translated aircraft geometry into text file read by AVL when it is called

Assumptions:

None

Source:

Drela, M. and Youngren, H., AVL, http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/avl

Inputs:

avl_object

Outputs:

None

Properties Used:

N/A

make_header_text(avl_object)

This function writes the header using the template required for the AVL executable to read

Assumptions:

None

Source:

None

Inputs:

avl_object.settings.flow_symmetry.xz_plane [-] avl_object.settings.flow_symmetry.xy_parallel [-] avl_object.settings.flow_symmetry.z_symmetry_plane [-] avl_object.vehicle.wings[‘main_wing’].areas.reference [meters**2] avl_object.vehicle.wings[‘main_wing’].chords.mean_aerodynamic [meters] avl_object.vehicle.wings[‘main_wing’].spans.projected [meters] avl_object.vehicle.mass_properties.center_of_gravity [meters] avl_object.vehicle.tag [-]

Outputs:

header_text [-]

Properties Used:

N/A

make_surface_text(avl_wing, number_of_spanwise_vortices, number_of_chordwise_vortices)

This function writes the surface text using the template required for the AVL executable to read

Assumptions:

None

Source:

None

Inputs:

avl_wing.symmetric avl_wing.tag

Outputs:

surface_text

Properties Used:

N/A

make_body_text(avl_body, number_of_chordwise_vortices)

This function writes the body text using the template required for the AVL executable to read

Assumptions:

None

Source:

None

Inputs:

avl_body.sections.horizontal avl_body.sections.vertical

Outputs:

body_text

Properties Used:

N/A

make_wing_section_text(avl_section)

This function writes the wing text using the template required for the AVL executable to read

Assumptions:

None

Source:

None

Inputs:

avl_section.origin [meters] avl_section.chord [meters] avl_section.twist [radians] avl_section.airfoil_coord_file [-]

Outputs:

wing_section_text

Properties Used:

N/A

make_body_section_text(avl_body_section)

This function writes the body text using the template required for the AVL executable to read

Assumptions:

None

Source:

None

Inputs:

avl_section.origin [meters] avl_section.chord [meters] avl_section.twist [radians] avl_section.airfoil_coord_file [-]

Outputs:

body_section_text

Properties Used:

N/A

make_controls_text(avl_control_surface)

This function writes the control surface text using the template required for the AVL executable to read

Assumptions:

None

Source:

None

Inputs:

avl_control_surface.tag [-] avl_control_surface.gain [-] avl_control_surface.x_hinge [-] avl_control_surface.hinge_vector [-] avl_control_surface.sign_duplicate [-]

Outputs:

control_text

Properties Used:

N/A