RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Mission.plot_flight_trajectory

plot_flight_trajectory

plot_flight_trajectory(results, line_color='bo-', line_color2='rs--', save_figure=False, show_legend=True, save_filename='Flight_Trajectory', file_type='.png', width=11, height=7)

Creates a multi-panel visualization of aircraft trajectory and mission profile.

Parameters:

• results (Results) –

  RCAIDE results data structure containing:

  • segments[i].conditions.frames.inertial.time[:,0]

    Time history for each segment

  • segments[i].conditions.frames.inertial.aircraft_range[:,0]

    Range history for each segment

  • segments[i].conditions.frames.inertial.position_vector[:,0:3]

    3D position vector containing:

    • [:,0]: x-position

    • [:,1]: y-position

    • [:,2]: z-position

  • segments[i].tag

    Name/identifier of each segment

• line_color (str, optional) – Primary line style specification (default: ‘bo-‘)

• line_color2 (str, optional) – Secondary line style specification (default: ‘rs–‘)

• save_figure (bool, optional) – Flag for saving the figure (default: False)

• show_legend (bool, optional) – Flag to display segment legend (default: True)

• save_filename (str, optional) – Name of file for saved figure (default: “Flight_Trajectory”)

• file_type (str, optional) – File extension for saved figure (default: “.png”)

• width (float, optional) – Figure width in inches (default: 11)

• height (float, optional) – Figure height in inches (default: 7)

Returns:

fig –

Handle to the generated figure containing four subplots:

• Range vs time

• Top view (x-y plane)

• Altitude vs time

• 3D trajectory

Return type:

matplotlib.figure.Figure

Notes

Creates a four-panel plot showing:

1. Mission range profile

2. Top-down view of flight path

3. Altitude profile

4. Complete 3D trajectory

Major Assumptions

• Time is in minutes

• Range is in nautical miles

• Position coordinates are in meters

• Z-axis points downward in inertial frame

Definitions

‘Range’

Total ground distance covered

‘Ground Track’

Projection of flight path onto x-y plane

‘Altitude Profile’

Variation of height with time

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Mission.plot_flight_conditions

Detailed flight condition analysis

RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Mission.plot_aircraft_velocities

Aircraft speed profiles