RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Weights.plot_weight_breakdown

plot_weight_breakdown

plot_weight_breakdown(vehicle, save_figure=False, show_figure=True, show_legend=True, SI_Units=True, save_filename='Weight_Breakdown', aircraft_name=None, file_type='.png', width=10, height=7.2)

Creates an interactive sunburst visualization of aircraft weight breakdown.

Parameters:

• vehicle (Vehicle) –

  RCAIDE vehicle data structure containing:

  • weight_breakdownData

    Hierarchical weight data with structure:

    • zero_fuel_weightfloat

      Aircraft weight without fuel

    • max_takeofffloat

      Maximum takeoff weight

    • systemsData

      System weights containing:

      • totalfloat

        Total systems weight

      • [system_name]float/Data

        Individual system weights/subcomponents

    • fuelfloat

      Total fuel weight

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

• show_figure (bool, optional) – Flag to display interactive plot (default: True)

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

• SI_Units (bool, optional) – If True, display weights in kg If False, display weights in lbs (default: True)

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

• aircraft_name (str, optional) – Name to display in plot title (default: None)

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

• width (float, optional) – Figure width in inches (default: 10)

• height (float, optional) – Figure height in inches (default: 7.2)

Returns:

fig – Handle to the generated figure containing:

Return type:

plotly.graph_objects.Figure

Notes

Creates visualization showing:

• Hierarchical weight breakdown

• Weight percentages

• Multi-level weight relationships

• Interactive exploration

Major Assumptions

• All weights are positive

• Hierarchy is properly structured

• No duplicate component names

• Subcomponent weights sum to totals

Definitions

‘Weight Breakdown’

Hierarchical decomposition of vehicle mass

‘Weight Fraction’

Component weight divided by total weight

‘Zero Fuel Weight’

Aircraft weight excluding fuel

‘Maximum Takeoff Weight’

Maximum allowable total weight

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Analysis.Weights

Weight analysis tools