Source code for RCAIDE.Framework.Mission.Segments.Vertical_Flight.Hover
# RCAIDE/Framework/Analyses/Mission/Segments/Vertical_Flight/Hover.py
#
#
# Created: Jul 2023, M. Clarke
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# IMPORT
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# RCAIDE imports
from RCAIDE.Framework.Core import Units
from RCAIDE.Framework.Mission.Segments.Evaluate import Evaluate
from RCAIDE.Library.Mission import Common,Segments
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Hover
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[docs]
class Hover(Evaluate):
""" A stationary hover for VTOL aircraft. No aerodynamic drag and lift are used, since there is no velocity.
Assumptions:
None
Source:
None
"""
def __defaults__(self):
""" This sets the default solver flow. Anything in here can be modified after initializing a segment.
Assumptions:
None
Source:
N/A
Inputs:
None
Outputs:
None
Properties Used:
None
"""
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# User Inputs
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
self.altitude = None
self.time = 1.0 * Units.seconds
self.true_course = 0.0 * Units.degrees
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Mission specific processes
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
initialize = self.process.initialize
iterate = self.process.iterate
initialize.conditions = Segments.Vertical_Flight.Hover.initialize_conditions
iterate.residuals.flight_dynamics = Common.Residuals.flight_dynamics
return
