Source code for RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Elevator
# RCAIDE/Compoments/Wings/Control_Surfaces/Elevator.py
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# Created: Mar 2024, M. Clarke
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# IMPORT
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# RCAIDE imports
from .Control_Surface import Control_Surface
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# Elevator
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class Elevator(Control_Surface):
"""
A class representing an elevator control surface for aircraft pitch control.
Attributes
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tag : str
Unique identifier for the elevator, defaults to 'elevator'
hinge_fraction : float
Location of the hinge line as fraction of chord, defaults to 0.0
sign_duplicate : float
Sign convention for duplicate elevator deflection, defaults to 1.0
(synchronized deflection for pitch control)
Notes
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The elevator is a trailing edge control surface used primarily for pitch control.
It inherits basic control surface functionality from the Control_Surface class
and adds specific attributes for elevator operation.
**Definitions**
'Hinge Fraction'
The chordwise location of the elevator hinge line, measured from the leading
edge as a fraction of local chord
'Sign Duplicate'
Determines whether paired elevators deflect in the same or opposite directions.
1.0 indicates synchronized deflection for pitch control
See Also
--------
RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Control_Surface
Base class providing common control surface functionality
RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Stabilator
Alternative pitch control using all-moving horizontal tail
"""
def __defaults__(self):
"""
Sets default values for the elevator attributes.
Notes
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See Control_Surface.__defaults__ for additional inherited attributes.
"""
self.tag = 'elevator'
self.hinge_fraction = 0.0
self.sign_duplicate = 1.0
pass
