Source code for RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Rudder
# RCAIDE/Compoments/Wings/Control_Surfaces/Rudder.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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# Rudder
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class Rudder(Control_Surface):
"""
A class representing a rudder control surface for aircraft directional control.
Attributes
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tag : str
Unique identifier for the rudder, defaults to 'rudder'
hinge_fraction : float
Location of the hinge line as fraction of chord, defaults to 0.0
sign_duplicate : float
Sign convention for duplicate rudder deflection, defaults to 1.0
(typically only one rudder per aircraft)
Notes
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The rudder is a trailing edge control surface mounted on the vertical tail, used
primarily for yaw control. It inherits basic control surface functionality from
the Control_Surface class and adds specific attributes for rudder operation.
**Definitions**
'Hinge Fraction'
The chordwise location of the rudder hinge line, measured from the leading
edge as a fraction of local chord
'Sign Duplicate'
Determines whether paired rudders (if present) deflect in the same or
opposite directions. Typically 1.0 as most aircraft have a single rudder
See Also
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RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Control_Surface
Base class providing common control surface functionality
RCAIDE.Library.Components.Wings.Vertical_Tail_All_Moving
Alternative yaw control using all-moving vertical tail
"""
def __defaults__(self):
"""
Sets default values for the rudder attributes.
Notes
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See Control_Surface.__defaults__ for additional inherited attributes.
"""
self.tag = 'rudder'
self.hinge_fraction = 0.0
self.sign_duplicate = 1.0
pass
