SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Control_Surface.Control_Surface Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Control_Surface.Control_Surface:

Public Member Functions
def	__defaults__ (self)

Public Attributes
	tag
	span
	span_fraction_start
	span_fraction_end
	hinge_fraction
	chord_fraction
	sign_duplicate
	deflection
	configuration_type
	gain
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Physical_Component.Physical_Component
	tag
	mass_properties
	origin
	symmetric
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Component.Component
	tag
	origin
	generative_design_max_per_vehicle
	generative_design_characteristics
	generative_design_special_parent

Member Function Documentation

__defaults__()

def SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Control_Surface.Control_Surface.__defaults__

(

self

)

This sets the default values of control surfaces defined in SUAVE. 

- span: the span of the control surface in meters        
- span_fraction_start: % span of the wing where the control surface starts        
- span_fraction_start: % span of the wing where the control surface starts

- hinge_fraction: number between 0.0 and 1.0. This corresponds to the location of the 
    hingeline, where 0 and 1 correspond to the leading and trailing edges, respectively, 
    of the CONTROL SURFACE (NOT the wing).
- chord_fraction: number between 0.0 and 1.0 describing the fraction of the wing's chord
    that is 'cut' out by the control surface

- sign_duplicate: 1.0 or -1.0 - the sign of the duplicate control on the mirror wing.        
    Use 1.0 for a mirrored control surface, like an elevator. Use -1.0 for an aileron.
- deflection: the angle the control surface is deflected. 
- configuration_type: the kind of control surface (e.g. single_slotted)

Assumptions:
- for chord_fraction, Slats are always cut out from the leading edge and everything else
    os cut out from the trailing edge.

Source:
N/A

Inputs:
None

Outputs:
None

Properties Used:
N/A

Reimplemented from SUAVE.Components.Physical_Component.Physical_Component.

Reimplemented in SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Aileron.Aileron, SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Elevator.Elevator, SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Flap.Flap, SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Rudder.Rudder, and SUAVE.Components.Wings.Control_Surfaces.Slat.Slat.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /Users/emiliobotero/Dropbox/SUAVE/SUAVE/trunk/SUAVE/Components/Wings/Control_Surfaces/Control_Surface.py