AeroDynamic Utilities

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This section explains the functions that are used in defining the Flight Loads dynamics and maintaining it and its environment.

flds_steady_aerodyn_forceq_cre	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, force, moment, force_type )

Description:
This function creates the Aerodynamic Force/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Force/Q vector
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	force	The id of the Force field
INTEGER	moment	The id of the Moment field
STRING	force_type	Force Type: “Structural” or “Aero”
Output:
None.

Description:

This function creates the Aerodynamic Force/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Force/Q vector

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

force

The id of the Force field

INTEGER

moment

The id of the Moment field

STRING

force_type

Force Type: “Structural” or “Aero”

Output:

None.

flds_steady_aerodyn_forceq_get	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, force, moment, force_type )

Description:
This function gets the data for the specified Aerodynamic Force/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Force/Q vector to get
Output:
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	force	The id of the Force field
INTEGER	moment	The id of the Moment field
STRING	force_type	Force Type: “Structural” or “Aero”

Description:

This function gets the data for the specified Aerodynamic Force/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Force/Q vector to get

Output:

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

force

The id of the Force field

INTEGER

moment

The id of the Moment field

STRING

force_type

Force Type: “Structural” or “Aero”

flds_steady_aerodyn_forceq_mod	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, force, moment, force_type )

Description:
This function modifies the specified Aerodynamic Force/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Force/Q vector to modify
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	force	The id of the Force field
INTEGER	moment	The id of the Moment field
STRING	force_type	Force Type: “Structural” or “Aero”
Output:
None.

Description:

This function modifies the specified Aerodynamic Force/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Force/Q vector to modify

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

force

The id of the Force field

INTEGER

moment

The id of the Moment field

STRING

force_type

Force Type: “Structural” or “Aero”

Output:

None.

flds_steady_aerodyn_nwashq_cre	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, norm_wash )

Description:
This function creates the Aerodynamic Normalwash/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Normalwash/Q vector
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	norm_wash	The id of the Normalwash field
Output:
None.

Description:

This function creates the Aerodynamic Normalwash/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Normalwash/Q vector

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

norm_wash

The id of the Normalwash field

Output:

None.

flds_steady_aerodyn_nwashq_get	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, norm_wash )

Description:
This function gets the data for the specified Aerodynamic Normalwash/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Normalwash/Q vector to get
Output:
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	norm_wash	The id of the Normalwash field

Description:

This function gets the data for the specified Aerodynamic Normalwash/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Normalwash/Q vector to get

Output:

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

norm_wash

The id of the Normalwash field

flds_steady_aerodyn_nwashq_mod	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, norm_wash )

Description:
This function modifies the specified Aerodynamic Normalwas/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Normalwash/Q vector to modify
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	norm_wash	The id of the Normalwash field
Output:
None.

Description:

This function modifies the specified Aerodynamic Normalwas/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Normalwash/Q vector to modify

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

norm_wash

The id of the Normalwash field

Output:

None.

flds_steady_aerodyn_pressq_cre	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, top_pres, bot_pres, num_box )

Description:
This function creates the Aerodynamic Pressure/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Pressure/Q vector
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	top_pres	The id of the Top Surface Pressure field
INTEGER	bot_pres	The id of the Bottom/Delta Surface Pressure field
INTEGER	num_box	A flag identifying if both the Top and the Bottom Pressure
Output:
None.

Description:

This function creates the Aerodynamic Pressure/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Pressure/Q vector

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

top_pres

The id of the Top Surface Pressure field

INTEGER

bot_pres

The id of the Bottom/Delta Surface Pressure field

INTEGER

num_box

A flag identifying if both the Top and the Bottom Pressure

Output:

None.

flds_steady_aerodyn_pressq_get	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, top_pres, bot_pres, num_box )

Description:
This function gets the data for the specified Aerodynamic Pressure/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Pressure/Q vector to get
Output:
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	top_pres	The id of the Top Surface Pressure field
INTEGER	bot_pres	The id of the Bottom/Delta Surface Pressure field
INTEGER	num_box	A flag identifying if both the Top and the Bottom Pressure

Description:

This function gets the data for the specified Aerodynamic Pressure/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Pressure/Q vector to get

Output:

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

top_pres

The id of the Top Surface Pressure field

INTEGER

bot_pres

The id of the Bottom/Delta Surface Pressure field

INTEGER

num_box

A flag identifying if both the Top and the Bottom Pressure

flds_steady_aerodyn_pressq_mod	( vector_name, coord_label, xz_sym, xy_sym, mach_num, num_of_rbm, rbm_values, num_of_cntrl_devs, cntrl_dev_values, lbc_set_sf, top_pres, bot_pres, num_box )

Description:
This function modifies the specified Aerodynamic Pressure/Q vector.
Input:
STRING	vector_name	Name of the Pressure/Q vector to modify
INTEGER	coord_label	The label of the coordinate frame
INTEGER	xz_sym	The label of the XZ Symmetry
INTEGER	xy_sym	The label of the XY Symmetry
REAL	mach_num	The Mach number
INTEGER	num_of_rbm	The number of Rigid Body Motions defined
REAL	rbm_values()	Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values
INTEGER	num_of_cntrl_devs	The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.
REAL	cntrl_dev_values()	Array of all the defined Control Device values
REAL	lbc_set_sf	The Load.BC Set Scale Factor
INTEGER	top_pres	The id of the Top Surface Pressure field
INTEGER	bot_pres	The id of the Bottom/Delta Surface Pressure field
INTEGER	num_box	A flag identifying if both the Top and the Bottom Pressure
Output:
None.

Description:

This function modifies the specified Aerodynamic Pressure/Q vector.

Input:

STRING

vector_name

Name of the Pressure/Q vector to modify

INTEGER

coord_label

The label of the coordinate frame

INTEGER

xz_sym

The label of the XZ Symmetry

INTEGER

xy_sym

The label of the XY Symmetry

REAL

mach_num

The Mach number

INTEGER

num_of_rbm

The number of Rigid Body Motions defined

REAL

rbm_values()

Array of all the defined Rigid Body Motion values

INTEGER

num_of_cntrl_devs

The number of Control Devices defined. This includes General Controllers and both the linear and nonlinear Control Surfaces.

REAL

cntrl_dev_values()

Array of all the defined Control Device values

REAL

lbc_set_sf

The Load.BC Set Scale Factor

INTEGER

top_pres

The id of the Top Surface Pressure field

INTEGER

bot_pres

The id of the Bottom/Delta Surface Pressure field

INTEGER

num_box

A flag identifying if both the Top and the Bottom Pressure

Output:

None.