controlSurfaceStepType

complexType · extension complexBaseType · all

Step of a deflection path

The deflection of the control surface at one value of the control parameter: the translation of the hinge points and the rotation about the hinge line (see controlSurfacePathType).

Attributes

NameTypeConstraintsUseDefaultDescription
@externalDataDirectoryxsd:stringoptionalDirectory of the external data file
@externalDataNodePathxsd:stringoptionalPath of the node inside the external data file
@externalFileNamexsd:stringoptionalName of the external data file

Child elements

NameTypeConstraintsOccurrenceHow often the element may appear at this place. The schema writes it as minOccurs and maxOccurs on the declaration.DefaultDescription
allThe children below may appear in any order. Each may appear at most once.
controlParameterdoubleBaseType[1..1] requiredControl parameter of the step, see the control parameters in cpacsType
innerHingeTranslationpointType[0..1] optionalTranslation of the inner hinge point along the axes of the wing coordinate system (default: 0; not used for spoilers) [m]
outerHingeTranslationpointXZType[0..1] optionalTranslation of the outer hinge point along the x- and z-axis of the wing coordinate system (default: 0; not used for spoilers); in y, the outer hinge point moves with the inner one [m]
hingeLineRotationdoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalRotation about the hinge line, right-handed about the direction from the inner to the outer hinge point (default: 0) [deg]

Used by

In a dataset · 9 paths

In the schema · 1 declaration

TypeName
controlSurfaceStepsTypestep