controlSurfacesType

The movable parts of the wing that the component segment carries: leading edge devices such as slats (leadingEdgeDevices), trailing edge devices such as flaps and ailerons (trailingEdgeDevices) and spoilers (spoilers). They are positioned in the relative coordinates η and ξ of the component segment (componentSegmentType).

All control surfaces are described in the same way:

outerShape: an inner and an outer border. Each border is a section of the wing through two points on the chord surface of the component segment. The control surface is the part of the wing between the two borders: its edges inside the wing are straight lines in space, and its upper and lower surface and its leading or trailing edge are those of the wing, also across a kink.
path: the hinge line and the steps of the deflection.
wingCutOut, structure, tracks and actuators (optional): the cut-out in the wing, the structure of the control surface and its mechanical links to the wing.

Top view of a wing with a flap at the trailing edge inboard of the kink, a spoiler in front of it and a slat at the leading edge outboard of the kink; the leading and trailing edge points of the inner and outer border of the flap are marked

The figure shows the flap, the slat and the spoiler of the example below in the top view, and the points of the chord surface that define the inner and the outer border of the flap.

Example

The control surfaces of the component segment of the wing shown in wingType; each control surface is shown in the documentation of its type:

<componentSegment uID="Wing_componentSegment">
    ...
    <controlSurfaces>
        <leadingEdgeDevices>
            <leadingEdgeDevice uID="Wing_slat">
                ...
            </leadingEdgeDevice>
        </leadingEdgeDevices>
        <trailingEdgeDevices>
            <trailingEdgeDevice uID="Wing_flap">
                ...
            </trailingEdgeDevice>
        </trailingEdgeDevices>
        <spoilers>
            <spoiler uID="Wing_spoiler">
                ...
            </spoiler>
        </spoilers>
    </controlSurfaces>
</componentSegment>

Slat, flap and spoiler of a component segment

Attributes

Name	Type	Use	Description
`@externalDataDirectory`	`xsd:string`	optional	Directory of the external data file
`@externalDataNodePath`	`xsd:string`	optional	Path of the node inside the external data file
`@externalFileName`	`xsd:string`	optional	Name of the external data file

Child elements

Name	Type	OccurrenceHow often the element may appear at this place. The schema writes it as minOccurs and maxOccurs on the declaration.	Description
allThe children below may appear in any order. Each may appear at most once.
`leadingEdgeDevices`	`leadingEdgeDevicesType`	[0..1] optional	Leading edge devices, e.g. slats
`trailingEdgeDevices`	`trailingEdgeDevicesType`	[0..1] optional	Trailing edge devices, e.g. flaps and ailerons
`spoilers`	`spoilersType`	[0..1] optional	Spoilers

controlSurfacesType

Attributes

Child elements

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