innerHingePoint Element

controlSurfaceHingePointType

Namespace: Empty

Schema: Empty

Type
Parents
Children
NameOccurrencesDescription
Sequence Sequence
      Element hingeXsi

Relative chordwise coordinate (xsi) of the hinge line point. Reference is the parent chord.

      Element hingeRelHeight

Relative hight of the hinge line point. Reference is the parent airfoil height.

Attributes
NameTypeRequiredDescription
Attribute externalDataDirectorySimple Type string
Attribute externalDataNodePathSimple Type string
Attribute externalFileNameSimple Type string
Remarks

The deflection path of a control surface is described with respect to two hinge points - one at the inner border of the control surface and one at the outer border of the control surface. Those two points are defined using the xsi and relative hight coordinates of the parent. Therefore those points can also lay outbound of the control surface. Those two points defined the hinge line, which is a straight line between the two points.

An example can be found below:

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