| step Element |
controlSurfaceStepType
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ParentsChildren| Name | Occurrences | Description |
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 relDeflection | Relative deflection. This value is an double value and must be unique with all steps. Can be seen as a kind of 'uID' of the step. The value can have any range and is not limited from 0 to 1. 0 means no deflection. The values of relDeflection define the order of the different steps (0 to the highest relDeflection for the positive deflection; 0 to the lowest (negative) value for the negative deflection (if any). | |
| innerHingeTranslation | [0, 1] | Translation of the inner hinge line point within the hinge line coordinate system. Defaults to zero. Not allowed for spoilers! |
| outerHingeTranslation | [0, 1] | Translation of the outer hinge line point within the hinge line coordinate system. Defaults to the values of the inner hinge line point. Not allowed for spoilers! |
| hingeLineRotation | [0, 1] | Positve rotation around the hinge line, heading from the inner to the outer border. Defaults to zero. |
Attributes| Name | Type | Required | Description |
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 externalDataDirectory |  string | ||
| externalDataNodePath | string | ||
| externalFileName | string |
RemarksThe deflection path of the control surface is defined within the hinge line coordinat system. This is defined as follows: The x-hinge coordinate equals the wing x-axis. The y-hinge coordinate equals the hinge line axis (see above; positive from inner to outer hinge point). The z-hinge line is perpendicular on the x-hinge and y-hinge coordinate according to the right hand rule. The rotation of the control surface is defined as rotation around the positive y-hinge line.
The deflection of the is defined in any number of steps. The deflection of the control surface is done as follows: First the x-deflection at the inner and outer border; afterwards the z-deflection of the inner and outer border; last the y-deflection of the inner border. The y-deflection is only defined at the inner border, as it is identical to the outer border. If no values for the outer border deflection are given, they default to the values of the inner border.
An example can be found below:
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