IAircraftDynamics
USI.Core
Provides simulator-neutral aerodynamic and motion values for the user aircraft.
public interface IAircraftDynamicsMethods
TryGetAerodynamicReferenceCharacteristicsAsync
public Task<USIResult<AircraftAerodynamicReferenceCharacteristics>> TryGetAerodynamicReferenceCharacteristicsAsync()Gets one immutable snapshot of the aircraft's authored aerodynamic reference angles, lift-curve slope, and static-pitch stability angle.
TryGetAirflowForwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetAirflowForwardVelocityAsync()Gets air-relative forward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetAirflowRightwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetAirflowRightwardVelocityAsync()Gets air-relative rightward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetAirflowUpwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetAirflowUpwardVelocityAsync()Gets air-relative upward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetAirRelativeCourseDegreesTrueAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetAirRelativeCourseDegreesTrueAsync()Gets the aircraft's direction of travel through the surrounding air mass in degrees true, normalized to zero inclusive and 360 exclusive.
TryGetAirRelativeFlightPathAngleDegreesAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetAirRelativeFlightPathAngleDegreesAsync()Gets the aircraft's air-relative flight-path angle in degrees, positive above the local horizontal plane.
TryGetAirRelativeTrajectoryAsync
public Task<USIResult<AirRelativeTrajectory>> TryGetAirRelativeTrajectoryAsync()Gets the composed true course and vertical flight-path angle of the aircraft relative to the surrounding air mass.
TryGetAngleOfAttackAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetAngleOfAttackAsync()Gets flight-model angle of attack in degrees.
TryGetAttainedLoadFactorExtremaAsync
public Task<USIResult<AircraftLoadFactorExtrema>> TryGetAttainedLoadFactorExtremaAsync()Gets the minimum and maximum load factors attained over the provider's current observation interval.
TryGetAxialLoadFactorAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetAxialLoadFactorAsync()Gets axial load factor along the aircraft's longitudinal body axis, in multiples of standard gravity.
TryGetBodyAngularAccelerationsAsync
public Task<USIResult<BodyAngularAccelerationVector>> TryGetBodyAngularAccelerationsAsync()Gets composed roll, pitch, and yaw accelerations in degrees per second squared.
TryGetBodyAngularRatesAsync
public Task<USIResult<BodyAngularVelocityVector>> TryGetBodyAngularRatesAsync()Gets composed roll, pitch, and yaw rates in degrees per second.
TryGetBodyForwardAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetBodyForwardAccelerationAsync()Gets aircraft-relative forward acceleration in feet per second squared.
TryGetBodyForwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetBodyForwardVelocityAsync()Gets aircraft-relative forward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetBodyLoadFactorsAsync
public Task<USIResult<AircraftBodyLoadFactors>> TryGetBodyLoadFactorsAsync()Gets one immutable normal, axial, and lateral body-axis load-factor snapshot in multiples of standard gravity.
TryGetBodyRelativeAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<BodyRelativeAccelerationVector>> TryGetBodyRelativeAccelerationAsync()Gets a composed aircraft-relative acceleration vector in feet per second squared.
TryGetBodyRelativeAirflowAsync
public Task<USIResult<BodyRelativeAirflowVector>> TryGetBodyRelativeAirflowAsync()Gets the velocity of air relative to the aircraft in the common right/up/forward frame.
TryGetBodyRelativeVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<BodyRelativeVelocityVector>> TryGetBodyRelativeVelocityAsync()Gets a composed aircraft-relative velocity vector in feet per second.
TryGetBodyRightwardAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetBodyRightwardAccelerationAsync()Gets aircraft-relative rightward acceleration in feet per second squared.
TryGetBodyRightwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetBodyRightwardVelocityAsync()Gets aircraft-relative rightward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetBodyUpwardAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetBodyUpwardAccelerationAsync()Gets aircraft-relative upward acceleration in feet per second squared.
TryGetBodyUpwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetBodyUpwardVelocityAsync()Gets aircraft-relative upward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetDynamicPressurePoundsPerSquareFootAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetDynamicPressurePoundsPerSquareFootAsync()Gets aerodynamic dynamic pressure in pounds-force per square foot.
TryGetEarthRelativeAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<EarthRelativeAccelerationVector>> TryGetEarthRelativeAccelerationAsync()Gets a composed earth-relative acceleration vector in feet per second squared.
TryGetEarthRelativeVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<EarthRelativeVelocityVector>> TryGetEarthRelativeVelocityAsync()Gets a composed earth-relative velocity vector in feet per second.
TryGetEastwardAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetEastwardAccelerationAsync()Gets earth-relative eastward acceleration in feet per second squared.
TryGetEastwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetEastwardVelocityAsync()Gets earth-relative eastward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetFlightPathAngleDegreesAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetFlightPathAngleDegreesAsync()Gets actual earth-relative flight-path angle in degrees, positive above the local horizontal plane.
TryGetForceAndMomentSnapshotAsync
public Task<USIResult<AircraftForceAndMomentSnapshot>> TryGetForceAndMomentSnapshotAsync()Gets an immutable source-preserving decomposition of aircraft force and moment in stable SI units and common body axes.
TryGetHoverInducedVelocityMetersPerSecondAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetHoverInducedVelocityMetersPerSecondAsync()Gets the aircraft-wide difference between average rotor inflow and outflow velocity in meters per second. This is not propwash speed.
TryGetLateralLoadFactorAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetLateralLoadFactorAsync()Gets lateral load factor along the aircraft's transverse body axis, in multiples of standard gravity.
TryGetNormalLoadFactorAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetNormalLoadFactorAsync()Gets normal load factor in multiples of standard gravity.
TryGetNorthwardAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetNorthwardAccelerationAsync()Gets earth-relative northward acceleration in feet per second squared.
TryGetNorthwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetNorthwardVelocityAsync()Gets earth-relative northward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetPitchAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetPitchAccelerationAsync()Gets body-axis pitch acceleration in degrees per second squared.
TryGetPitchRateAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetPitchRateAsync()Gets body-axis pitch rate in degrees per second.
TryGetRollAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetRollAccelerationAsync()Gets body-axis roll acceleration in degrees per second squared.
TryGetRollRateAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetRollRateAsync()Gets body-axis roll rate in degrees per second.
TryGetSideslipAngleAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetSideslipAngleAsync()Gets aerodynamic sideslip angle in degrees.
TryGetSideslipRateDegreesPerSecondAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetSideslipRateDegreesPerSecondAsync()Gets the instantaneous rate of change of aerodynamic sideslip angle in degrees per second. This is distinct from body-axis yaw rate.
TryGetSnapshotAsync
public Task<USIResult<AircraftMotionSnapshot>> TryGetSnapshotAsync()Gets one immutable common snapshot of aerodynamic and three-axis motion.
TryGetSurfaceContactsAsync
public Task<USIResult<IReadOnlyList<AircraftSurfaceContact>>> TryGetSurfaceContactsAsync()Gets the currently active physical surface contacts reported for the aircraft, in common body axes and units.
TryGetTotalSpeedFeetPerSecondAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetTotalSpeedFeetPerSecondAsync()Gets total earth-relative aircraft speed in feet per second.
TryGetTouchdownNormalVelocityFeetPerSecondAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetTouchdownNormalVelocityFeetPerSecondAsync()Gets the aircraft's last touchdown velocity normal to the surface in feet per second. The provider's signed physical value is preserved.
TryGetTurnRateAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetTurnRateAsync()Gets aircraft turn-indicator rate in degrees per second.
TryGetUpwardAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetUpwardAccelerationAsync()Gets earth-relative upward acceleration in feet per second squared.
TryGetUpwardVelocityAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetUpwardVelocityAsync()Gets earth-relative upward velocity in feet per second.
TryGetWakeTurbulenceEffectRatioAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetWakeTurbulenceEffectRatioAsync()Gets the fraction of modeled wake-turbulence force applied to this aircraft, from zero (suppressed) through one (full effect).
TryGetWindshieldAirflowSpeedFeetPerSecondAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetWindshieldAirflowSpeedFeetPerSecondAsync()Gets the speed of airflow over the windshield in feet per second.
TryGetYawAccelerationAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetYawAccelerationAsync()Gets body-axis yaw acceleration in degrees per second squared.
TryGetYawRateAsync
public Task<USIResult<Double>> TryGetYawRateAsync()Gets body-axis yaw rate in degrees per second.
TrySetWakeTurbulenceEffectRatioAsync
public Task<USIResult> TrySetWakeTurbulenceEffectRatioAsync(double ratio)Sets the fraction of modeled wake-turbulence force applied to this aircraft, from zero (suppressed) through one (full effect).