pytornado.plot package¶

Submodules¶

pytornado.plot.downwash module¶

Visualisation of the VLM downwash matrix

Developed at Airinnova AB, Stockholm, Sweden.

pytornado.plot.downwash.view_downwash(vlmdata, plt_settings)¶

Visualise matrix of downwash factors

Args:

vlmdata:	(object) data structure for VLM analysis data
plt_settings:	general plot settings

pytornado.plot.makeplots module¶

Main entry point for plotting

Developed at Airinnova AB, Stockholm, Sweden.

pytornado.plot.makeplots.make_all(settings, aircraft, cur_state, vlmdata, lattice)¶

Evaluate settings and create plots accordingly

Args:

settings:	Settings instance
aircraft:	Aircraft model
vlm_struct:	VLM struct
cur_state:	Current state
lattice:	Lattice

pytornado.plot.makeplots.plot_geometry_aircraft(aircraft, plot_settings)¶

Generate 2D and 3D views of full aircraft geometry

Args:

aircraft:	(object) data structure for aircraft model
plot_settings:	Plot settings

pytornado.plot.makeplots.plot_lattice_aircraft(aircraft, lattice, plot_settings)¶

Generate 2D and 3D views of the lattice

Args:

aircraft:	(object) data structure for aircraft model
plot_settings:	Plot settings

pytornado.plot.makeplots.plot_results_aircraft(aircraft, lattice, state, vlmdata, plot_settings)¶

Generate results plot

Args:

aircraft:	(object) data structure for aircraft model
plot_settings:	Plot settings

pytornado.plot.plottools module¶

Plot tools and common plot operations

Developed at Airinnova AB, Stockholm, Sweden.

pytornado.plot.plottools.C¶: alias of pytornado.plot.plottools._Colors

pytornado.plot.plottools.PS¶: alias of pytornado.plot.plottools._PlotSettings

pytornado.plot.plottools.add_CG(axes_2d, axes_3d, aircraft)¶

Add a marker indicating the centre of gravity

Args:

axes_2d:	2D axes object (matplotlib)
axes_3d:	3D axes object (matplotlib)
aircraft:	(object) data structure for aircraft model

pytornado.plot.plottools.add_controls(axes_2d, axes_3d, aircraft)¶

Add control surfaces to axes objects

Args:

axes_2d:	2D axes object (matplotlib)
axes_3d:	3D axes object (matplotlib)
aircraft:	(object) data structure for aircraft model

pytornado.plot.plottools.add_deformation_field_points(axes_2d, axes_3d, aircraft)¶

Plot the deformation field points

Args:

axes_2d:	2D axes object (matplotlib)
axes_3d:	3D axes object (matplotlib)
aircraft:	(obj) aircraft

pytornado.plot.plottools.add_freestream_vector(axes_2d, axes_3d, state, tip_pos=array([0, 0, 0]), vector_len=3)¶

Add a free stream vector

Args:

axes_2d:	2D axes object (matplotlib)
axes_3d:	3D axes object (matplotlib)
state:	State model

pytornado.plot.plottools.add_lattice(axes_2d, axes_3d, lattice)¶

Add the VLM mesh

Args:

axes_2d:	2D axes object (matplotlib)
axes_3d:	3D axes object (matplotlib)
lattice:	Lattice object

pytornado.plot.plottools.add_results(axes_2d, axes_3d, figure_3d, vlmdata, lattice, aircraft, key)¶

Add results

Args:

axes_2d:	2D axes object (matplotlib)
axes_3d:	3D axes object (matplotlib)
figure_3d:	Figure object (matplotlib)
vlmdata:	(object) data structure for VLM analysis data
lattice:	Lattice object
aircraft:	Aircraft model
key:	Property to plot

pytornado.plot.plottools.add_wings(axes_2d, axes_3d, aircraft)¶

Add wings (segment vertices) to axes objects

Args:

axes_2d:	2D axes object (matplotlib)
axes_3d:	3D axes object (matplotlib)
aircraft:	(object) data structure for aircraft model

pytornado.plot.plottools.interpolate_quad(a, b, c, d, size)¶

Bi-linear parametrisation of arbitrarily twisted quadrilateral

Args:

a, b, c, d:	(numpy) Coordinates of corner vertices
nr, ns:	(int) Number of chord- and span-wise points

Returns:

x, y, z:	(numpy) Coordinates of NC x NS interpolated points

pytornado.plot.plottools.plot2d3d(aircraft, plot_name, plot_settings)¶

Context manager for 2D and 3D plots

Args:

aircraft:	Aircraft model
plot_name:	Name if file is to be saved
plot_settings:	Dictionary with plot settings

Yields:

A tuple with (figure_2d, axes_2d, figure_3d, axes_3d)

Note:

‘plot_name’ is used to generate a file name if plot are to be saved. A suffix ‘2D’ or ‘3D’ is added to ‘plot_name’

pytornado.plot.plottools.show_and_save(plot_settings, *figures)¶

Save and/or show plots

Args:

plot_settings:	Plot settings
figures:	Tuples with (figure_object, ‘name_of_plot’)

Module contents¶

The plot package contains the code dedicated to the visualisation of the aircraft geometry, the lattice, and a variety of results from the VLM calculations.