Attitude of the body axes, expressed
using standard aeronautical terms.
| Name |
Dimension |
Type |
Description |
| Time |
DateFormat |
Real Number |
Time. |
| Yaw |
LongitudeUnit |
Real Number |
Yaw angle between the two sets of axes. Defines
rotation about the z-axis of the reference set, which occurs in
order defined by placement of its index (3) in selected sequence in
YPR angles representation. |
| Pitch |
LatitudeUnit |
Real Number |
Pitch angle between the two sets of axes. Defines
rotation about the y-axis of the reference set, which occurs in
order defined by placement of its index (2) in selected sequence in
YPR angles representation. |
| Roll |
AngleUnit |
Real Number |
Roll angle between the two sets of axes. Defines
rotation about the x-axis of the reference set, which occurs in
order defined by placement of its index (1) in selected sequence in
YPR angles representation. |
| Bank |
AngleUnit |
Real Number |
The dihedral angle between the flight path Z axis
and the projection of the body Z axis into the flight path YZ
plane, about the direction of flight. This is the first rotation in
an Euler 1-2-3 sequence involving bank, angle of attack, then
sideslip. |
| Heading |
AngleUnit |
Real Number |
The dihedral angle between the north vector and the
velocity vector about the detic nadir vector. The velocity vector
is the velocity of the object as observed in the object's central
body fixed coordinate system. |
| Angle Of Attack |
AngleUnit |
Real Number |
The angle between the body X axis and the
projection of the velocity vector onto the body XZ plane. The
velocity vector is the velocity of the object as observed in the
object's central body fixed coordinate system. |
| Sideslip |
AngleUnit |
Real Number |
The angle between the flight direction and the
symmetry plane (i.e., the Body XZ plane). |
| Flight Path
Angle |
AngleUnit |
Real Number |
The angle between the position and velocity
vectors. The Calc Object allows a choice of coordinate systems. The
default is Earth Centered Inertial. |
| Yaw Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of yaw angle. |
| Pitch Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of pitch angle. |
| Roll Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of roll angle. |
| Bank Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of bank angle. |
| Heading Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of heading angle. |
| Angle Of
Attack Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of the angle of attack. |
| Sideslip Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of sideslip angle. |
| Flight
Path Angle Rate |
AngleRateUnit |
Real Number |
The rate of change of flight path angle. |