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Discrete Wind Gust Model

A model of a single gust of wind.

blockType: SubSystem

Path in the library:

/Aerospace/Environment/Wind/Discrete Wind Gust Model

Description

Block Discrete Wind Gust Model implements a model of a single gust of wind along three independent axes in a connected coordinate system.

The model is described by dependency:

Where

  • — the force of a gust of wind along the corresponding axis, m/s;

  • — the length of the gust along the corresponding axis, m;

  • — the distance traveled along the corresponding axis, m;

  • — the wind speed along the corresponding axis in the associated coordinate system, m/s.

Distance traveled calculated by integrating airspeed along the corresponding axis.

Block Discrete Wind Gust Model works in SI units.

Ports

Entrance

V (m/s) — airspeed
scalar

Airspeed of the aircraft, m/s.

Data types: Float64

Output

Vwind (m/s) — wind speed
vector 3 by 1

The components of the wind speed in the associated coordinate system, m/ s.

Data types: Float64

Parameters

Gust start time (sec) — Gust start time
5.0 (by default) | scalar

The time when the gust of wind begins, with.

Gust length [dx dy dz] (m): — gust length
[120.0,120.0,80.0] ( by default) | vector 3 by 1

The lengths of the wind gust along the three axes, m. Are given as a vector. The values must be positive.

Gust amplitude [ug vg wg] (m/s) — gust force
[3.5,3.5,3.0] ( by default) | vector 3 by 1

Wind gust forces along three axes, m/s. Are set as a vector. The values must be positive.