Aerospace Toolbox

dcm2alphabeta

Convert direction cosine matrix to angle of attack and sideslip angle

Syntax

[a b] = dcm2alphabeta(n)

Description

[a b] = dcm2alphabeta(n) calculates the angle of attack and sideslip angle, a and b, for a given direction cosine matrix, n. n is a 3-by-3-by-m matrix containing m orthogonal direction cosine matrices. a is an m array of angles of attack. b is an m array of sideslip angles. n performs the coordinate transformation of a vector in body-axes into a vector in wind-axes. Angles of attack and sideslip angles are output in radians.

Examples

Determine the angle of attack and sideslip angle from direction cosine matrix:

dcm = [ 0.8926    0.1736    0.4162; ...
       -0.1574    0.9848   -0.0734; ...
       -0.4226         0    0.9063]; 
[alpha beta] = dcm2alphabeta(dcm)

alpha =

    0.4363


beta =

    0.1745

Determine the angle of attack and sideslip angle from multiple direction cosine matrices:

dcm = [ 0.8926    0.1736    0.4162; ...
       -0.1574    0.9848   -0.0734; ...
       -0.4226         0    0.9063]; 
dcm(:,:,2) = [ 0.9811    0.0872    0.1730; ...
              -0.0859    0.9962   -0.0151; ...
              -0.1736         0    0.9848]; 
[alpha beta] = dcm2alphabeta(dcm)


alpha =

    0.4363
    0.1745


beta =

    0.1745
    0.0873

See Also

angle2dcm, dcm2angle, dcmbody2wind

datcomimport

dcm2angle