Expressions for the Total Yaw Angle

Abstract

The total yaw angle is the angle between the velocity and symmetry axis of a projectile. The total yaw angle can be related to the pitch and yaw angles through a widely available expression. Recently, we needed the total yaw angle and attempted to derive that expression as an exercise. We obtained a different, and seemingly contradictory, expression instead. The 2 expressions are actually equivalent, which we demonstrate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1017203

Entities

People

  • Benjamin A. Breech

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Elevation
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Projectiles
  • Right Angles
  • Symmetry
  • Triangles
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.