aircraft-turn-wind

In no wind conditions an aircraft turning describes a perfect circle. Interestingly, an airplane turning under the influence of steady wind describes a trochoid ([Techy2009]). This might be helpful for thermalling visualisations.

Prerequisites

• Matlab
• Mapping Toolbox (wrapTo2Pi is used)

Example

References / Links

• [Techy2009] Laszlo Techy;Craig A. Woolsey. (2009). "Minimum-Time Path Planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Steady Uniform Winds"