.trueairspeed

True Air Speed (TAS) Processing

Analog Pressure Transducer Processing

process_raw (Level 1)

Purpose

Extracts *.analog.raw from the data acquisition system file (*.sea).

Required Input Files

*.sea

Output Files

*.analog.raw

analog2physical (Level 2)

Purpose

Converts from voltage to physical units.

Required Input Files

*.analog.raw

Note: If physical and basic files are not provided, the ambient concentration cannot be calculated.

Output Files

*.physical.raw

convert_physical (Level 3)

Purpose

Creates Level 3 parameters from the physical file.

Required Input Files

*.physical.raw

Output Files

*.basic.*

*.egg.raw

winds_file (Level 3)

Purpose

Calculates the 3-D wind vectors based on pitot nose data and position data from the Applanix system.

Required Input Files

*.physical.raw

*.applanix.raw OR *.SBET.raw

Output Files

*.winds.raw

Digital Pressure Transducer Processing

Processing below assume data from the North Dakota Citation Research Aircraft Nose boom transducer.

process_raw (Level 1)

Purpose

Extracts *.serial.StaticNose.raw from the data acquisition system file (*.sea).

Required Input Files

*.sea

Output Files

*.serial.StaticNose.raw