Changes from pyAVL to OptVL¶
When I first started working on this project, I called it pyAVL. I changed the name to OptVL for two reasons 1. There were many other pyAVLs and people who were looking for it had trouble finding it 2. I added lots of optimization features and wanted the name to reflect this development. While I changed the name, I decided to also make some changes to the API to better match AVL's interface. The table below lists the changes.
| pyAVL Method | OptVL Equivalent Method |
|---|---|
get_case_total_data |
get_total_forces() |
get_case_coef_derivs |
get_control_stab_derivs |
get_case_stab_derivs |
get_stab_derivs |
get_case_surface_data |
get_surface_forces |
get_case_parameter |
get_parameter |
set_case_parameter |
set_parameter |
get_case_constraint |
get_constraint |
get_strip_data |
get_strip_forces |
add_constraint |
set_constraint |
add_trim_condition |
set_trim_condition |
executeRun |
use execute_run instead |
The output dictionaries for stability and control surface derivatives are also now flat.
For example, instead of cs_derivs['CL']['Elevator'] the key is now cs_derivs['dCL/dElevator'].