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The curve that is used is a Clothoid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_spiral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_spiral Usually for any curve you go strai
by malfmalf 2y ago
The curve that is used is a Clothoid:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_spiral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_spiral
Usually for any curve you go straight-clothoid-arc-clothoid-straight
For trajectory AND for pitch and roll
- wlesieutre 2y agoNeat!
- antod 2y agoBack when I studied highway engineering they called it spiral-circle-spiral, and the vertical curves were more parabolic. The methods for laying them out were very low tech aimed at drafters and on site contractors rather than mathematicians. I can't remember the layout methods though.