sim3d.vehicle.air.FixedWingAircraft

Implement Custom aircraft in Unreal Engine 3D visualization environment

Since R2025a

Description

Use the sim3d.vehicle.air.FixedWingAircraft object to implement an Custom (Aerospace Blockset) aircraft in a 3D visualization environment using translation and rotation to place the aircraft.

Creation

Description

airtransportaircraft = sim3d.vehicle.air.FixedWingAircraft() creates an custom aircraft object in the 3D environment in the Unreal Engine^® with a default name.

Properties

These properties can be specified as name-value arguments.

ActorName — Aircraft name

CustomAircraft (default) | character vector

Aircraft name, specified as a character vector.

Data Types: char

Color — Aircraft color

Red (default) | Orange | Yellow | Green | Cyan | Blue | Black | White | Silver | Metal

Aircraft color, specified as Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Black, White, Silver, or Metal.

Mesh — Path to custom aircraft mesh

'/MathWorksAerospaceContent/Vehicles/Aircraft/Custom/Mesh/SK_HL20.SK_HL20' (default) | character vector

Path to custom aircraft mesh, specified as a character vector.

Translation (m) — Initial translation of aircraft

zeros(57,3) (default) | 57-by-3 array

Initial translation of aircraft, specified as an 57-by-3 array.

Data Types: single | double

Rotation (rad) — Initial rotation of aircraft

zeros(57,3) (default) | 57-by-3 array

Initial rotation of aircraft, specified as a 57-by-3 array.

Data Types: single | double

Scale — Initial scale of aircraft

ones(1,3) (default) | 1-by-3 array

Initial scale of aircraft, specified as a 1-by-3 array.

Data Types: single | double

Algorithms

The sim3d.vehicle.air.FixedWingAircraft object input uses the aircraft north-east-down (NED) right-handed (RH) Cartesian coordinate system.

• X-axis — Along aircraft longitudinal axis, points forward

• Y-axis — Along aircraft lateral axis, points to the right

• Z-axis — Points downward

For more information, see Coordinate Systems for Navigation.

Unreal^® uses a skeleton, bones, and mesh to define a 3D model. A skeleton is comprised of a set of bones. A mesh is the outer covering of the skeleton. Aircraft parts are sections of the mesh, such as ailerons or wheels, which are linked to the bones. For more information, see https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/AnimatingObjects/SkeletalMeshAnimation/Skeleton/ and Aerospace Skeletons.

Version History

Introduced in R2025a

R2024b: Requires Simulink 3D Animation

The sim3d.vehicle.air.FixedWingAircraft object requires Simulink^® 3D Animation™.