EA: PITCH_ANGLE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
968
Concept definition:
Given a right-handed orthonormal 3D coordinate system bound to an <
OBJECT
>, where the first axis of the coordinate system is directed through the front of the <
OBJECT
> and the second axis is directed through the right side of the <
OBJECT
>, the pitch angle is the rotation about the second axis, with the positive rotation angle specified using the right-hand rule.
Attribute value type:
REAL
Unit equivalence class label:
PLANE_ANGLE
Reference type:
Reference:
Supplemental references:
Group membership:
ABSTRACT_OBJECT
ANGULAR_MEASURE
Figure:
Figure 1
Narrative
The figure shows a positive value pitch angle (about the pitch axis, which in this case is labeled as the y-axis).
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