""" Copyright (c) 2017, Sensirion AG All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * Neither the name of Sensirion AG nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. """ # formula for metal pitot tube with round tip as here: https://drotek.com/shop/2986-large_default/sdp3x-airspeed-sensor-kit-sdp31.jpg # and tubing as provided by px4/drotek (1.5 mm diameter) import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt P_cal=96600. #Pa P_amb=96600. #dummy-value, use absolute pressure sensor!! ## differential pressure, sensor values in Pascal dp_SDP33_raw=np.linspace(0,80,100) dp_SDP33=dp_SDP33_raw*P_cal/P_amb ## total length tube in mm = length dynamic port+ length static port; compensation only valid for inner diameter of 1.5mm l_tube=450 ## densitiy air in kg/m3 rho_air=1.29 ## flow through sensor flow_SDP33=(300.805 - 300.878/(0.00344205*dp_SDP33**0.68698 + 1))*1.29/rho_air ## additional dp through pitot tube dp_Pitot=(0.0032*flow_SDP33**2 + 0.0123*flow_SDP33+1.)*1.29/rho_air ## pressure drop through tube dp_Tube=(flow_SDP33*0.674)/450*l_tube*rho_air/1.29 ## speed at pitot-tube tip due to flow through sensor dv=0.125*flow_SDP33 ## sum of all pressure drops dp_tot=dp_SDP33+dp_Tube+dp_Pitot ## computed airspeed without correction for inflow-speed at tip of pitot-tube airspeed_uncorrected=np.sqrt(2*dp_tot/rho_air) ## corrected airspeed airspeed_corrected=airspeed_uncorrected+dv ## just to compare to value without compensation airspeed_raw=np.sqrt(2*dp_SDP33/rho_air) plt.figure() plt.plot(dp_SDP33,airspeed_corrected) plt.xlabel('differential pressure raw value [Pa]') plt.ylabel('airspeed_corrected [m/s]') plt.show() ##plt.figure() ##plt.plot(dp_SDP33,airspeed_corrected/airspeed_raw) ##plt.xlabel('differential pressure raw value [Pa]') ##plt.ylabel('correction factor [-]') ##plt.show() ## ## ## ##plt.figure() ##plt.plot(airspeed_corrected,(airspeed_corrected-airspeed_raw)/airspeed_corrected) ##plt.xlabel('airspeed [m/s]') ##plt.ylabel('relative error [-]') ##plt.show()