Have touchdown tools.touchdown_distance() also provide a_BC

2phi · Apr 5, 2024 · 10a37f7 · 10a37f7
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diff --git a/weac/tools.py b/weac/tools.py
@@ -302,10 +302,14 @@ def touchdown_distance(
     touchdown.calc_segments(L=1e5, a=0, phi=phi)
     first_contact = touchdown.calc_a1()
 
+    # Compute cut length associated to transition from stage B to C, 
+    # associated with the maximum of the ERR  
+    length_BC = touchdown.calc_a2()
+
     # Compute steady-state touchdown distance in a dummy PST with a cut
     # of 5 times the first contact distance
     touchdown.calc_segments(L=1e5, a=5*first_contact, phi=phi)
     steady_state = touchdown.calc_lC()
 
     # Return first-contact cut length and steady-state touchdown distance (mm)
-    return first_contact, steady_state
+    return first_contact, length_BC, steady_state