class Stringer

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/creator.py b/creator.py
index b1a58a9..953f088 100644
--- a/creator.py
+++ b/creator.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class Airfoil(Coordinates):
 

 

 class Spar(Coordinates):

-    """Contains a single spar's location and material."""

+    """Contains a single spar's location."""

     global parent

 

     def __init__(self):

@@ -275,17 +275,13 @@ class Spar(Coordinates):
 

 

 class Stringer():

-    """Contains the coordinates of stringer(s) location and material."""

+    """Contains the coordinates of stringer(s)."""

+    global parent

 

     def __init__(self):

-        # Stringer attributes

-        self.stringer_x_u = []

-        self.stringer_y_u = []

-        self.stringer_x_l = []

-        self.stringer_y_l = []

-        self.stringer_mat = []

-

-    def add_stringers(self, *density):

+        super().__init__(parent.chord, parent.semi_span)

+

+    def add_stringer(self, *density):

         """

         Add stringers to the wing from their distribution density between spars.

         First half of density[] concerns stringer distribution on

diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index f62a88a..4bbd7a9 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def main():
         af.naca(2412)
         # Print coordinates of af to terminal
         af.print_coord(4)
+
         # Create spar instance
         af.spar = creator.Spar()
         # Define the spar coordinates
@@ -45,8 +46,17 @@ def main():
         af.spar.add_spar(af.coordinates, 0.55)
         # Print coordinates of af.spar to terminal
         af.spar.print_coord(4)
+
+        # Create stringer instance
+        af.stringer = creator.Stringer()
+        # Define the stringer coordinates
+        af.stringer.add_stringer(af.coordinates, 0.15)
+        af.stringer.add_stringer(af.coordinates, 0.55)
+        # Print coordinates of af.stringer to terminal
+        af.stringer.print_coord(4)
+
         # Plot components with matplotlib
-        creator.plot(af, af.spar)
+        creator.plot(af, af.spar, af.stringer)
 
         # Save component coordinates
         af.save_coord(SAVE_PATH)