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The yaw angle is the angle between a vehicle's heading and a reference heading (normally true or magnetic North). One of the Tait-Bryan angles. In aeronautics, robotics and marine control, it is typically assigned the shorthand notation ψ.1
- Further information: Flight dynamics
And for Automotive vehicle control
- Further information: Electronic stability control
References
- ^ Hurt, H. H., Jr. [1960] (January 1965). Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.: U.S. Navy, Aviation Training Division, p. 284. NAVWEPS 00-80T-80.
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