panel_area

Calculates the area of a quadrilateral panel from the corner points A,B,C, and D using Bertschneider’s formula

param A

Coordinates of point 1

type A

np.ndarray

param B

Coordinates of point 2

type B

np.ndarray

param C

Coordinates of point 3

type C

np.ndarray

param D

Coordinates of point 4

type D

np.ndarray

returns

Area of quadrilateral panel

rtype

float