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