netsse.tools.misc_func.ang_mean

netsse.tools.misc_func.ang_mean(angles, unit='deg')

Calculates the mean angle from an array of angular data.

This function properly handles the circularity of angles at 360 degrees.

Parameters:

• angles (array_like) – Array of angles.

• unit ({'deg','rad'}, optional) – Specifies the unit of the angles as 'rad' or 'deg'. The default is 'deg'.

Returns:

mean_a – Mean angle in the range [-180,180) degrees.

Return type:

float

See also

ang_diff

Calculates the signed difference between two angles.

ang_std

Calculates the circular standard deviation of an array of angular data.

Example

>>> mean_angle = ang_mean(angles, unit='deg')