[WIP][Plugin][0.3.3] Flight Computer - Fully automated flight, programmable via VPL

[pixartist]

I made a follow terrain program yesterday evening, it works quite well. the only problem is, that when you are near the coast, the altitude over ground doesn't use the water surface, it used the ocean floor. So I had to make another part of the program, where the program decides which altitude value to use

Will be fixed next patch

[Browning]

I forgot to mention; it would be really great to be able to control the throttle on multiple different engines as well.

[pixartist]

I forgot to mention; it would be really great to be able to control the throttle on multiple different engines as well.

I don't think that's possible.

[pixartist]

0.3.3

- Added Get Yaw, Pitch, Roll nodes

- Fixed Altitude over ground

- Fixed dragged node connections not being deleted when their origin

node is deleted

[Kerbart]

Awesome mod! Even better when it works! Copied over the programs from the examples and they do absolutely nothing; nodes don't get triggered. Is there some secret trick that needs to be applied?

[pixartist]

Awesome mod! Even better when it works! Copied over the programs from the examples and they do absolutely nothing; nodes don't get triggered. Is there some secret trick that needs to be applied?

Which examples exactly ? The included subroutines should work.

[Browning]

I don't think that's possible.

There are a few multi-throttle mods about. Perhaps their code might be useful, although I imagine the UI elements would be harder.

[pixartist]

There are a few multi-throttle mods about. Perhaps their code might be useful, although I imagine the UI elements would be harder.

Well, the selection of the engines would be a tricky thing to do gui wise.

[E.Nygma]

Hi and thank you for your mod, it's the kind of automated vessel control I always wanted!

I have two questions/feature requests though:

1. Is it possible to add a node that gets the delay time from RemoteTech and factors it into burn times/burn points along the trajectory?

2. Is there a possibillity to program an automatic station keeping program for satellites?

Thanks again and best regards

EDIT: As a third request, is it possible to add AVC support? It makes trackign of updates so much easier...

Edited November 8, 2014 by E.Nygma

[pixartist]

Hi and thank you for your mod, it's the kind of automated vessel control I always wanted!

I have two questions/feature requests though:

1. Is it possible to add a node that gets the delay time from RemoteTech and factors it into burn times/burn points along the trajectory?

2. Is there a possibillity to program an automatic station keeping program for satellites?

Thanks again and best regards

Cross mod support is not that trivial and will not come too soon. What do you mean by station keeping ? Do you mean keeping an orbit ? Well, you got control over your vessel and all kinds of flight stats. What data would you need for that purpose ? Or are you talking abour RCS controlling ?

[E.Nygma]

If I want to get a RemoteTech network to be stable over long periods (>10 kerbal years), I would have to manually adjust orbits every few years on all satellites, so the request aimed at providing an automated feature that keeps the satellite on its relative position and orbital period to all connected satellites and to the celestial body it orbits (EDIT: without the need to actively access all satellites and let them stay on rails).Now that I think of it further, it seems to be a considerable programming challenge...

Cross mod support is not that trivial and will not come too soon.

I suspected something like that.

Edited November 8, 2014 by E.Nygma

[Mecripp]

@E.Nygma why would his mod have to look at RT for the delay looks like you can set one with his mod you just need to know that time and for it keeping the orbit time thats if this mod can run off rails.

[E.Nygma]

My request regarding the delay time was for the purpose of automatic probe landing e.g. on Duna, so the user can set up a fully automated program in the VAB and then watch the mission without the need to manually calculate the delays for the burns etc. (RT2 dynamically calculates delays through distance, so an automatic readout would be nice), it's more of a convenience feature though

Edited November 8, 2014 by E.Nygma

[Mecripp]

Yes, I know put this is a Program it doen't need to know the RT delay it should run what you set it at.

EDIT- Like what we sent to Mar's they could have had all the Programmed in the didn't need to send it commands as there is a delay in real live to Mar's they can but they didn't need to.

[E.Nygma]

Ah, after some pondering, I see your point. The program runs on the probe computer, not at KSC, so the delay is 0...Silly me! I imagined the program running at KSC and doing the maneuvers in real time...like a remote control for a childs toy...

[Mecripp]

Here is something for you too if you haven't done it

@PART[*]:HAS[@MODULE[ModuleCommand],!MODULE[FPComputer]]

{

MODULE

{

name = FPComputer

}

}

This would pretty much add his mod to all Command parts.

EDIT- And there is some bugs in RT right now and some work around but then you get in is it cheating.

[E.Nygma]

Thank you again kind sir!

As for the RT bugs, thanks for the warning, will watch out for them

[pixartist]

Well, you can calculate a lot of orbital information via Periapsis, Apoapsis, Body mass, radius, G, vessel mass, thrust etc. I'm pretty sure programs won't run remotely though, and I'm also not sure how this could be done. Is this something you guys would want ?

[whaaw]

i absolutly love this mod the new version is just awesome.

[BlackNecro]

My my so when you go into hiding for a few months all out of sudden you start missing out on the nicer mods.

Looks really lovely already, I'd love to contribute my time to this one, especially since it pretty much gives my half finished Selene (KSP Lua interpreter) a run for it's money.

If that's something that would appreciated give me a shout over at Steam, so maybe we can coordinate on that.

[pixartist]

My my so when you go into hiding for a few months all out of sudden you start missing out on the nicer mods.

Looks really lovely already, I'd love to contribute my time to this one, especially since it pretty much gives my half finished Selene (KSP Lua interpreter) a run for it's money.

If that's something that would appreciated give me a shout over at Steam, so maybe we can coordinate on that.

Hmm, ATM it's a bit hard to cooperate I think, since I'm constantly changing core stuff. Do you have any specific Ideas how you would / could contribute ?

[BlackNecro]

Hmm, ATM it's a bit hard to cooperate I think, since I'm constantly changing core stuff. Do you have any specific Ideas how you would / could contribute ?

Well first of all I have some ideas how the whole system could work with references to parts of your vessel, which could in turn allow for dynamic mod independant control of certain part features (Selene has allows for this in order to control individual engines if needed, trigger pretty allow anything else you can do with both context menu and action groups.

Then there's always room for improvement with the general UI, both on the visuals and user experience sides.

Also got some ideas for further Nodes, and general improvement for the nodes, like dynamic in/out lists, both to clean up nodes like the exec sequencer and would also allow for formula nodes for which you could introduce IOs with set datatype and just use some basic formula to avoid the usual math node clustering.

Got quite a few ideas there, but I think that would be easier to coordinate via Steam or whatever

[Themorris]

Just post your ideas here, I'm sure you will be heard

I mean any feature I've requested in the last 5 days has been implemented one or 2 days after the request. ^^

[FreeThinker]

Some simple thing I would like automated:

- Trigger an action group when certain conditions are met like when my power is lower or higher than an x%

- Head my vehical towards a body (Kerbin, Mun, Sun (usefull for optimal solar collecting))

[pixartist]

Some simple thing I would like automated:

- Trigger an action group when certain conditions are met like when my power is lower or higher than an x%

- Head my vehical towards a body (Kerbin, Mun, Sun (usefull for optimal solar collecting))

both of those are possible with the exception of the electric power ... You can trigger action groups and you can get your heading towards the current target.