Hi all!
I open this thread to explain a big project under development during these days in F.O.I., Forum Orbiter Italia: the complete Jarvis launchers family built in DLL!
I hereby summarize the currently working features already in place:
- All Jarvis rockets completely rebuilt in dll
- A very precise launch autopilot, with a working multistage peg algorithm that will result in precise absides and precise inclination. The user will only need to input the desired absides and inclination and launch the autopilot, the guidance computer will do the rest.
- Complete set of launchpads rebuilt in dll, with animations driven by the rocket computer, and launch scenery with launchpad and gateways automatically created adding a simple line in the scenario file
- Venting valves effects
- stage separation ullage and retrofire effects on every stage of every type of jarvis
- Payload management through easy .ini file, similar to Multistage2 to be user-friendly to every body.
- the payload file name should be specified in the scenario file, so multiple payload configurations storage is possible and easy
- possiblity of thermal control of the payload through constant roll during launch
- Fairing and adapter personalization possible and applicable through easy items to be added optionally in the payload file.
- Many infos displayed in the HUD such as MET, Predicted MECO, time to boosters cutoff, desired absides and inclination, etc.
- Dialog window with current altitude and velocity
- Failure simulation with configurable probability, including pre-launch failures. If a pre-launch failure happens the countdown will hold waiting for the problem to be fixed. The launch window is set by default at 3 minutes, so if the time to fix the problem is longer than that the launch will be canceled. If however the failure will occur during the flight, several abort modes can happen, from rocket explosion to simple engine out failure. In the latest case the guidance system will immediatly correct the trajectory.
- Complete comatibility with Antares manned spacecraft, with simple configuration (basically just add "ANTARES" to the scenario file
).
- In case of Antares launch possibility of using the LES in case of problems both manually and automatically.
well at the moment nothing else comes to my mind
In FOI we are still working on:
- dinamical particles, to be more realistic during high altitude flight
- new fairing and les meshes to be even more realistic during abort with Antares
- refining of some guidance computer variables
and then ... scenerys, documentation and so on and so on...
Here I post some current screenshots, hope every one will enjoy it!
Jarvis-B on the launchpad:
Jarvis-B first stage separation:
HUD information:
Jarvis-H boosters separation:
Jarvis-M launch with Antares:
Jarvis-M LES and abort activation:
Cheers to everyone!
I open this thread to explain a big project under development during these days in F.O.I., Forum Orbiter Italia: the complete Jarvis launchers family built in DLL!
I hereby summarize the currently working features already in place:
- All Jarvis rockets completely rebuilt in dll
- A very precise launch autopilot, with a working multistage peg algorithm that will result in precise absides and precise inclination. The user will only need to input the desired absides and inclination and launch the autopilot, the guidance computer will do the rest.
- Complete set of launchpads rebuilt in dll, with animations driven by the rocket computer, and launch scenery with launchpad and gateways automatically created adding a simple line in the scenario file
- Venting valves effects
- stage separation ullage and retrofire effects on every stage of every type of jarvis
- Payload management through easy .ini file, similar to Multistage2 to be user-friendly to every body.
- the payload file name should be specified in the scenario file, so multiple payload configurations storage is possible and easy
- possiblity of thermal control of the payload through constant roll during launch
- Fairing and adapter personalization possible and applicable through easy items to be added optionally in the payload file.
- Many infos displayed in the HUD such as MET, Predicted MECO, time to boosters cutoff, desired absides and inclination, etc.
- Dialog window with current altitude and velocity
- Failure simulation with configurable probability, including pre-launch failures. If a pre-launch failure happens the countdown will hold waiting for the problem to be fixed. The launch window is set by default at 3 minutes, so if the time to fix the problem is longer than that the launch will be canceled. If however the failure will occur during the flight, several abort modes can happen, from rocket explosion to simple engine out failure. In the latest case the guidance system will immediatly correct the trajectory.
- Complete comatibility with Antares manned spacecraft, with simple configuration (basically just add "ANTARES" to the scenario file
). - In case of Antares launch possibility of using the LES in case of problems both manually and automatically.
well at the moment nothing else comes to my mind
In FOI we are still working on:
- dinamical particles, to be more realistic during high altitude flight
- new fairing and les meshes to be even more realistic during abort with Antares
- refining of some guidance computer variables
and then ... scenerys, documentation and so on and so on...
Here I post some current screenshots, hope every one will enjoy it!
Jarvis-B on the launchpad:
Jarvis-B first stage separation:
HUD information:
Jarvis-H boosters separation:
Jarvis-M launch with Antares:
Jarvis-M LES and abort activation:
Cheers to everyone!
