Project ATHLETE

[gattispilot]

Well actually All of them can be moved. What you can't see is it there is a limb that when all limbs are chosen it moves and set the height. When you press align all limbs align to that one.

I think I could make a gripper vessel that sets on the ground but could be attached to the hub of a limb and then switch to the gripper vessel and it then could attach to things?

 

[Astro SG Wise]

Looking great!

 

[Astro SG Wise]

With you last idea of having a RMS on the Altair, that's been covered.

[ame="http://orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=6681"]Altair cargo, Malapert and Orion CEV ISS mission[/ame]
http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=34952

 

[gattispilot]

Yes. Once Michael and I get this vessel worked out. An adapter will be needed to fit the Athlete on her.

 

[Astro SG Wise]

So, I was trying to find an efficent method of getting ATHLETE on the ground at Mars, and I found that the [ame="http://orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=6429"]BM lander[/ame] is a good choice.

 

[gattispilot]

Ok. I have run across a vector issue.

On the Athlete we are adding attachment points for a tool. But because the halves open the attachment needs to move with the animation. So I made it like a robotic arm.

So this is how I have the attachment set.

ATT1 = CreateAttachment(false, _V(2.514, .15, 1.443), _V(0.894, 0, -.447), _V(0, 1, 0), "ATT1", false);

But because it is a tip of a robotic arm I have it set like this:

ATT1_pos[0] = _V(-2.514, .15, 1.443);
	ATT1_pos[1] = _V(-1.669, .15, -2.113); //0.894, 0, -.447
	ATT1_pos[2] = _V(-2.514, 1.15, 1.443);

xp7 = ATT1_pos[1] - ATT1_pos[0]; normalise(xp7);
	xr7 = ATT1_pos[2] - ATT1_pos[0]; normalise(xr7);
	SetAttachmentParams(ATT1, ATT1_pos[0], xp7,xr7);

The math seems correct but when it normalizes then it is wrong.

In Orbiter it puts it at .231,0,-.973

 

[Astro SG Wise]

Sorry I can't help you with that, I don't know much more than HTML.

Here's view from BM landing the ATHLETE.