# Dynamic Cockpit View manager. Tries to simulate the pilot's most likely # deliberate view direction. Doesn't consider forced view changes due to # acceleration. sin = func(a) { math.sin(a * math.pi / 180.0) } cos = func(a) { math.cos(a * math.pi / 180.0) } sigmoid = func(x) { 1 / (1 + math.exp(-x)) } nsigmoid = func(x) { 2 / (1 + math.exp(-x)) - 1 } pow = func(v, w) { math.exp(math.ln(v) * w) } npow = func(v, w) { math.exp(math.ln(abs(v)) * w) * (v < 0 ? -1 : 1) } clamp = func(v, min, max) { v < min ? min : v > max ? max : v } normatan = func(x) { math.atan2(x, 1) * 2 / math.pi } normdeg = func(a) { while (a >= 180) { a -= 360; } while (a < -180) { a += 360; } return a; } # Class that reads a property value, applies factor & offset, clamps to min & max, # and optionally lowpass filters. # Input = { new : func(prop = "/null", factor = 1, offset = 0, filter = 0, min = nil, max = nil) { var m = { parents : [Input] }; m.prop = isa(props.Node, prop) ? prop : props.globals.getNode(prop, 1); m.factor = factor; m.offset = offset; m.min = min; m.max = max; m.lowpass = filter ? aircraft.lowpass.new(filter) : nil; return m; }, get : func { var v = me.prop.getValue() * me.factor + me.offset; if (me.min != nil and v < me.min) { v = me.min; } if (me.max != nil and v > me.max) { v = me.max; } return me.lowpass == nil ? v : me.lowpass.filter(v); }, set : func(v) { me.prop.setDoubleValue(v); }, }; # Class that maintains one sim/current-view/goal-*-offset-deg property. # ViewAxis = { new : func(prop) { var m = { parents : [ViewAxis] }; m.prop = props.globals.getNode(prop, 0); m.reset(); return m; }, reset : func { me.applied_offset = 0; }, add_offset : func { me.prop.setValue(me.prop.getValue() + me.applied_offset); }, sub_offset : func { var raw = me.prop.getValue() - me.applied_offset; me.prop.setValue(raw); return raw; }, apply : func(v) { var raw = me.prop.getValue() - me.applied_offset; me.applied_offset = v; me.prop.setDoubleValue(raw + me.applied_offset); }, }; # Class that manages a dynamic cockpit view by manipulating # sim/current-view/goal-*-offset-deg properties. # ViewManager = { new : func { var m = { parents : [ViewManager] }; m.elapsedN = props.globals.getNode("/sim/time/elapsed-sec", 1); m.deltaN = props.globals.getNode("/sim/time/delta-realtime-sec", 1); m.headingN = props.globals.getNode("/orientation/heading-deg", 1); m.pitchN = props.globals.getNode("/orientation/pitch-deg", 1); m.rollN = props.globals.getNode("/orientation/roll-deg", 1); m.slipN = props.globals.getNode("/orientation/side-slip-deg", 1); m.speedN = props.globals.getNode("velocities/airspeed-kt", 1); m.wind_dirN = props.globals.getNode("/environment/wind-from-heading-deg", 1); m.wind_speedN = props.globals.getNode("/environment/wind-speed-kt", 1); m.heading_axis = ViewAxis.new("/sim/current-view/goal-heading-offset-deg"); m.pitch_axis = ViewAxis.new("/sim/current-view/goal-pitch-offset-deg"); m.roll_axis = ViewAxis.new("/sim/current-view/goal-roll-offset-deg"); # accelerations are converted to G (one G is subtracted from z-accel) m.ax = Input.new("/accelerations/pilot/x-accel-fps_sec", 0.03108095, 0, 0.58, 0); m.ay = Input.new("/accelerations/pilot/y-accel-fps_sec", 0.03108095, 0, 0.95); m.az = Input.new("/accelerations/pilot/z-accel-fps_sec", -0.03108095, -1, 0.46); # velocities are converted to knots m.vx = Input.new("/velocities/uBody-fps", 0.5924838, 0, 0.45); m.vy = Input.new("/velocities/vBody-fps", 0.5924838, 0); m.vz = Input.new("/velocities/wBody-fps", 0.5924838, 0); # turn WoW bool into smooth values ranging from 0 to 1 m.wow = Input.new("/gear/gear/wow", 1, 0, 0.74); m.hdg_change = aircraft.lowpass.new(0.95); m.ubody = aircraft.lowpass.new(0.95); m.last_heading = m.headingN.getValue(); m.size_factor = getprop("/sim/chase-distance-m") / -25; if (props.globals.getNode("rotors", 0) != nil) { m.calculate = m.default_helicopter; } else { m.calculate = m.default_plane; } m.reset(); return m; }, reset : func { me.lookat_active = 0; me.heading_axis.reset(); me.pitch_axis.reset(); me.roll_axis.reset(); me.add_offset(); }, add_offset : func { me.heading_axis.add_offset(); me.pitch_axis.add_offset(); me.roll_axis.add_offset(); }, apply : func { me.pitch = me.pitchN.getValue(); me.roll = me.rollN.getValue(); me.calculate(); if (!me.lookat_active) { me.heading_axis.apply(me.heading_offset); me.pitch_axis.apply(me.pitch_offset); me.roll_axis.apply(me.roll_offset); } }, lookat : func(heading = nil, pitch = nil) { if (heading != nil and pitch != nil) { if (!me.lookat_active) { me.save_heading = me.heading_axis.sub_offset(); me.save_pitch = me.pitch_axis.sub_offset(); me.save_roll = me.roll_axis.sub_offset(); } me.lookat_active = 1; me.heading_axis.prop.setDoubleValue(heading); me.pitch_axis.prop.setDoubleValue(pitch); me.roll_axis.prop.setDoubleValue(0); } else { if (me.lookat_active) { me.heading_axis.prop.setDoubleValue(me.save_heading); me.pitch_axis.prop.setDoubleValue(me.save_pitch); me.roll_axis.prop.setDoubleValue(me.save_roll); me.add_offset(); } me.lookat_active = 0; me.heading_axis.apply(me.heading_offset); me.pitch_axis.apply(me.pitch_offset); me.roll_axis.apply(me.roll_offset); } }, }; # default calculations for a plane # ViewManager.default_plane = func { var wow = me.wow.get(); # calculate steering factor var hdg = me.headingN.getValue(); var hdiff = normdeg(me.last_heading - hdg); me.last_heading = hdg; var steering = normatan(me.hdg_change.filter(hdiff)) * me.size_factor; var az = me.az.get(); var vx = me.vx.get(); # calculate sideslip factor (zeroed when no forward ground speed) var wspd = me.wind_speedN.getValue(); var wdir = me.headingN.getValue() - me.wind_dirN.getValue(); var u = vx - wspd * cos(wdir); var slip = sin(me.slipN.getValue()) * me.ubody.filter(normatan(u / 10)); me.heading_offset = # view heading -15 * sin(me.roll) * cos(me.pitch) # due to roll + 40 * steering * wow # due to ground steering + 10 * slip * (1 - wow); # due to sideslip (in air) me.pitch_offset = # view pitch 10 * sin(me.roll) * sin(me.roll) # due to roll + 30 * (1 / (1 + math.exp(2 - az)) # due to G load - 0.119202922); # [move to origin; 1/(1+exp(2)) ] me.roll_offset = 0; } # default calculations for a helicopter # ViewManager.default_helicopter = func { var lowspeed = 1 - normatan(me.speedN.getValue() / 20); me.heading_offset = # view heading due to -50 * npow(sin(me.roll) * cos(me.pitch), 2); # roll me.pitch_offset = # view pitch due to (me.pitch < 0 ? -35 : -40) * sin(me.pitch) * lowspeed # pitch + 15 * sin(me.roll) * sin(me.roll); # roll me.roll_offset = # view roll due to -15 * sin(me.roll) * cos(me.pitch) * lowspeed; # roll } # Update loop for the whole dynamic view manager. It only runs if # /sim/view[0]/dynamic/enabled is true. # main_loop = func(id) { if (id != loop_id) { return; } if (cockpit_view and !panel_visible and !mouse_button) { view_manager.apply(); } settimer(func { main_loop(id) }, 0); } register = func(f) { view_manager.calculate = f; } reset = func { view_manager.reset(); } lookat = func(heading = nil, pitch = nil) { view_manager.lookat(heading, pitch); } var original_resetView = nil; var panel_visibilityN = nil; var dynamic_view = nil; var view_manager = nil; var cockpit_view = nil; var panel_visible = nil; var mouse_button = nil; var loop_id = 0; var L = []; # vector of listener ids; allows to remove all listeners (= useless feature :-) # Initialization. # _setlistener("/sim/signals/nasal-dir-initialized", func { # disable menu entry and return for inappropriate FDMs (see Main/fg_init.cxx) var fdms = { acms:0, ada:0, balloon:0, external:0, jsb:1, larcsim:1, magic:0, network:0, null:0, pipe:0, ufo:0, yasim:1, }; var fdm = getprop("/sim/flight-model"); if (!contains(fdms, fdm) or !fdms[fdm]) { return gui.menuEnable("dynamic-view", 0); } # some properties may still be unavailable or nil props.globals.getNode("/accelerations/pilot/x-accel-fps_sec", 1).setDoubleValue(0); props.globals.getNode("/accelerations/pilot/y-accel-fps_sec", 1).setDoubleValue(0); props.globals.getNode("/accelerations/pilot/z-accel-fps_sec", 1).setDoubleValue(-32); props.globals.getNode("/orientation/side-slip-deg", 1).setDoubleValue(0); props.globals.getNode("/gear/gear/wow", 1).setBoolValue(1); # let listeners keep some variables up-to-date, so that they don't have # to be queried in the loop append(L, setlistener("/sim/current-view/view-number", func { cockpit_view = (cmdarg().getValue() == 0); }, 1)); append(L, setlistener("/sim/signals/reinit", func { cockpit_view = getprop("/sim/current-view/view-number") == 0; view_manager.reset(); }, 0)); append(L, setlistener("/sim/panel/visibility", func { panel_visible = cmdarg().getBoolValue(); }, 1)); append(L, setlistener("/devices/status/mice/mouse/button", func { mouse_button = cmdarg().getBoolValue(); }, 1)); view_manager = ViewManager.new(); original_resetView = view.resetView; view.resetView = func { original_resetView(); if (cockpit_view and dynamic_view) { view_manager.add_offset(); } } append(L, setlistener("/sim/view/dynamic/enabled", func { dynamic_view = cmdarg().getBoolValue(); loop_id += 1; view.resetView(); if (dynamic_view) { main_loop(loop_id); } }, 1)); });