## # action-sim.nas Updates various simulated features every frame ## # Initialize local variables var H = nil; var L = nil; var phi = nil; var C = nil; # set up filters for these actions var cdi0_lowpass = aircraft.lowpass.new(0.5); var cdi1_lowpass = aircraft.lowpass.new(0.5); var gs0_lowpass = aircraft.lowpass.new(0.5); var gs1_lowpass = aircraft.lowpass.new(0.5); # Properties var propNav0 = props.globals.getNode("instrumentation/nav[0]", 1); var propNav1 = props.globals.getNode("instrumentation/nav[1]", 1); var navLights = props.globals.getNode("controls/lighting/nav-lights", 1); var instrumentsNorm = props.globals.getNode("controls/lighting/instruments-norm", 1); var instrumentLightFactor = props.globals.getNode("sim/model/material/instruments/factor", 1); var panelLights = props.globals.getNode("controls/lighting/panel-norm", 1); var dhN_ft = props.globals.getNode("gear/gear[0]/compression-ft", 1); var dhR_ft = props.globals.getNode("gear/gear[2]/compression-ft", 1); var dhL_ft = props.globals.getNode("gear/gear[1]/compression-ft", 1); var propGear0 = props.globals.getNode("gear/gear[0]", 1); var propGear1 = props.globals.getNode("gear/gear[1]", 1); var propGear2 = props.globals.getNode("gear/gear[2]", 1); # Associate Nodes var cdiNAV0 = propNav0.getNode("heading-needle-deflection", 1); var cdiNAV1 = propNav1.getNode("heading-needle-deflection", 1); var gsNAV0 = propNav0.getNode("gs-needle-deflection-norm", 1); var gsNAV1 = propNav1.getNode("gs-needle-deflection-norm", 1); var filteredCDI0 = propNav0.getNode("filtered-cdiNAV0-deflection", 1); var filteredCDI1 = propNav1.getNode("filtered-cdiNAV1-deflection", 1); var filteredGS0 = propNav0.getNode("filtered-gsNAV0-deflection", 1); var filteredGS1 = propNav1.getNode("filtered-gsNAV1-deflection", 1); var nose_link_rot = propGear0.getNode("compression-rotation-deg", 1); var left_main_rot = propGear1.getNode("compression-rotation-deg", 1); var right_main_rot = propGear2.getNode("compression-rotation-deg", 1); var init_actions = func { filteredCDI0.setDoubleValue(0.0); filteredCDI1.setDoubleValue(0.0); filteredGS0.setDoubleValue(0.0); filteredGS1.setDoubleValue(0.0); # Make sure that init_actions is called when the sim is reset setlistener("sim/signals/reset", init_actions); # Request that the update fuction be called next frame settimer(update_actions, 0); } var update_actions = func { # Note: R2D and FT2M are unit conversion factors defined in $FG_ROOT/Nasal/globals.nas # R2D (radians to degrees) FT2M (feet to meters) ## # Compute the scissor link angles due to nose strut compression ## var theta = 0.0; # Compute the angle the nose gear scissor rotates due to nose gear strut compression H = 0.240626; # Nose gear oleo strut extended length in m L = 0.194716; # Nose gear scissor length in m phi = 0.666058; C = dhN_ft.getValue()*FT2M; if (C > 0.0) { theta = scissor_angle(H,C,L,phi)*R2D; } # Compute compression induced main gear rotations # # constants var R_m = 0.919679; var h0 = 0.63872; var theta0_rad = 0.803068; # Right main var delta_h = dhR_ft.getValue()*FT2M; var right_alpha_deg = ( math.acos( (h0 - delta_h)/R_m ) - theta0_rad )*R2D; # Left main var delta_h = dhL_ft.getValue()*FT2M; var left_alpha_deg = ( math.acos( (h0 - delta_h)/R_m ) - theta0_rad )*R2D; # Outputs instrumentLightFactor.setDoubleValue(instrumentsNorm.getValue()); panelLights.setDoubleValue(instrumentsNorm.getValue()); filteredCDI0.setDoubleValue( cdi0_lowpass.filter(cdiNAV0.getValue())); filteredCDI1.setDoubleValue(cdi1_lowpass.filter(cdiNAV1.getValue())); filteredGS0.setDoubleValue(gs0_lowpass.filter(gsNAV0.getValue())); filteredGS1.setDoubleValue(gs1_lowpass.filter(gsNAV1.getValue())); nose_link_rot.setDoubleValue(theta); right_main_rot.setDoubleValue(right_alpha_deg); left_main_rot.setDoubleValue(left_alpha_deg); settimer(update_actions, 0); } var scissor_angle = func(H,C,L,phi) { var a = (H - C)/2/L; # Use 2 iterates of Newton's method and 4th order Taylor series to # approximate theta where sin(phi - theta) = a var theta = phi - 2*a/3 - a/3/(1-a*a/2); return theta; } # Setup listener call to start update loop once the fdm is initialized # setlistener("sim/signals/fdm-initialized", init_actions);