Project Mars Design Reference Mission 1

[markp]

Back in business ...

All files transferred to a new computer and new development environment set-up

 

[markp]

Some progress:

Animated the antennas so they can be raised and rotated manually once on the surface.

 

[Urwumpe]

Could you also make the HGA automatically track Earth as default behaviour after deployment?

 

[markp]

ok ... I'll look into it.

 

[markp]

Earth tracking HGA is working nicely! Will make it the default behaviour now.

 

[markp]

OK so now the dust seems to be settling ... will try and focus on making the addon playable.

Couple of updates:

First image of the HGA pointing at the Earth. You'll have to take my word for it at the moment but I have checked in planetarium mode and it looks like it is doing it correctly.

Second image show an ummu outside the cargo lander in LEO. I have added ummu capability to the vessel so the lander can be used as a stand alone crewed Mars lander and ascent vehicle.

 

[IronRain]

View attachment 13605

Looks like the Apollo 9 of a new era

Thanks for the update!

 

[markp]

Have updated the landing guidance and autopilot for the cargo lander. It's using the same version as the habitat lander and so can, in principle, be used anywhere in the Solar System.

 

[barrygolden]

Really like see the landers in the Vallis Dao mesh. How do you do install that ?

 

[markp]

I just added the meshes vdna3 and vdna32 to the drm v1.4 base cfg file.

MESH
FILE vdna3
POS 0 0 0
ROT 0
ownmaterial
UNDERSHADOWS
END

and then the same again for the other mesh vdna32

 

[barrygolden]

Thanks but I can't see the base conf file for drm v1.4 I think I have drmv1.5

 

[markp]

I think I forgot to include it in v1.5...I'll post the file here tomorrow sometime with instructions etc how to install it..

 

[barrygolden]

I reloaded V1.4 but the landers are not landing at Vallis Doa

 

[markp]

Hi,

If you actually want to land at Vallis Dao then that needs a different approach trajectory.

I have actually put the high res textured Vallis Dao meshes at Isidis Highlands which is the v1.4 and v1.5 landing site. You could try deleting the original text in Isidis-HighlandsBase.cfg file and then copy and pasting the below text into that file. The .cfg file can be opened with a text editor like notepad.


Base-V2.0
Name = Isidis Highlands DRM1 base
Location = 85.8912153 2.5902556
Size = 5000
Objectsize = 1500

; === List of visuals ===
BEGIN_OBJECTLIST
MESH
FILE vdna3
POS 0 0 0
ROT 0
ownmaterial
UNDERSHADOWS
END
MESH
FILE vdna32
POS 0 0 0
ROT 0
UNDERSHADOWS
OWNMATERIAL
END
END_OBJECTLIST

 

[barrygolden]

oh wow !!! that did the trick

Thanks a bunch
Barry

 

[Delta glider]

MarkP, how do specify other payloads for you launcher beacause I would like to use it for heavy lifting other stuff? I looked for lines in the scenario but I couldn't get differant payloads.

 

[markp]

You could try placing your payload directly under the rocket then press 0 on the main keyboard to attach it. There is no facility to rotate the payload once attached at the moment...

This should work:

BEGIN_DESC
Contains the latest simulation state.
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
System Sol
Date MJD 54363.5
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
Ship DRMrocket
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
TARGET DRMrocket
MODE Extern
POS 7.35 47.88 -3.03
TRACKMODE TargetRelative
FOV 56.24
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_HUD
TYPE Surface
END_HUD

BEGIN_PANEL
END_PANEL

BEGIN_SHIPS
DRMrocketRM1_launcher
STATUS Landed Earth
POS -80.6209043 28.6272096
HEADING 270.00
AFCMODE 7
PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000
NAVFREQ 0 0
EMBARK -12010.000000 -5234.000000 -120.000000
AUTO 0
END
deltaglider:deltaglider
STATUS Landed Earth
POS -80.6209043 28.6272096
HEADING 37.96
END
END_SHIPS

 

[Delta glider]

Thanks, it worked well. Also, I have problems with the auto-pilot. I initiated the program at the same longnatude (really bad spelling) as the base, with my next orbit passing within 2 km of the target, but when it seemed as if it should deorbit the auto pilot did nothing.

 

[markp]

looks like I disabled the autopilot in the code for the habitat lander at least. Will fixed that and make it available here or on orbit hanger.

 

[Delta glider]

Yeah the other landers are fine.
Do you know anything about a CTD on "at the altitude of 49 km"?

**** Orbiter.log
Build Aug 30 2010 [v.100830]
Timer precision: 4e-008 sec
Found 0 joystick(s)
Devices enumerated: 6
Devices accepted: 5
==> RGB Emulation
==> Direct3D HAL
==> Direct3D T&L HAL
==> Direct3D HAL (ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO )
==> Direct3D T&L HAL (ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO )
Module AtlantisConfig.dll .... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module AtmConfig.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module DGConfigurator.dll .... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module OrbiterSound.dll ...... [Build 121120, API 100830]
Module AeroBrakeMFD.dll ...... [Build ******, API 100830]
---------------------------------------------------------------
>>> WARNING: Obsolete API function used: oapiRegisterMFDMode
At least one active module is accessing an obsolete interface function.
Addons which rely on obsolete functions may not be compatible with
future versions of Orbiter.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Module LunarTransferMFD.dll .. [Build 100621, API 100603]
Module BaseSyncMFD.dll ....... [Build 100616, API 100603]
Module ScnEditor.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module ExtMFD.dll ............ [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module Rcontrol.dll .......... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module CustomMFD.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module InterMFD422.dll ....... [Build 100704, API 100603]
Module LuaMFD.dll ............ [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module PlantFlagMFD.dll ...... [Build ******, API 060425]
Module InterMFD53.dll ........ [Build 090521, API 060425]
Module MeshLand.dll .......... [Build ******, API 060425]

**** Creating simulation session
DirectDraw interface OK
Direct3D interface OK
Graphics: Viewport: Window 1434 x 874 x 32
Graphics: Hardware T&L capability: Yes
Graphics: Z-buffer depth: 32 bit
Graphics: Active lights supported: 8
Loading 15382 records from star database
Module Sun.dll ............... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(E) Sun: Precision 1e-006, Terms 554/6634
Module Mercury.dll ........... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Mercury: Precision 1e-005, Terms 167/7123
Module Venus.dll ............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module VenusAtm2006.dll ...... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Venus: Precision 1e-005, Terms 79/1710
Module Earth.dll ............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module EarthAtmJ71G.dll ...... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Earth: Precision 1e-008, Terms 2564/2564
Module Moon.dll .............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
ELP82: Precision 1e-005, Terms 116/829
Module Mars.dll .............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module MarsAtm2006.dll ....... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Mars: Precision 1e-005, Terms 405/6400
Module Phobos.dll ............ [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Deimos.dll ............ [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Galsat.dll ............ [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Jupiter.dll ........... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Jupiter: Precision 1e-006, Terms 1624/3625
Module Io.dll ................ [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Europa.dll ............ [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Ganymede.dll .......... [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Callisto.dll .......... [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Satsat.dll ............ [Build 100215, API 100212]
Module Saturn.dll ............ [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Saturn: Precision 1e-006, Terms 2904/6365
Module Mimas.dll ............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Mimas: Terms 113
Module Enceladus.dll ......... [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Enceladus: Terms 33
Module Tethys.dll ............ [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Tethys: Terms 101
Module Dione.dll ............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Dione: Terms 59
Module Rhea.dll .............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Rhea: Terms 68
Module Titan.dll ............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Titan: Terms 100
Module Iapetus.dll ........... [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Iapetus: Terms 605
Module Uranus.dll ............ [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Uranus: Precision 1e-006, Terms 1827/5269
Module Miranda.dll ........... [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Ariel.dll ............. [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Umbriel.dll ........... [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Titania.dll ........... [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Oberon.dll ............ [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Neptune.dll ........... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Neptune: Precision 1e-006, Terms 391/2024
Finished initialising world
---------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ERROR: Missing texture: Tiles.dds
>>> [TextureManager::AcquireTexture | .\Texture.cpp | 750]
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ERROR: Missing texture: Tiles2.dds
>>> [TextureManager::AcquireTexture | .\Texture.cpp | 750]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Module DRM1_hab.dll .......... [Build 140909, API 100830]
Module DRM1_cargo.dll ........ [Build 141204, API 100830]
Module DRM1_ERV.dll .......... [Build 141103, API 100830]
Finished initialising status
Finished initialising camera
Finished initialising panels
Finished setting up render state