Project Space Transportation System 2016

[gattispilot]

Success.

I modified the SSU ODS. And then when I added the mesh I move it to correct position. And the animation works.


I wonder if I should try to add the moveable dock to the orange ODS? for docking with MIR

 

[gattispilot]

On STS 2016 there are 2 docking position. For STS 74 the external airlock was moved back and a tunnel with hatch was added. That is why the different dock

I tried the moving dock on STS 74. And when I dock to the Docking Module. I get a crazy rotation issue.

No issue docking to ISS. So now it is the DM issue?

On the DM there are 2 docks.
CreateDock(_V(-0.042, 0, 2.136), _V(0, 0, 1), _V(0, -1, 0)); CreateDock(_V(-0.006, 0.000, - 2.125), _V(0, 0, -1), _V(0.500011, -0.866019, 0));

this is the dock that causes the rotation issue. Before making a moveable dock no issues

Any ideas? @Max-Q any ideas?

The DM is 30 degrees off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Docking_Module#/media/File:Docking_Module_(STS-74).jpg

 

[gattispilot]

So it is related to this code. I don't call the code thenno issues:
void Atlantis::DoIDARing() { if (TUNNELODS == 1) { VECTOR3 new_dock_pos = _V(-0.042, 2.2250, 8.2264);; new_dock_pos.y += (soft_capture_ring_proc * 0.4);//0.45 OBJHANDLE v = GetHandle(); int idx = 0; // dock index OBJHANDLE docked_ship = GetDockStatus(GetDockHandle(0)); // object handle of docked vessel if (docked_ship != NULL) // make sure handle is valid, if it is... { VESSEL* docked = oapiGetVesselInterface(docked_ship); // get VESSEL interface for docked vessel int dcount = docked->DockCount(); // get number of docking ports for (int i = 0; i < dcount; i++) // Cycle through ports { if (docked->GetDockStatus(docked->GetDockHandle(i)) == GetHandle()) { idx = i; docked->Undock(idx, 0); SetDockParams(hDockODS2, new_dock_pos, SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT); //sprintf(oapiDebugString(), "SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.x %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.y %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.z %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.x %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.y %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.z %lf", SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.x, SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.y, SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.z, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.x, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.y, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.z); docked->Dock(v, idx, 0, 0); } } } else { SetDockParams(hDockODS2, new_dock_pos, SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT); } } }

 

[gattispilot]

So it is in the moving dock code. I can kill the angular motion but then when I move the docking ring in It spins


Here are images from sts 74 and rea life sts 76 docking of the DM

 

[Donamy]

Looks like the docking points and angle are off.

 

[gattispilot]

Of the docking module or shuttle. When docked to ISS it is good. Let me go back and look for drawings of dock and alignment of the DM

 

[gattispilot]

I think the DM alignment may be correct. In the original image the rail that I assume is on the center is off set.

On the DM its dock values are: CreateDock(_V(-0.006, 0.000, - 2.125), _V(0, 0, -1), _V(0.500011, -0.866019, 0)); which is 30 degrees offset

I think that is correct. @DaveS @Max-Q any thoughts
I think it is the moving dock code

 

[gattispilot]

Confused. Looking at actual images of the DM facing towards the shuttle. It appears the dock rotates? See on the view of the shuttle in sts 74 fin #3 is aligned with the keel support. But in sts 79 the docking ring is offset?
@DaveS any ideas?

 

[GLS]

The STS-74 image obviously shows the Mir-side of the DM.

 

[gattispilot]

The STS-74 image obviously shows the Mir-side of the DM.

Thanks. That solves that. Now to figure out the issue with the moving dock

 

[gattispilot]

The dock alignment is correct. But the moving dock with the docking Module with a 30 degree offset causes issues. I tried docking with DarkEnergy and the same issue. Not if there is a fix.

 

[gattispilot]

I am not sure why the spin. All it is doing is undock and dock

//move ods dock void Atlantis::DoIDARing() { if (TUNNELODS == 1) { VECTOR3 new_dock_pos = _V(-0.042, 2.2250, 8.2264);; new_dock_pos.y += (soft_capture_ring_proc * 0.4);//0.45 OBJHANDLE v = GetHandle(); int idx = 0; // dock index OBJHANDLE docked_ship = GetDockStatus(GetDockHandle(0)); // object handle of docked vessel if (docked_ship != NULL) // make sure handle is valid, if it is... { VESSEL* docked = oapiGetVesselInterface(docked_ship); // get VESSEL interface for docked vessel int dcount = docked->DockCount(); // get number of docking ports for (int i = 0; i < dcount; i++) // Cycle through ports { if (docked->GetDockStatus(docked->GetDockHandle(i)) == GetHandle()) { idx = i; docked->Undock(idx, 0); //SetDockParams(hDockODS2, new_dock_pos, _V(0, 1, 0) , _V(0, 0, -1)); //sprintf(oapiDebugString(), "SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.x %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.y %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.z %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.x %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.y %lf SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.z %lf", SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.x, SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.y, SHUTTLE_DOCKDIR.z, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.x, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.y, SHUTTLE_DOCKROT.z); docked->Dock(v, idx, 0, 0); } } //} } } }

 

[diogom]

Have you tried using Dock(v, idx, 0, mode) with mode 1 or 2?

 

[gattispilot]

Yes. Same result. It seems the dm docking values?
CreateDock(_V(-0.042, 0, 2.136), _V(0, 0, 1), _V(0, -1, 0)); MIR CreateDock(_V(-0.006, 0.000, - 2.125), _V(0, 0, -1), _V(0.500011, -0.866019, 0)); Shuttle

If I dock with MIR docking port no issues.



void Atlantis::DoIDARing() { //sprintf(oapiDebugString(), "new_dock_pos.y %lf soft_capture_ring_proc %lf ", new_dock_pos.y, soft_capture_ring_proc); if (TUNNELODS == 1) { VECTOR3 new_dock_pos = _V(-0.042, 2.2250, 8.2264);; new_dock_pos.y += (soft_capture_ring_proc * 0.4);//0.45 OBJHANDLE v = GetHandle(); int idx = 0; // dock index OBJHANDLE docked_ship = GetDockStatus(GetDockHandle(0)); // object handle of docked vessel if (docked_ship != NULL) // make sure handle is valid, if it is... { VESSEL* docked = oapiGetVesselInterface(docked_ship); // get VESSEL interface for docked vessel int dcount = docked->DockCount(); // get number of docking ports for (int i = 0; i < dcount; i++) // Cycle through ports { if (docked->GetDockStatus(docked->GetDockHandle(i)) == GetHandle()) { idx = i; docked->Undock(idx, 0); SetDockParams(hDockODS2, new_dock_pos, _V(0, 1, 0), _V(0, 0, -1)); docked->Dock(v, idx, 0, 0); } } } else { SetDockParams(hDockODS2, new_dock_pos, _V(0, 1, 0), _V(0, 0, -1)); } } }


When the scn starts I can kill the angular rotation of the shuttle but then it starts back up

 

[diogom]

So the thing is, as the ring retraction plays out and it undocks and docks, it induces angular rotation on the shuttle+DM? I had somehow understood it was the docking module's docked angle which was changing.

 

[gattispilot]

So the thing is, as the ring retraction plays out and it undocks and docks, it induces angular rotation on the shuttle+DM? I had somehow understood it was the docking module's docked angle which was changing.

Yes. Because the docking module alignment is 30 degrees off center. It causes the angular rotation

 

[diogom]

I don't recall if I had trouble with angular motion, but I did have an issue where each time it docked, the orbit would change, over the whole sequence it added up to quite a bit. The "teleportation" probably disturbs a few things. Try using GetAngularVel before undocking and SetAngularVel after redocking with the same vector. For the orbit thing, I had to do similar with Get and SetElements.

 

[gattispilot]

I wonder if I have the dock on the mesh correct. I have it matched to the drawing/ images. It looks to align with the shuttle the docking module needs to be 30 degrees offset.
Any thoughts? @DaveS @Max-Q

 

[gattispilot]

Rethinking the docking module.

Here is STS 76. As you can see fin 3 of the DM is along the z axis. Maybe the dock is 0,0,-1 but the mesh is rotated 30 degrees?

 

[gattispilot]

The docking Module mesh is correct. To dock with the shuttle. the docking Module has to be rotated 30 degrees

Here the DM mesh is rotated 30 degrees