9.4 - Fixed Wing Fighter Jet System

Table of Contents

• 9.4.1 Components that Make Up the Fixed Wing Fighter Jet System
  • 9.4.1.1 Sensors
  • 9.4.1.2 Controllers
  • 9.4.1.3 Actuators

The fixed wing fighter jet system is a system of sensor, controller, and actuator components that comprise the movement model for some fixed wing aircraft.

This system is configured on several entity types in VR-Forces, such as the A-10 Thunderbolt.

Defined in system defintion file: fixed-wing-fighter-jet.sysdef

The fixed wing movement system can be configured as part of a Fixed Wing Entity.

9.4.1 Components that Make Up the Fixed Wing Fighter Jet System

The figure below shows what systems and simulation components are configured as part of the fixed wing fighter jet system. The boxes (nodes) represent indivdiual DtSimComponent classes. The edges connecting the boxes indicate port or port group connections between components.

9.4.1.1 Sensors

• DtUnderFireDeterminationSensor – Am I under fire?

9.4.1.2 Controllers

• DtScriptedMovementController – Processes scripted movement messages.
• DtDtMovementBasedTerrainPreloadController – Predicts the terrain that the entity will need.
• DtFixedWingJoyFlightController – Control movement through a joystick.
• DtFixedWingMoveAlongController – Execute move-along route tasks.
• DtFixedWingMoveToController – Execute move-to <waypoint> tasks.
• DtFixedWingMoveToLocationController – Execute move-to-location tasks.
• DtFixedWingFollowEntityController – Follow another entity.
• DtFixedWingPatrolRouteController – Execute patrol-along-route tasks.
• DtFixedWingPatrolBetweenController – Execute patrol-between <waypoint> tasks.
• DtWaitController – Stop moving and wait.
• DtFixedWingLandingController – Land the aircraft.
• DtFixedWingTakeoffController – Models takeoff of fixed wing entities.
• DtFixedWingDefaultController – Fly in a circle to stay airborne, in absence of any other task.
• DtDefaultLandingGearController – Control landing gear during takeoff and landing.

9.4.1.3 Actuators

• DtUpdateRepositoryActuator – Updates the VR-Forces state repository.
• DtFixedWingActuatorComponent – Kinematics model for fixed wing movement.
• DtSwingingPartActuator – Extend/retract landing gear.

Note

If you modify the system defintion file, or any of the components it contains, multiple entity types may be affected. All entity types that include this system in its parameter database file will be modified.