9.8 - Rotary-wing Attack Movement System

Table of Contents

• 9.8.1 Components
  • 9.8.1.1 Sensors
  • 9.8.1.2 Controllers
  • 9.8.1.3 Actuators

The rotary-wing attack movement system is a system of sensor, controller, and actuator components that comprise the movement model for rotary-wing entities.

This system is configured on several entity types in VR-Forces, such as the AH-64A Apache entity.

Defined in system defintion file:  rotary-wing-attack.sysdef

The rotary-wing attack movement system can be configured as part of a rotary-wing entity.

9.8.1 Components

The figure below shows which systems and simulation components are configured as part of the rotary-wing attack movement system. The boxes (nodes) represent indivdiual DtSimComponent classes. The edges connecting the boxes indicate port or port group connections between components.

Rotary Wing Attack Movement System

9.8.1.1 Sensors

There are no sensor components configured as part of this system.

9.8.1.2 Controllers

• DtMovementBasedTerrainPreloadController – Predicts the terrain that will be needed in the near future.
• DtRotaryWingJoyFlightController – Control movement through a joystick.
• DtRotaryWingCollisionAvoidanceController – Try to avoid potential collisions with obstructions.
• DtRotaryWingMoveAlongControllerComponent – Execute move-along route tasks.
• DtRotaryWingMoveToControllerComponent – Execute move-to <waypoint> tasks.
• DtRotaryWingMoveToLocationControllerComponent – Execute move-to-location tasks.
• DtRotaryWingFollowEntityController – Follow another entity.
• DtRotaryWingPatrolRouteController – Execute patrol-along-route tasks.
• DtRotaryWingPatrolBetweenController – Execute patrol-between <waypoint> tasks.
• DtWaitController – Stop moving and wait.
• DtRotaryWingLandingController – Land the entity.
• DtRotaryWingTurnToHeadingController – Turn to desired heading.
• DtRotaryWingFlightCommandController – Carries out the Fly Heading and Fly Altitude tasks.
• DtRotaryWingLoiterControllerComponent – Stay put and hover.
• DtSimpleRotaryWingPilot – The autopilot.
• DtScriptedMovementController – Processes scripted movement messages.

9.8.1.3 Actuators

• DtRotaryWingActuatorComponent – Kinematics model for rotary-wing movement.
• DtUpdateRepositoryActuator – Updates the VR-Forces state repository.

Note

If you modify the system definition 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.