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It is quite difficult to control with the mouse. It's basically impossible to kill rotation or velocity along a given axis. So one ends up with bang-bang contro
by gene-h 6y ago
It is quite difficult to control with the mouse. It's basically impossible to kill rotation or velocity along a given axis. So one ends up with bang-bang control, constantly oscillating around the target. I am also somewhat horrified to learn that manual flight might be like this to, through the touchscreen[0]. Although there do appear to be some joysticks the astronauts can use, so hopefully this is just training for contingencies.
[0]https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/04/this-is-certainly-different-astronauts-on-controlling-the-dragon-spacecraft-via-touchscreen/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/04/this-is-certainly-differen...
- numpad0 6y agoRCS is always bang-bang, bang-bang means you input like PWM or PDM for rate and not like a throttle or a yoke for force. I think the thrusters are a bit too powerful even at fine mode and numbers needs more precision.
- JshWright 6y agoWell, it can also be whoosh-whoosh (in the case of cold gas thrusters)
- roelschroeven 6y agoYou can control it with the keyboard too, though that's not in the help. For rotation control use the numeric keypad, for translation the QWEASD region (and maybe ZXC). Experiment a bit since I don't know exactly which key does what. It's still bang-bang control, that's the nature of RCS thrusters, but the keyboard makes it easier than the mouse.
- philjohn 6y agomuch easier with the keyboard controls - wasd + qe and 8456 + 79
- usefulcat 6y agoI used only the mouse. I was able to get pitch, yaw and rotation to zero but never translation.
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