SmartASS

class SmartASS

The Smart A.S.S. module provides aids for vessel pitch control.

SmartASSInterfaceMode InterfaceMode { get; set; }

GUI mode; doesn’t do anything except changing SmartASS GUI buttons to a specified mode.

Game Scenes:: Flight

SmartASSAutopilotMode AutopilotMode { get; set; }

Current autopilot mode.

Game Scenes:: Flight

void Update (Boolean resetPID)

Update SmartASS position to use new values.

Parameters:

resetPID – False most of the time, use true only if it doesn’t work.

Game Scenes:

Flight

Boolean ForceYaw { get; set; }

Enable yaw control for SmartASS.SurfaceHeading, SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfacePrograde and SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfaceRetrograde.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Boolean ForcePitch { get; set; }

Enable pitch control for SmartASS.SurfacePitch, SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfacePrograde and SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfaceRetrograde.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Boolean ForceRoll { get; set; }

Enable roll control.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Double SurfaceHeading { get; set; }

Heading; Also called or azimuth, or the direction where you want to go.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.Surface mode.

Double SurfacePitch { get; set; }

Pitch or inclination; 0 is horizontal and 90 is straight up. Can be negative.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.Surface mode.

Double SurfaceRoll { get; set; }

Roll; 0 is top side up.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.Surface mode.

Double SurfaceVelYaw { get; set; }

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfacePrograde and SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfaceRetrograde mode.

Double SurfaceVelPitch { get; set; }

Pitch or inclination; 0 is horizontal and 90 is straight up. Can be negative.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfacePrograde and SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfaceRetrograde mode.

Double SurfaceVelRoll { get; set; }

Roll; 0 is top side up.

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfacePrograde and SmartASSAutopilotMode.SurfaceRetrograde mode.

AttitudeReference AdvancedReference { get; set; }

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.Advanced mode.

Direction AdvancedDirection { get; set; }

Game Scenes:: Flight

Note

Works only in SmartASSAutopilotMode.Advanced mode.

enum SmartASSInterfaceMode

Orbital

Surface

Target

Advanced

Automatic: Internal mode, do not set.

enum SmartASSAutopilotMode

Off: Switch off Smart A.S.S.

KillRot: “Kill” the spacecraft’s rotation (counters rotation/tumbling).

Node: Point the vessel to a maneuver node.

Advanced: Advanced mode.

Automatic: Automatic mode (internal mode, only for getting status).

Prograde: ORBIT: Orient to orbital prograde.

Retrograde: ORBIT: Orient to orbital retrograde.

NormalPlus: ORBIT: Orient to orbital normal (change inclination).

NormalMinus: ORBIT: Orient to orbital anti-normal (change inclination).

RadialPlus: ORBIT: Orient to radial outward (away from SOI).

RadialMinus: ORBIT: Orient to radial inward (towards SOI).

SurfacePrograde: SURFACE: Orient in the direction of movement relative to the ground. Useful during lift-off for rockets which don’t have fins or are otherwise instable.

SurfaceRetrograde: SURFACE: Orient in the opposite direction of movement relative to the ground. Useful during reentry or aerobraking with an aerodynamically unstable craft.

HorizontalPlus: SURFACE: Orient in the direction of horizontal movement relative to the ground.

HorizontalMinus: SURFACE: Orient in the opposite direction of horizontal movement relative to the ground.

Surface: SURFACE: Orient the vessel in specific direction relative to surface.

VerticalPlus: SURFACE: Orient “up”, perpendicular to the surface.

TargetPlus: TARGET: Orient towards the target.

TargetMinus: TARGET: Orient away from the target.

RelativePlus: TARGET: Orient toward your relative velocity. Burning this direction will increase your relative velocity.

RelativeMinus: TARGET: Orient away from your relative velocity. Burning this direction will decrease your relative velocity.

ParallelPlus: TARGET: Orient parallel to the target’s orientation. If the target is a docking node it orients the ship along the docking axis, pointing away from the node.

ParallelMinus: TARGET: Orient antiparallel to the target’s orientation. If the target is a docking node it orients the ship along the docking axis, pointing toward the node.

enum AttitudeReference

Inertial: World coordinate system.

Orbit: forward = prograde, left = normal plus, up = radial plus

OrbitHorizontal: forward = surface projection of orbit velocity, up = surface normal

SurfaceNorth: forward = north, left = west, up = surface normal

SurfaceVelocity: forward = surface frame vessel velocity, up = perpendicular component of surface normal

Target: forward = toward target, up = perpendicular component of vessel heading

RelativeVelocity: forward = toward relative velocity direction, up = tbd

TargetOrientation: forward = direction target is facing, up = target up

ManeuverNode: forward = next maneuver node direction, up = tbd

Sun: forward = orbit velocity of the parent body orbiting the sun, up = radial plus of that orbit

SurfaceHorizontal: forward = surface velocity horizontal component, up = surface normal

enum Direction

Forward

Back

Up

Down

Right

Left