dene maxwell wrote:
>> From: Josh Babcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> dene maxwell wrote:
>>> Hi
>>> I'm trying to get an xml animation going for AI taildraggers, as the AI 
>> FDM
>>> doesn't seem to cater for this. I have copied the rotate animation 
>> example
>>> from the Model-HowTo;
>>>
>>>     <!-- ***** TailDragger ***** -->
>>>     <animation>
>>>      <type>rotate</type>
>>>        
>> <property>/ai/models/aircraft/velocities/true-airspeed-kt</property>
>>>        <factor>1</factor>
>>>        <offset>1</offset>
>>>        <min>0.0</min>
>>>        <max>13.0</max>
>>>        <center>
>>>         <x-m>2</x-m>
>>>         <y-m>0</y-m>
>>>         <z-m>-1.5</z-m>
>>>        </center>
>>>        <axis>
>>>         <x>0</x>
>>>         <y>1</y>
>>>         <z>0</z>
>>>        </axis>
>>>      <!--
>>>      <condition>
>>>       <less-than>
>>>        
>> <property>/ai/models/aircraft/velocities/true-airspeed-kt</property>
>>>        <value>30</value>
>>>       </less-than>
>>>      </condition>
>>>      -->
>>>     </animation>
>>>
>>> but the min and max values don't have any effect... the plane rotates 
>> about
>>> the wheels as the speed varies...to the extent at 180 knots it's flying
>>> backwards and upside down ...very amusing first time but now just
>>> frustrating...
>>>
>>> ...what am I doing wrong in this animation?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> :-D ene
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>> What you have will rise from 0 up to 13 as the airspeed rises from -1 up
>> to 12, then stay at 13 as the airspeed keeps on rising. To fix this,
>> make factor 1/n where n is the airspeed that you want the rotation to be
>> 13. You probably also want offset to be 0, but I'm not sure exactly what
>> you are doing. Think of it as a graph of Y=aX+b Y is your rotation, X is
>> the airspeed,  b is the offset, and a is the factor. It might help to
>> actually draw the graph.
>>
>> Josh
>>
> Oh ...I know the factors are all wrong at the moment, but the problem is the 
> min and max aren't limiting the degree of moment... I would be quite happy 
> at this stage to get the tail up @0ktas then falling at a predetermined 
> level but at the moment there are no limits on the rotation despite the min 
> and max
> 
> I know that factor will determine the gradient of the transition, what I 
> want is (typical taildragger behaviour) at a predetermined speed (say 
> 50knts) the tail to rise (assuming acceleration) to normal flying attitude 
> (ie 0 degrees).... the x-y graph would look like;
> 
> Tail
> Elevation
> |-----------------Tail down (13*)
> |                 \
> |                  \
> |                   \------------------Tail up (0*)
> |________+__+_________________
>           Vmin     Vmax
> Velocity->
> 
> but I need the min/max to work for this....
> 
> :-D ene
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Oh, right. Try min-deg and max-deg.

Josh


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