- Nonlinear model: AoA from -14° to +90°
- FlightGear integration for visualization
Clone the repository using
git clone /~https://github.com/willcmc/f18-env.git
Install FlightGear by doing
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/flightgear
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flightgear
Set your FG_HOME and FG_ROOT environment variables by doing the following
export FG_HOME=/home/`whoami`/.fgfs
export FG_ROOT=/usr/share/games/flightgear
In case your installation and home directories are different (due to building from source), you must make the appropriate changes.
Install the F-18 Addon (bundled in /Installs) by running the following in the top-level directory
cd Installs/
cp -R f18 $FG_HOME/Aircraft
The generic communication protocol for FlightGear provides a powerful way of adding a simple ASCII based or binary input/output protocol, just by defining an XML encoded configuration file and placing it in the $FG_ROOT/Protocol/ directory.
Copy the generic.xml in present in the f18-env/Cpp-env/fg/generic.xml to the $FG_ROOT/Protocol/
Assuming you are in parent directory of working directory f18-env, execute the following command
sudo cp f18-env/Cpp-env/fg/generic.xml $FG_ROOT/Protocol/
Make sure you are able to run FlightGear as a non-sudo user on the command line by trying fgfs.
The cpp codes are linked and built using a Makefile. Build the simulator using make.
The main executable (currently) is ./build/fdm, so the main code can be executed using ./build/fdm while in the Cpp-env folder.
William E. Retnaraj