We all like to fly our little probes around and there have been attempts at mission control software in the past but they all end up failing at one general point: Why look at it's data when you can be flying it.
I've come up with an idea and I'd like to run it by you guys that know the ins and outs of the SDK a little better to see if it's even possible.
How about running the orbiter in pure server mode, no graphics, real time. have an addon to allow vessel control via scripts, eg lua. and an interface that allows you to see the data. There will be NO direct control link between humans and the vessels. I'm thinking something like a web interface. You plan and script everything from launch to course corrections, even possibly reentry. Vessels like the XR series will require advanced autopilots, and actual rockets will be more of the primary launch vehicles.
I know there are a lot of questions still to be answered in implementation but I'm just wandering if running orbiter like this, just outputting raw data and causing timed burns would be possible. All this done by programming rather then direct intervention.
I've come up with an idea and I'd like to run it by you guys that know the ins and outs of the SDK a little better to see if it's even possible.
How about running the orbiter in pure server mode, no graphics, real time. have an addon to allow vessel control via scripts, eg lua. and an interface that allows you to see the data. There will be NO direct control link between humans and the vessels. I'm thinking something like a web interface. You plan and script everything from launch to course corrections, even possibly reentry. Vessels like the XR series will require advanced autopilots, and actual rockets will be more of the primary launch vehicles.
I know there are a lot of questions still to be answered in implementation but I'm just wandering if running orbiter like this, just outputting raw data and causing timed burns would be possible. All this done by programming rather then direct intervention.