Request Request for Simple Docking Mission

[jpgarrett17]

I'm currrently doing research on automation and human authority in spacecraft and want to do an experiment like the following:
A simple docking mission, where the vessel is already lined up and on automatic approach for docking with the ISS
At any point, the autopilot may 1) gradually fail (i.e., bearing alignment, trajectory, etc. will slowly degrade), or 2) will hard fail, meaning a quick degradation of bearing trajectory
The point of this is to test reaction time to automation failure and time it takes to manually fix the approach (as close as possible).
Is this possible?

V/r,
Jordan

 

[francisdrake]

I think a scenario of the Crew Dragon fits to this specs:
Crew Dragon 2022 / DM2 / DM2Docking 31 May 2020

The vessel is already lined up with the docking port. You just need to push forward and correct for the rotation of the ISS.

 

[STS]

I think a scenario of the Crew Dragon fits to this specs:
Crew Dragon 2022 / DM2 / DM2Docking 31 May 2020

The vessel is already lined up with the docking port. You just need to push forward and correct for the rotation of the ISS.

Yeah but what about the failures he asked about? Maybe could be done with some LUA script?

 

[jpgarrett17]

I think a scenario of the Crew Dragon fits to this specs:
Crew Dragon 2022 / DM2 / DM2Docking 31 May 2020

The vessel is already lined up with the docking port. You just need to push forward and correct for the rotation of the ISS.

Oh this is perfect

Yeah but what about the failures he asked about? Maybe could be done with some LUA script?

Could it not be done with some scenario script modifications?

 

[francisdrake]

To my knowledge, there are no scenario scripts in Orbiter.
A scenario defines the solar system, the date and the vessel parameters in this very moment.
All actions later are either by user input, or by pre-programmed reactions of the vessels.

 

[jpgarrett17]

To my knowledge, there are no scenario scripts in Orbiter.
A scenario defines the solar system, the date and the vessel parameters in this very moment.
All actions later are either by user input, or by pre-programmed reactions of the vessels.

In that case, as an example, could the vessels engines be programmed to auto-push towards the ISS and then gradually/instantly die?

 

[Donamy]

You can dock autonomously with Pursuit MFD .