Mars First Logistics

Mars First Logistics

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22 Sep, 2023 @ 1:47pm
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This vehicle is capable of both hovering and ballistic / rocket flight styles, and has two modes (channels) of control to make using WASD for flight very easy.

The RED thruster strut is "forward" in hover and normal operation, and gets pointed down during ballistic flight. You may want to remove or rebind the wheel extensions depending on your preference for "space" and "shift" being up and down.

The first control mode / channel maps A / D to *roll only* plus a tiny bit of upwards thrust to counter ground friction. This mode is mostly only used to correct the ballistic flight vehicle rotation or rotate in place near the ground. It also is the mode in which you can adjust the thruster distance from the payload, to change how sensitive the RCS scheme is.

The second control mode / channel maps A/D *additionally* to left/right strafe (hovering) and yaw (ballistic). This is the mode used for extremely controlled long-distance flights. With it you can blaze past any network tower or area without needing to touch the ground or even switch to hovering flight.

The propulsion design idea itself came from the "Sky Crane" that dropped off the Curiosity rover on Mars. I regularly swap out the entire underside / payload manipulation of the vehicle depending on the job, this specific design was made to pick up potatoes, struts, fruits, etc, that need to be "scooped" off the ground.