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Badger Smart Quad
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Update: 4 Oct, 2024 @ 3:00pm

For some reason the newest version was bugged by the aerodynamic physics and can't get over 50 m/s with the nose straight down.

Update: 4 Oct, 2024 @ 11:54am

- Errors in OreScanner and Locator (3rd Party) updated for next game version
- Moved the main power breaker to beside the pilot
- Completely rewired the craft and moved routers to the back
- Expanded passenger area drastically
- Passenger seat added
- 2 small batteries removed
- 8 RTG's added
- RTG's moved to the bottom of the craft with over 350kw charging in water
- Complete overhaul of the autopilot refactoring PID Controllers in nodes for custom code

Update: 4 Oct, 2024 @ 11:49am

Published blueprint

Update: 4 Oct, 2024 @ 11:42am

Precursor to Update

Update: 1 Oct, 2024 @ 9:56pm

Likely the last update.
- Refactored v/s controls to multiply with flight controls resulting in far superior flight control and ascent/descent rates
- Locked out user input for flight controls when autopilot is on and forward airspeed is greater than 20 m/s
- Cleaned up all code
- Documented/Commented flight.main.xc
- Added $timezone to the top of the rtclock.xc so user can easily edit their timezone
- Fixed targets.main.xc so that the ship's name and transmit frequency can be properly (easily) edited.

Update: 30 Sep, 2024 @ 11:07am

- Final Computer Tweaks
- Added icons to the alarm screen

Update: 30 Sep, 2024 @ 6:22am

Computer Tweaks
- Softer Landings
- Better RPM scaling at high speeds and high altitudes
- Refactored altitude control, far more stable now

Additions:
- Alarm Screen added just above the Nav Instrument that reads out which system is failing
(i.e., Rotor Stall, Rotors (RPM), battery, and pull up)

Update: 28 Sep, 2024 @ 11:24pm

- Refactored how autopilot handles pitch resulting in superior control
- Converted target frequencies to text - you can password protect your beacons now
- Added speed levels: higher altitudes = faster speeds (it is not suggested to fly over 9,000 meters)
-- The Smart Quad is now super-sonic
- Removed several small batteries - they were useless and added weight
- Added main breaker to the left of the passenger seat, you must turn this on to turn other things on
-- This breaker turns off the computer and screens reducing server load from 5% to 0-1%
- Smoothed out rotor RPM, TTE, DTE, and Thrust displays
- Re-coded the real-time clock by hand to account for leap-years and days in a month
- Alarm button now provides feedback. When there are no alarms, it will display a solid green light when there are no alarms and solid red when there are alarms when disabled (and you will hear them). However, when you silence the alarms, it will flash green when there are no alarms and flash red when there are alarms.
- Tweaked the interior light to be brighter when the doors are open and slightly brighter when in flight mode (red) so that the cockpit is clearly visible while reducing reflections on the glass.

** this is likely to be the last minor update of any significance. This update should fix most of the issues the quad had in the autopilot and gives the alarm some feedback while adding some other features such as improving flight performance, battery life, and top speeds.

Update: 26 Sep, 2024 @ 3:51am

Improved solar sensor logic. (tiny update)

Update: 26 Sep, 2024 @ 3:26am

Broke the clock, fixed it.