Flight Simulator Project

An interpreter designed to control a remote-piloted vehicle (RPV) within the virtual environment of the Flight-Gear simulator.

Description

The Flight-Gear simulator functions both as a Server and a Client:

• As a Server: The simulator provides our program with real-time data regarding various flight parameters.

• As a Client: The simulator receives values from our project's server, which are then utilized to control the aircraft's flight.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. Download FlightGear.
2. Download the project files and fly.txt.

Setup

1. Launch FlightGear.
2. Go to Settings on the homepage.
3. Enter the following under Additional Settings:

--telnet=socket,in,10,127.0.0.1,5402,tcp --httpd=8080 --generic=socket,out,10,127.0.0.1,5400,tcp,generic_small

• The first command instructs the simulator to initiate a background server that allows telnet client connections.
• The second command directs the simulator to initiate a client which will connect to our project's server via socket.
• 10 denotes the frequency of receiving (in) or sending (out) data.

Note: Ensure our server is running before launching the simulator.

Compilation and Execution

In your terminal or command prompt, navigate to the project directory and execute:

g++ main.cpp         # Compile the program
./a.out fly.txt      # Run the program using the fly.txt file

Finally, click Fly on FlightGear. The aircraft should now begin its flight.

Development Environment

This project was developed on Linux.

Authors

Ziv Zaarur Liza Yemini