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[Feature Request] GPS landing prediction #2477

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dvdsnyd opened this issue Apr 14, 2024 · 0 comments
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[Feature Request] GPS landing prediction #2477

dvdsnyd opened this issue Apr 14, 2024 · 0 comments

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dvdsnyd commented Apr 14, 2024

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Estimation of GPS landing point based on API call to NOAA ruc sounding winds aloft forecast

Describe the solution you'd like
Given the current date and time and a number of hours to forecast for. The user need also supply the launch site GPS location and elevation.

The program would then run multiple simulations for the number of hours forecasted
Each simulation run will make an API call to the NOAA rucsounding data base which is free to gather the wind speed, wind direction and altitude.
Each hour forecast becomes a plot of the flight profile, or at the very least an array of GPS landing coordinates

Describe alternatives you've considered
I built my own spreadsheet which does very close to the above. The only thing it isn't is integrated into a simulation program, such as OpenRocket. My spreadsheet is called GPS DriftCast.
It makes an API call to another website, which grabs the data from ruc sounding. For a more "commercial" program, it would likely make sense to make a direct call to the Ruc Sounding site.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/gps-driftcast-gps-drift-2-0-vastly-improved-landing-location-prediction-based-on-winds-aloft-forecasts.185800/
MultiLevelWind is another alternative, but this requires the user to hand populate wind data. This is cumbersome and not viable for a true tool that will get used.
This also doesn't have a GPS output, which is really what is needed to be truly useful for people out on the field.
Here's the link:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/new-openrocket-plugin-to-allow-different-wind-speed-direction-at-different-altitudes.140619/#post-1707315

Thank you for consideration. Please reach out with any questions.

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Example, Scatter Landing

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