FlightGear Route Manager: activate_ap(speed, host, port) - File Exchange

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FlightGear Route Manager

[lat_deg, lon_deg, alt_ft, gn... [LAT_DEG, LON_DEG, ALT_FT, GND_ELEV_M, HEAD_DEG, PITCH_DEG,
[wp_dist_m]=get_wpdist(host, ... [WP_DIST_M]=GET_WPDIST(HOST, PORT)
[wp_lat_deg, wp_lon_deg, wp_a... [WP_LAT_DEG, WP_LON_DEG, WP_ALT_FT]=GET_WP(WP, HOST, PORT)
[wp_stack]=get_wpstack(host, ... [WP_STACK]=GET_WPSTACK(HOST, PORT)
activate_ap(speed, host, port... ACTIVATE_AP(SPEED, HOST, PORT)
add_wp(lon_deg, lat_deg, alt_... ADD_WP(LON_DEG, LAT_DEG, ALT_FT, HOST, PORT)
change_view(viewno, host, por... CHANGE_VIEW(VIEWNO, HOST, PORT)
clear_rt(host, port) CLEAR_RT(HOST, PORT)
delete_wp(pos, host, port)
insert_wp(lat_deg, lon_deg, a... INSERT_WP(LAT_DEG, LON_DEG, ALT_FT, POS, HOST, PORT)
pop_wp(host, port)
speedup_fg(sp, host, port)
tsim=get_simtime(host, port)
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from FlightGear Route Manager by Johann Schweikl
Matlab functions accessing FlightGear to remotely control an aircraft's route and track its position

activate_ap(speed, host, port)

function activate_ap(speed, host, port)
% ACTIVATE_AP(SPEED, HOST, PORT)
% 
% Activate Autopilot in Flightgear over socket connection (HOST,
% PORT) and set target speed = SPEED [mph].
% Run Flightgear on HOST (e.g. '127.0.0.1' = localhost) with
% parameter "--props = PORT".

import java.net.Socket
import java.io.*

fg_socket = Socket(host, port);
out = PrintWriter(fg_socket.getOutputStream(), true);


% activate autopilot
out.println(sprintf(...
    'set /autopilot/locks/altitude altitude-hold\r\n'));
out.println(sprintf(...
    'set /autopilot/locks/heading true-heading-hold\r\n'));
out.println(sprintf(...
    'set /autopilot/locks/speed speed-with-throttle\r\n'));

% set target speed (convert mph to knots)
out.println(sprintf(...
    'set /autopilot/settings/target-speed-kt %d\r\n',speed*0.869));


out.close();
fg_socket.close();

end

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