airutils/lib_planes/control.lua

--global constants
airutils.ideal_step = 0.02

--[[airutils.rudder_limit = 30
airutils.elevator_limit = 40]]--

dofile(minetest.get_modpath("airutils") .. DIR_DELIM .. "lib_planes" .. DIR_DELIM .. "utilities.lua")

function airutils.powerAdjust(self,dtime,factor,dir,max_power)
    local max = max_power or 100
    local add_factor = factor/2
    add_factor = add_factor * (dtime/airutils.ideal_step) --adjusting the command speed by dtime
    local power_index = self._power_lever

    if dir == 1 then
        if self._power_lever < max then
            self._power_lever = self._power_lever + add_factor
        end
        if self._power_lever > max then
            self._power_lever = max
        end
    end
    if dir == -1 then
        if self._power_lever > 0 then
            self._power_lever = self._power_lever - add_factor
            if self._power_lever < 0 then self._power_lever = 0 end
        end
        if self._power_lever <= 0 then
            self._power_lever = 0
        end
    end
end

function airutils.control(self, dtime, hull_direction, longit_speed, longit_drag,
                            later_speed, later_drag, accel, player, is_flying)
    --if self.driver_name == nil then return end
    local retval_accel = accel

    local stop = false
    local ctrl = nil

	-- player control
	if player then
		ctrl = player:get_player_control()

        --engine and power control
        if ctrl.aux1 and self._last_time_command > 0.5 then
            self._last_time_command = 0
		    if self._engine_running then
			    self._engine_running = false
                self._autopilot = false
                self._power_lever = 0 --zero power
                self._last_applied_power = 0 --zero engine
		    elseif self._engine_running == false and self._energy > 0 then
			    self._engine_running = true
                self._last_applied_power = -1 --send signal to start
		    end
        end

        self._acceleration = 0
        if self._engine_running then
            --engine acceleration calc
            local engineacc = (self._power_lever * self._max_engine_acc) / 100;

            local factor = 1

            --increase power lever
            if ctrl.jump then
                airutils.powerAdjust(self, dtime, factor, 1)
            end
            --decrease power lever
            if ctrl.sneak then
                airutils.powerAdjust(self, dtime, factor, -1)
                if self._power_lever <= 0 and is_flying == false then
                    --break
                    if longit_speed > 0 then
                        engineacc = -1
                        if (longit_speed + engineacc) < 0 then
                            engineacc = longit_speed * -1
                        end
                    end
                    if longit_speed < 0 then
                        engineacc = 1
                        if (longit_speed + engineacc) > 0 then
                            engineacc = longit_speed * -1
                        end
                    end
                    if abs(longit_speed) < 0.2 then
                        stop = true
                    end
                end
            end
            --do not exceed
            local max_speed = 6
            if longit_speed > max_speed then
                engineacc = engineacc - (longit_speed-max_speed)
                if engineacc < 0 then engineacc = 0 end
            end
            self._acceleration = engineacc
        else
	        local paddleacc = 0
	        if longit_speed < 1.0 then
                if ctrl.jump then paddleacc = 0.5 end
            end
	        if longit_speed > -1.0 then
                if ctrl.sneak then paddleacc = -0.5 end
	        end
	        self._acceleration = paddleacc
        end

        local hull_acc = vector.multiply(hull_direction,self._acceleration)
        retval_accel=vector.add(retval_accel,hull_acc)

        --pitch
        local pitch_cmd = 0
        if ctrl.up then pitch_cmd = 1 elseif ctrl.down then pitch_cmd = -1 end
        airutils.set_pitch(self, pitch_cmd, dtime)

		-- yaw
        local yaw_cmd = 0
        if ctrl.right then yaw_cmd = 1 elseif ctrl.left then yaw_cmd = -1 end
        airutils.set_yaw(self, yaw_cmd, dtime)

        --I'm desperate, center all!
        if ctrl.right and ctrl.left then
            self._elevator_angle = 0
            self._rudder_angle = 0
        end
	end

    if longit_speed > 0 then
        if ctrl then
            if ctrl.right or ctrl.left then
            else
                airutils.rudder_auto_correction(self, longit_speed, dtime)
            end
        else
            airutils.rudder_auto_correction(self, longit_speed, dtime)
        end
        if airutils.elevator_auto_correction then
            self._elevator_angle = airutils.elevator_auto_correction(self, longit_speed, self.dtime, self._max_speed, self._elevator_angle, self._elevator_limit, airutils.ideal_step, 100)
        end
    end

    return retval_accel, stop
end

function airutils.set_pitch(self, dir, dtime)
    local pitch_factor = 12
    local multiplier = pitch_factor*dtime
	if dir == -1 then
        --minetest.chat_send_all("cabrando")
        if self._elevator_angle > 0 then pitch_factor = pitch_factor * 2 end
		self._elevator_angle = math.max(self._elevator_angle-multiplier,-self._elevator_limit)
	elseif dir == 1 then
        --minetest.chat_send_all("picando")
        if self._angle_of_attack < 0 then pitch_factor = 1 end --lets reduce the command power to avoid accidents
		self._elevator_angle = math.min(self._elevator_angle+multiplier,self._elevator_limit)
	end
end

function airutils.set_yaw(self, dir, dtime)
    local yaw_factor = 25
	if dir == 1 then
		self._rudder_angle = math.max(self._rudder_angle-(yaw_factor*dtime),-self._rudder_limit)
	elseif dir == -1 then
		self._rudder_angle = math.min(self._rudder_angle+(yaw_factor*dtime),self._rudder_limit)
	end
end

function airutils.rudder_auto_correction(self, longit_speed, dtime)
    local factor = 1
    if self._rudder_angle > 0 then factor = -1 end
    local correction = (self._rudder_limit*(longit_speed/1000)) * factor * (dtime/airutils.ideal_step)
    local before_correction = self._rudder_angle
    local new_rudder_angle = self._rudder_angle + correction
    if math.sign(before_correction) ~= math.sign(new_rudder_angle) then
        self._rudder_angle = 0
    else
        self._rudder_angle = new_rudder_angle
    end
end

--obsolete, will be removed
function getAdjustFactor(curr_y, desired_y)
    local max_difference = 0.1
    local adjust_factor = 0.5
    local difference = math.abs(curr_y - desired_y)
    if difference > max_difference then difference = max_difference end
    return (difference * adjust_factor) / max_difference
end

function airutils.autopilot(self, dtime, hull_direction, longit_speed, accel, curr_pos)

    local retval_accel = accel

    local max_autopilot_power = 85

    --climb
    local velocity = self.object:get_velocity()
    local climb_rate = velocity.y * 1.5
    if climb_rate > 5 then climb_rate = 5 end
    if climb_rate < -5 then
        climb_rate = -5
    end

    self._acceleration = 0
    if self._engine_running then
        --engine acceleration calc
        local engineacc = (self._power_lever * airutils.max_engine_acc) / 100;
        --self.engine:set_animation_frame_speed(60 + self._power_lever)

        local factor = math.abs(climb_rate * 0.1) --getAdjustFactor(curr_pos.y, self._auto_pilot_altitude)
        --increase power lever
        if climb_rate > 0.2 then
            airutils.powerAdjust(self, dtime, factor, -1)
        end
        --decrease power lever
        if climb_rate < 0 then
            airutils.powerAdjust(self, dtime, factor, 1, max_autopilot_power)
        end
        --do not exceed
        local max_speed = airutils.max_speed
        if longit_speed > max_speed then
            engineacc = engineacc - (longit_speed-max_speed)
            if engineacc < 0 then engineacc = 0 end
        end
        self._acceleration = engineacc
    end

    local hull_acc = vector.multiply(hull_direction,self._acceleration)
    retval_accel=vector.add(retval_accel,hull_acc)

    --pitch
    if self._angle_of_attack > self._max_attack_angle then
        airutils.set_pitch(self, 1, dtime)
    elseif self._angle_of_attack < self._max_attack_angle then
        airutils.set_pitch(self, -1, dtime)
    end

	-- yaw
    airutils.set_yaw(self, 0, dtime)

    if longit_speed > 0 then
        airutils.rudder_auto_correction(self, longit_speed, dtime)
        if airutils.elevator_auto_correction then
            self._elevator_angle = airutils.elevator_auto_correction(self, longit_speed, self.dtime, airutils.max_speed, self._elevator_angle, airutils.elevator_limit, airutils.ideal_step, 100)
        end
    end

    return retval_accel
end