Mover Creator 2.6 - 08 May 2020¶

Visit the AFSIM 2.6 Release Page on DI2E (Access Controlled) for more information and resources related to this release.

Release Dates¶

This is the first full release of Mover Creator. Note that the version numbering changed to match that of the rest of the AFSIM tool suite.

There is a lack of accuracy in some aerodynamic predictions, especially transonic drag. This is being improved.
There are seemingly random font sizing problems. This is due to a conflict between Qt and Windows (acknowledged by both Qt and Microsoft) which may cause incorrect font size. If this happens, logout and login again.
There are issues with running Mover Creator on 4k displays. If this occurs, it is recommended to maximize the Mover Creator window.
There is currently no temperature limit on jet engine (turbojet/turbofan) performance. As a result, engines may produce excessively high thrust at low altitudes.
Grid fins are not yet supported.

(2.6.2) Fixed issue where running Mover Creator on Linux would sometimes crash the application when performing a variety of actions. (Issue #199)
(2.6.2) Fixed issue where performance tests would not run on Linux. (Issue #201)
(2.6.2) Fixed erroneous calculation of surface area for Bodies. (Issue #203)
Fixed issue where negative drag would be computed under certain circumstances. (Issue #144)
The sweep angle specified in the Geometry page for surfaces is now drawn correctly using leading edge sweep. (Issue #158)
Fixed issue where top-half-round and bottom-half-round nacelles would have their center of gravity placed along the wrong plane. (Issue #164)
Changed the aerodynamic center for bodies to be coincident with their center of gravity. (Issue #164)
Fixed a crash that occurred by attempting to execute a performance test without first selecting a test. (Issue #165)
Various aerodynamic prediction corrections/improvements. (Issue #166)
Resolved issue where PID preferences were not being loaded correctly. (Issue #167)
Fixed issue were aerodynamic vectors in wire-frame mode were drawn incorrectly when the vehicle’s center of gravity was shifted to coincide with its reference point. (Issue #170)
Resolved issue where the user-specified rotational inertias were not being used correctly in some cases. (Issue #173)

Flying wing, v-tail, and inverted v-tail models are now provided as standard templates. (Issue #134)
Added more airfoils for use within Mover Creator. (Issue #134)
Improved speed brake aerodynamic modeling. (Issue #135)
Made use of the dimensionless reduced frequency (see use_reduced_frequency) to compute the stability derivatives, which has the effect of linearizing the aero_data. (Issue #142)
Added support for thrust vectoring. (Issue #145)
Enabled event pipe data in the flight test scenario generated by Mover Creator. (Issue #146)
Added options for SAS and bank-to-turn / skid-to-turn controls. (Issue #150)
Added support for wing control surfaces, including ailerons, dragerons/decelerons, spoilers, spoilerons, and elevons. (Issue #157)
All control surfaces may now be either full-flying or hinged. (Issue #157)
Added support for vehicle configuration with two ventral tails and vehicle configuration with an inverted v-tail. (Issue #159)
Mover Creator now automatically shifts the vehicle’s center of gravity to its reference point before performing aerodynamic calculations. (Issue #162)
Linux is now supported. (Issue #168)