Space Simulator As Levitator Emulator

SpaceSim is the best way to emulate a levitator flying

to the moon.

However, 98% of the simulator is not used. The actual

control command interface between the levitator and

SpaceSim has 5 levels of control command substructure.

It all can be demonstrated indoors to be reliable and

accurate enough for the mission. Indoor flying blind and

intuitive pointing are insufficient to deal with long range

tracking, navigation and guidance problems. SpaceSim

is at least 1% accurate or better to emulate a launch,

insertion to escape, coasting and insertion to lunar orbit.

SpaceSim as a levitator emulator uses only 2 controls,

thrust and yaw. There are 4 instruments, azimuth,

elevation, range and velocity. These are interpreted

in window 1 as from a surface view looking up at 60

degrees above the horizon due south from San Francisco

and in window 2 from 30,000 miles above the earth

looking down at the plane of the ecliptic, with the moon

at the top of the window and the earth at the bottom of

the window. This will get you going.

The use of SpaceSim is for developing flight trajectories

and for training. It is not a real test of the levitator's flight

controls, its radio link or how fast it can fly before it

vibrates itself chaotic. It is the best emulation using

available flight simulators. Therefore, it is okay to fly the

mission using pitch as well as yaw. It is not a 2 control

system like the prototype, but since thrust and yaw are

only an approximate emulation, using thrust, pitch and yaw

is okay and a lot easier.