Changes Since v0.65

JavaFX Integration

• Recreated Swing GUI in JavaFX for more modernized presentation and potential use with jMonkeyEngine

VM Arguments

• Added command line argument for setting JavaFX vs Swing; use LWJGL_JAVAFX or LWJGL_SWING respectively

Bugfixes

• Fixed bug with some resolution radio buttons not disabling when full screen enabled
• Fixed trim tabs not being reset with other flight controls
• Disabled transient controls to fix analysis doublets/singlets generating incorrectly; need to investigate
• Fixed joystick buttons/hat inputs not being reset when released

Changes for v0.65a

• Cleaned up how control parameter events are determined

• Added full screen mode to options and fixed display options not being applied before window created

• Added maven model to project and used it to determine project name and version programmatically

• Removed Mouse and Joystick Options; project will always use controller if connected, otherwise use keyboard

• Fixed error on export of LogsOut to CSV

• Fixed simulation plots disappearing after first refresh called

• Updated Documentation

• Added reset GUI text when sim is reset

• Added debug mode option to display parameters of camera/entity in chase view

• Modified default logging level from debug to info

Changes Since 0.4

Added JME to pom and test terrain class to preview JME

• Created SimulationStepper to step all parts of simulation by external update loop

Refactor flight controls to accept external sources

• Created InputData and InputDataListener to get inputs from external source

• Created ExternalFlightControlsStateManager to accept external source inputs and handle the input actions

• Greatly simplified implementation of datatransfer package objects. Most of them are now contained in the classes they poll for data

• Updated InputMaster to handle joystick axes and buttons

• Added InputData and InputMaster to LWJGLWorld step()

• Modified keyboard mappings to use int instead of string for key

• Deleted inputdevices package so that inputs entirely received from LWJGLWorld

Simplified data transfer

• Moved FlightData and event listeners into Integrate6DOFEquations

Removed unused Swing instrument panel and SteelSeries gauges

Maintenance

• Added decimal formatting to SimOuts and cleaned up ConsoleTableModel

• Removed unneeded/updated outdated test "harnesses"

Upgrade LWJGL to 3.2.3

• Removed SlickUtils for PNGDecoder as it's not compatible with LWJGL3

• Upgraded other pom dependencies to latest versions

• Added JSON back to .gitignore

• Converted all Mouse, Keyboard and Controller polling into GLFW callbacks/gets. Project is 100% migrated from jinput and usable on newer Java versions

• Added visibility flag to GUIText

Java 11 Fixes

• Bugfixes to get program working with Java 11

• Reworked build script to handle recent updates and be more progammatic

Added tutorial to Documentation on changing controls settings

Added building/development info to README

Changes Since v0.3

Numerous Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

• Combined all simulation threads into a single thread to fix concurrency and timing issues

• Fixed various synchronization issues surrounding generating doublet and singled controls in analysis mode

• Reduced terrain texture size further to reduce graphics card load

• Added algorithm to selectively render terrain objects by proximity to aircraft

Transient Flight Controls Actuator and Input Separation

• Separated the direct input of flight controls from the actual actuation of the control surface to allow for custom actuators to simulate a fly-by-wire system

Open GL Instrument Panel

• Converted instrument panel objects from vector-drawn Swing objects to PNG textures that are directly rendered in the Open GL window and positioned and scaled using JSON configuration

Switchable Chase View

• Added third-person chase view and switchable camera views that can be changed using key presses (7 8 and 9); In chase view, a simple aircraft model displays, and the camera can be panned around using the middle mouse button

JSON Configuration

• Converted all configuration files into JSON (Javascript Object Notation) for cross compatibility with other applications, simpler I/O within JFS and easy customizability of the following:

1. Aircraft dimensions, parameters and specifications
2. Keyboard and joystick control assignments
3. Analysis Mode (Singlet/Doublet) control injections
4. Plot window, tab and subplot configuration

Audio, Camera and Display Menus

• Added additional menus and reorganized existing ones for configuring display and camera options

Maven Integration, File Pathing, Unix Support

• Added Maven to automatically manage external library dependencies, and easily build releases

• Added log4j to entire project to log loading, general operation and errors to a logfile

• Modified file pathing within code and added natives to support Unix based OS' as well

Changes Since v0.2

Simulation

• Improvements to ground reaction model for takeoff and landing
• Moved flight controls to separate thread to make update rate independant of simulation and allow for later use with SAS or autopilot systems
• Fixed trimming bug where simulation would only correctly trim the first time the simulation is started

OTW

• Reduced tree texture size to reduce size of simulation and graphics card usage
• Integrated instrument panel window into simulation window; instrument panel can now be toggled on/off from the options panel; when the instrument panel is hidden, text displays at the top of the screen showing current position/airspeed/altitude/heading
• Added text display to simulation window when simulation is paused
• Modified terrain object to read an object mapping texture to determine where to generate trees on a terrain tile

UI

• Plots can now be refreshed and cleared in preparation for a new maneuver
• Added Keyboard Only option in the Options window to allow the user to control the aircraft with just the keyboard; added flaps controls to keyboard

Misc

• Minor additional UI and simulation bugfixes

Changes Since v0.1

• Added trimming method to calculate trim elevator, throttle and pitch angle for a given altitude and airspeed
• Reduced size of world somewhat to improve performance
• Added OpenAL sound engine to play engine, flap, gear, stall horn and wind sounds
• Audio tab in Options to configure individual volume settings for sound types

Download / Installation

• Hosted on MEGA due to file size (~50 MB) @ https://mega.nz/#!Jh0zgYwQ!wLeTWFkM94LpVeMgTIUttZqp1xD42AJLmjXtpHFUwj8
• Extract zip file contents, and then run JavaFlightSimulator.exe

Features / Limitations

• First pre-release candidate of Java Flight Simulator
• Comes with two aircraft, the Ryan Navion and Camair Twin Navion
• Plotting functionality works except for refresh option in plot window dropdown menu
• No trimming is implemented yet
• Ground reaction does not interact with terrain height, only with sea level
• Out the window terrain tiles repeat, with no generated entities for now
• Latitude/longitude coordinates in options menu do not work yet
• No sound implemented yet

Download

• Hosted on MEGA due to file size (~50 MB) @ https://mega.nz/#!gtd0BQYa!_TxKNHpIjlyUfYFeQRVsxassJc21JT_jmSH1O5hEXKE
• Extract zip file contents, and then run JavaFlightSimulator.exe