rocket-landing-demo

Basic mock-up of a fully automated rocket landing on a droneship using Kerbal Space Program, the kRPC add-on, and Python.

Demo video

Files

• README.md
• landing_git_v1_20181004.py
• Grasshopper_9.craft
• Landing.png
• hire.png

Software

• Kerbal Space Program
• Python 2.7
• CKAN

KSP Add-ons

• kRPC
• Kerbal Reusability Expansion
• CKAN

Python Libraries

• kRPC
• numpy
• pandas
• time

Installation Instructions

1. Install Kerbal Space Program
2. Install CKAN
3. Put the Grasshopper_9.craft into the VAB folder in the game directory "...\Kerbal Space Program\Ships\VAB"
4. Use CKAN to install kRPC and Kerbal Reusability Expansion
5. Install Python 2.7
6. Install kRPC, numpy, pandas, and time libraries
7. Copy landing_git_v1_20181004.py into the python directory
8. (Optional) Copy the hire.png file into the Flags folders in the game directory "...\Kerbal Space Program\GameData\Squad\Flags"

Running the Simulation

1. Launch KSP from CKAN
2. Create a new sandbox game
3. Click on launchpad and select the "Grasshopper_9" ship
4. Open the in-game kRPC display and select create/start server
5. Go to python and run the landing_git_v1_20181004.py file
6. Watch the simulation in KSP
7. Telemetry data is saved as a pandas dataframe in python
8. Plot telemetry by loading the dataframe and plotting with matplotlib