GROUNDPOWERUNIT DEFINITION

A Ground Power Unit vehicle has the same parameters as other Ground Vehicles, with some additional properties. It can attach itself to an aircraft, with a cable that is at least partly in the aircraft model (but hidden by default). The GroundPowerUnit has many similarities in its configuration with the FuelTruck.

A Ground Power Unit Connected To An A320Neo

 

 

Sim.cfg

The sim.cfg file of a GroundPowerUnit must contain the following section:

 

[GroundPowerUnit]

This section has the following parameter:

 

Parameter Description Type Required
hose_end_position_XZ This parameter takes one value, which is the coordinate in meters of the point of contact between the end of the cable coming out of the aircraft, and the position on the GroundPowerUnit (or its own cable, if any) where it should be connected.

Float

 Yes
hose_end_relative_heading This parameter takes one value, which is the angle, in degrees, at which the aircraft cable should attach to the point, relative to the FuelTruck vehicle heading. If the point is in the back of the vehicle, an angle of 180° would mean the cable would plug from behind, aligned with the vehicle.

 

 

Model Behavior Helper

A model behavior helper is available for Ground Power Units, by including "Asobo.xml": ASOBO_GroundPowerUnit_Hose_Deployment_Template. This template takes a single parameter NODE_ID, which contain the name of the Node of cable on the GroundPowerUnit, if any. This will hide the node by default, and only make it visible when the vehicle is connected to an aircraft.

 

For more information please see: Ground Vehicle ModelBehavior Helpers

 

 

Note on Simvars

The individual values for the assignations of the parameters in the [GroundPowerUnit] section are reflected in the following simvars:

  • GROUNDPOWERUNIT HOSE END POSX
  • GROUNDPOWERUNIT HOSE END POSZ
  • GROUNDPOWERUNIT HOSE END RELATIVE HEADING