Coordinate Systems for Display

The Aerospace Toolbox software lets you use FlightGear coordinates for rendering motion.

FlightGear is an open-source, third-party flight simulator with an interface supported by the Aerospace Toolbox product.

• Flight Simulator Interface Example discusses the toolbox interface to FlightGear.

• See the FlightGear documentation at www.flightgear.org for complete information about this flight simulator.

The FlightGear coordinates form a special body-fixed system, rotated from the standard body coordinate system about the y-axis by -180 degrees:

• The x-axis is positive toward the back of the vehicle.

• The y-axis is positive toward the right of the vehicle.

• The z-axis is positive upward, e.g., wheels typically have the lowest z values.