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Bug #503

Rover's rotation is locked after docking with base, complete system is rotating unstoppably

Added by klapanciusz over 11 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Severity:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Gameplay
Target version:
-
Start date:
03/27/2013
% Done:

100%

Version:
0.19
Platform:
Win32
Expansion:
Language:
English (US)
Mod Related:
No
Votes:
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Description

While docking a rover to a Mun base the followings happen:

There is a slight height difference between the bases' and the rover's docking port.
The magnetic forces of the docking rings make the rover pitching slightly in order to dock.
As soon as the docking is complete, the complete base+rover assembly continues the rotating motion of the rover's last moment.
The only way to stop it is to time accelerate, it locks the attitude once and for all.
Undocking makes the base behave normally, but the rover's attitude being locked makes the rover unusable from that on.

It may or may not be a docking problem, I hesitated to mark it as a Physics issue.

I am using 1.9.0.49 clean install and all the objects involved in this issue were made freshly with my latest version.

I attached my quicksave file, it needs a couple of seconds to dock the rover and observe the whole base slowly flipping over.

quicksave.sfs (3.3 MB) quicksave.sfs quicksave , rover in focus - prepared for docking klapanciusz, 03/27/2013 02:28 PM
buggy launcher.craft (113 KB) buggy launcher.craft The buggy lander that the problem occurs with (second to last stage). Unit327, 04/04/2013 01:07 AM

History

#1 Updated by Unit327 over 11 years ago

Just wanted to add that the rover's attitude being locked also happens for me on Linux. In my case I have a rover (with an attached lander) which I am docking with a space station in kerbin orbit to refuel it before sending it to the mun. After undocking it and drifting away, it will not rotate and behaves as if it is still docked to something which is keeping it still (though this does not effect translation, only rotation). I have attached my craft file.

#2 Updated by Squelch over 9 years ago

  • Platform Win32 added
  • Platform deleted (Windows)

#3 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Needs Clarification

#4 Updated by TriggerAu over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Needs Clarification to Closed
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Closing this report out for now. If you find it is still occuring in the latest version of KSP please open a new report (and this one can be linked to it.) For best results, the wiki contains really useful info for when creating a report http://bugs.kerbalspaceprogram.com/projects/ksp/wiki.

You can also ask questions about the bug cleanup in the forum here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/143980-time-to-clean-up-the-bug-tracker/ and tag @TriggerAu to get my attention

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