Re: Vector movement
From: Mikko Kurki-Suonio <maxxon@s...>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 05:03:32 -0500
Subject: Re: Vector movement
On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Robert Crawford wrote:
> Easy -- you apply 1" thrust east and 1" north. Don't worry
> about the actual magnitude and direction of the vector, but of its
> components.
How do I do that? I can only thrust main drives in a direction dictated
by my facing.
Or maybe you meant: thrust 1", spin 90, thrust 1"?
That's not the optimal solution, and it assumes I can split
spinning/thrusting in any way I like.
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