FlightGearControllerApp2/README.md

Android Joystick App

Demo

Submitters:

Omer Schloss - 313301764

Avraham Bar Ilan - 205937949

Summary

This project is a remote control joystick that connect "FlightGear" simulator and control the plane remotely.

The project implemented in MVVM architecture and written with kotlin.

You can download a .apk file of the app from here and look for this nice icon:

Or you can clone this repo and run it with Android Emulator on your computer.

Setup

• Install Flight Gear Simulator (Download from here).
• Inside FlightGear go to Setting -> Additional Settings and write: --telnet=socket,in,10,127.0.0.1,6400,tcp.
• Press Fly and press Autostart.

Run

• Run the App.
• Put your computer IP in the field and put 6400 in port field.
• press Connect To FlightGear and hit the Throttle up ✈️.
• Enjoy your flight.

UML

As you can see the code is divided into 3 main sections: View, ViewModel and Model.

Demo presentation

Here is a nice presentation of the project (flight starts at 2:45)