VesselSensors

When you ask a Vessel to tell you its Vessel:SENSORS suffix, it returns an object of this type. It is a snapshot of sensor data taken at the moment the sensor reading was requested.

Note

These values are only enabled if you have the proper type of sensor on board the vessel. If you don’t have a thermometer, for example, then the :TEMP suffix will always read zero.

If you store this in a variable and wait, the numbers are frozen in time and won’t change as the vessel’s condition changes.

structure VesselSensors
Members

Suffix

Type

Description

ACC

Vector

Acceleration experienced by the Vessel

PRES

Scalar

Atmospheric Pressure outside this Vessel

TEMP

Scalar

Temperature outside this Vessel

GRAV

Vector (g’s)

Gravitational acceleration

LIGHT

Scalar

Sun exposure on the solar panels of this Vessel

VesselSensors:ACC
Access

Get only

Type

Vector

Accelleration the vessel is undergoing. A combination of both the gravitational pull and the engine thrust.

VesselSensors:PRES
Access

Get only

Type

Scalar

The current pressure of this ship.

VesselSensors:TEMP
Access

Get only

Type

Scalar

The current temperature.

VesselSensors:GRAV
Access

Get only

Type

Vector

Magnitude and direction of gravity acceleration where the vessel currently is. Magnitude is expressed in “G“‘s (multiples of 9.802 m/s^2).

VesselSensors:LIGHT
Access

Get only

Type

Scalar

The total amount of sun exposure that exists here - only readable if there are solar panels on the vessel.