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docs: propeller_bearing speed units and gimbal sensor attitude - #32

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#29, propeller bearing speed. From Aeronautics' PropellerBearingBlockEntity:

  • Unit: getRotationSpeed and getAngularSpeed are degrees per tick (×20 for degrees per second, ×10/3 for RPM). At Create's default 256 RPM maximum a fully spun-up propeller reads 76.8.
  • Target or current: current. The propeller eases towards the shaft's speed by 0.4 / sqrt(sailPower) of the difference per tick, so larger propellers lag more. getSpeed (now documented as signed RPM) is the shaft's speed.
  • Edge cases: 0 when unassembled; holds its last value while a disassembly is lining up, then drops to 0.

From a computer the two functions always return the same value.

#30, gimbal sensor attitude. getAngles now warns that its two angles break down near vertical and points to getGravity (a vector, no singularities) and navigation_table.getOrientation (the full orientation as a quaternion). The sensor stays two-axis.

Closes #29.

@SolAstrius SolAstrius changed the title docs(aeronautics): units and inertia for propeller_bearing rotation speed docs: propeller_bearing speed units and gimbal sensor attitude Oct 27, 2026
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[DOCS]: Improve documentation for propeller_bearing.getRotationSpeed() and propeller_bearing.getAngularSpeed()

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