Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Luminary 178, the final release of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software.

The reconstruction began with source code of Zerlina 56, Luminary 210, and Luminary 131, previously transcribed from digitized copies of those programs. The code was created by combining the three, using Zerlina 56 as a base, since it was based off of Luminary 183. The differences between the three were carefully merged using the Luminary memos as a guide, with all changes made after Luminary 178 being backed out. The reconstruction was verified by matching memory-bank checksums to those listed in drawing 2021152N. Note that page numbers in the reconstructed code match those for the baseline log section mentioned in each file's changelog; the page numbers for a real Luminary 178 listing would be different.

Comments from the original source code are prefixed with a single '#' symbol, whereas comments added later are prefixed by "##" or "###". Report any errors noted by creating an issue report at the Virtual AGC project's GitHub repository.

013961,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
013962,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    LEM_GEOMETRY.agc
013963,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Luminary revision 178.
013964,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the final
013965,000006:                                                                                                  ##              release of the flight software for the Lunar Module's
013966,000007:                                                                                                  ##              (LM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 14. The
013967,000008:                                                                                                  ##              code has been recreated from copies of Zerlina 56, Luminary
013968,000009:                                                                                                  ##              210, and Luminary 131, as well as many Luminary memos.
013969,000010:                                                                                                  ##              It has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
013970,000011:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Luminary 178 in NASA
013971,000012:                                                                                                  ##              drawing 2021152N, which gives relatively high confidence
013972,000013:                                                                                                  ##              that the reconstruction is correct.
013973,000014:                                                                                                  ## Reference:   pp. 325-330
013974,000015:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
013975,000016:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
013976,000017:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
013977,000018:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2019-08-14 MAS  Created from Zerlina 56.
013978,000019: 

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013980,000021: 23,2041                                           BANK     23                                    
013981,000022: 13,2000                                           SETLOC   LEMGEOM                               
013982,000023: 13,2000                                           BANK                                           
013983,000024: 
013984,000025: 13,2070  30,2000                                  SBANK=   LOWSUPER                              
013985,000026: 13,2070  E5,1642                                  EBANK=   XSM                                   
013986,000027: 
013987,000028:                                                                                                  #  THESE TWO ROUTINES COMPUTE THE ACTUAL STATE VECTOR FOR LM,CSM BY ADDING
013988,000029:                                                                                                  #  THE CONIC R,V AND THE DEVIATIONSR,V. THE STATE VECTORS ARE CONVERTED TO
013989,000030:                                                                                                  #  METERS B-29 AND METERS/CSEC B-7 AND STORED APPROPRIATELY IN RN,VN OR
013990,000031:                                                                                                  #  R-OTHER , V-OTHER FOR DOWNLINK. THE ROUTINES NAMES ARE SWITCHED IN THE
013991,000032:                                                                                                  #  OTHER VEHICLES COMPUTER.
013992,000033: 
013993,000034:                                                                                                  #  INPUT
013994,000035:                                                                                                  #    STATE VECTOR IN TEMPORARY STORAGE AREA
013995,000036:                                                                                                  #    IF STATE VECTOR IS SCALED POS B27 AND VEL B5
013996,000037:                                                                                                  #       SET X2 TO +2
013997,000038:                                                                                                  #    IF STATE VECTOR IS SCALED POS B29 AND VEL B7
013998,000039:                                                                                                  #       SET X2 TO 0
013999,000040: 
014000,000041:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
014001,000042:                                                                                                  #    R(T) IN RN, V(T) IN VN, T IN PIPTIME
014002,000043:                                                                                                  #  OR
014003,000044:                                                                                                  #    R(T) IN R-OTHER, V(T) IN V-OTHER   (T IS DEFINED BY T-OTHER)
014004,000045: 
014005,000046: 13,2070                                           COUNT*   $$/GEOM                               
014006,000047: 13,2070           43414        SVDWN2             BOF      RVQ                                   #  SW=1=AVETOMID DOING W-MATRIX INTEG.
014007,000048: 13,2071           04756                                    AVEMIDSW                              
014008,000049: 13,2072           26073                                    +1                                    
014009,000050: 13,2073           53775                           VLOAD    VSL*                                  
014010,000051: 13,2074           01521                                    TDELTAV                               
014011,000052: 13,2075           57605                                    0          -7,2                       
014012,000053: 13,2076           53655                           VAD      VSL*                                  
014013,000054: 13,2077           01535                                    RCV                                   
014014,000055: 13,2100           57576                                    0,2                                   
014015,000056: 13,2101           25220                           STOVL    RN                                    
014016,000057: 13,2102           01527                                    TNUV                                  
014017,000058: 13,2103           53257                           VSL*     VAD                                   
014018,000059: 13,2104           57602                                    0          -4,2                       
014019,000060: 13,2105           01543                                    VCV                                   
014020,000061: 13,2106           77657                           VSL*                                           
014021,000062: 13,2107           57576                                    0,2                                   
014022,000063: 13,2110           15226                           STODL    VN                                    
014023,000064: 13,2111           01517                                    TET                                   
014024,000065: 13,2112           01234                           STORE    PIPTIME                               
014025,000066: 13,2113           77616                           RVQ                                            
014026,000067: 

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014028,000069: 13,2114           53775        SVDWN1             VLOAD    VSL*                                  
014029,000070: 13,2115           01521                                    TDELTAV                               
014030,000071: 13,2116           57605                                    0          -7,2                       
014031,000072: 13,2117           53655                           VAD      VSL*                                  
014032,000073: 13,2120           01535                                    RCV                                   
014033,000074: 13,2121           57576                                    0,2                                   
014034,000075: 13,2122           25716                           STOVL    R-OTHER                               
014035,000076: 13,2123           01527                                    TNUV                                  
014036,000077: 13,2124           53257                           VSL*     VAD                                   
014037,000078: 13,2125           57602                                    0          -4,2                       
014038,000079: 13,2126           01543                                    VCV                                   
014039,000080: 13,2127           77657                           VSL*                                           
014040,000081: 13,2130           57576                                    0,2                                   
014041,000082: 13,2131           01724                           STORE    V-OTHER                               
014042,000083: 13,2132           77616                           RVQ                                            
014043,000084: 

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014045,000086:                                                                                                  #           THE FOLLOWING ROUTINE TAKES A HALF UNIT TARGET VECTOR REFERRED TO NAV BASE COORDINATES AND FINDS BOTH
014046,000087:                                                                                                  #  GIMBAL ORIENTATIONS AT WHICH THE RR MIGHT SIGHT THE TARGET. THE GIMBAL ANGLES CORRESPONDING TO THE PRESENT MODE
014047,000088:                                                                                                  #  ARE LEFT IN MODEA AND THOSE WHICH WOULD BE USED AFTER A REMODE IN MODEB. THIS ROUTINE ASSUMES MODE 1 IS TRUNNION
014048,000089:                                                                                                  #  ANGLE LESS THAN 90 DEGS IN ABS VALUE WITH ARBITRARY SHAFT, WITH A CORRESPONDING DEFINITION FOR MODE 2. MODE
014049,000090:                                                                                                  #  SELECTION AND LIMIT CHECKING ARE DONE ELSEWHERE.
014050,000091: 
014051,000092:                                                                                                  #           THE MODE 1 CONFIGURATION IS CALCULATED FROM THE VECTOR AND THEN MODE 2 IS FOUND USING THE RELATIONS
014052,000093: 
014053,000094:                                                                                                  #           S(2) = 180 + S(1)
014054,000095:                                                                                                  #           T(2) = 180 - T(1)
014055,000096: 
014056,000097:                                                                                                  #      THE VECTOR ARRIVES IN MPAC WHERE TRG*SMNG OR *SMNB* WILL HAVE LEFT IT.
014057,000098: 
014058,000099: 13,2133           00041        RRANGLES           STORE    32D                                   
014059,000100: 13,2134           57545                           DLOAD    DCOMP                                 #  SINCE WE WILL FIND THE MODE 1 SHAFT
014060,000101: 13,2135           00043                                    34D                                   #  ANGLE LATER, WE CAN FIND THE MODE 1
014061,000102: 13,2136           67401                           SETPD    ASIN                                  #  TRUNNION BY SIMPLY TAKING THE ARCSIN OF
014062,000103: 13,2137           00001                                    0                                     #  THE Y COMPONENT, THE ASIN GIVING AN
014063,000104: 13,2140           44206                           PUSH     BDSU                                  #  ANSWER WHOSE ABS VAL IS LESS THAN 90 DEG
014064,000105: 13,2141           24005                                    LODPHALF                              
014065,000106: 13,2142           14005                           STODL    4                                     #  MODE 2 TRUNNION TO 4.
014066,000107: 
014067,000108: 13,2143           24007                                    LO6ZEROS                              
014068,000109: 13,2144           24043                           STOVL    34D                                   #  UNIT THE PROJECTION OF THE VECTOR
014069,000110: 13,2145           00041                                    32D                                   #    IN THE X-Z PLANE
014070,000111: 13,2146           41056                           UNIT     BOVB                                  #  IF OVERFLOW,TARGET VECTOR IS ALONG Y
014071,000112: 13,2147           52412                                    LUNDESCH                              #  CALL FOR MANEUVER UNLESS ON LUNAR SURF
014072,000113: 13,2150           14041                           STODL    32D                                   #  PROJECTION VECTOR.
014073,000114: 13,2151           00041                                    32D                                   
014074,000115: 13,2152           44142                           SR1      STQ                                   
014075,000116: 13,2153           00051                                    S2                                    
014076,000117: 13,2154           14023                           STODL    SINTH                                 #  USE ARCTRIG SINCE SHAFT COULD BE ARB.
014077,000118: 13,2155           00045                                    36D                                   
014078,000119: 13,2156           77742                           SR1                                            
014079,000120: 13,2157           34021                           STCALL   COSTH                                 
014080,000121: 13,2160           47266                                    ARCTRIG                               
014081,000122: 

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014083,000124: 13,2161           43206                           PUSH     DAD                                   #  MODE 1 SHAFT TO 2.
014084,000125: 13,2162           24005                                    LODPHALF                              
014085,000126: 13,2163           24007                           STOVL    6                                     
014086,000127: 13,2164           00005                                    4                                     
014087,000128: 13,2165           77634                           RTB                                            #  FIND MODE 2 CDU ANGLES.
014088,000129: 13,2166           21636                                    2V1STO2S                              
014089,000130: 13,2167           25111                           STOVL    MODEB                                 
014090,000131: 13,2170           00001                                    0                                     
014091,000132: 13,2171           77634                           RTB                                            #  MODE 1 ANGLES TO MODE A.
014092,000133: 13,2172           21636                                    2V1STO2S                              
014093,000134: 13,2173           01107                           STORE    MODEA                                 
014094,000135: 13,2174           77776                           EXIT                                           
014095,000136: 
014096,000137: 13,2175           40110                           CS       RADMODES                              #  SWAP MODEA AND MODEB IF RR IN MODE 2.
014097,000138: 13,2176           74740                           MASK     ANTENBIT                              
014098,000139: 13,2177           10000                           CCS      A                                     
014099,000140: 13,2200           12204                           TCF      +4                                    
014100,000141: 
014101,000142: 13,2201           53107                           DXCH     MODEA                                 
014102,000143: 13,2202           53111                           DXCH     MODEB                                 
014103,000144: 13,2203           53107                           DXCH     MODEA                                 
014104,000145: 
014105,000146: 13,2204           06042                           TC       INTPRET                               
014106,000147: 13,2205           77650                           GOTO                                           
014107,000148: 13,2206           00051                                    S2                                    
014108,000149: 

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014110,000151:                                                                                                  #  GIVEN RR TRUNNION AND SHAFT (T,S) IN TANGNB,+1,FIND THE ASSOCIATED
014111,000152:                                                                                                  #  LINE OF SIGHT IN NAV BASE AXES.  THE HALF UNIT VECTOR, .5(SIN(S)COS(T),
014112,000153:                                                                                                  #  -SIN(T),COS(S)COS(T)) IS LEFT IN MPAC AND 32D.
014113,000154: 
014114,000155: 23,2000                                           SETLOC   INFLIGHT                              
014115,000156: 23,2000                                           BANK                                           
014116,000157: 
014117,000158: 23,2041                                           COUNT*   $$/GEOM                               
014118,000159: 
014119,000160: 23,2041           47135        RRNB               SLOAD    RTB                                   
014120,000161: 23,2042           03753                                    TANGNB                                
014121,000162: 23,2043           21577                                    CDULOGIC                              
014122,000163: 23,2044           41401                           SETPD    PUSH                                  #  TRUNNION ANGLE TO 0
014123,000164: 23,2045           00001                                    0                                     
014124,000165: 23,2046           57556                           SIN      DCOMP                                 
014125,000166: 23,2047           14043                           STODL    34D                                   #  Y COMPONENT
014126,000167: 
014127,000168: 23,2050           41546                           COS      PUSH                                  #  .5 COS(T) TO 0
014128,000169: 23,2051           47135                           SLOAD    RTB                                   
014129,000170: 23,2052           03754                                    TANGNB     +1                         
014130,000171: 23,2053           21577                                    CDULOGIC                              
014131,000172: 23,2054           71406        RRNB1              PUSH     COS                                   #  SHAFT ANGLE TO 2
014132,000173: 23,2055           72405                           DMP      SL1                                   
014133,000174: 23,2056           00001                                    0                                     
014134,000175: 23,2057           14045                           STODL    36D                                   #  Z COMPONENT
014135,000176: 
014136,000177: 23,2060           41356                           SIN      DMP                                   
014137,000178: 23,2061           77752                           SL1                                            
014138,000179: 23,2062           24041                           STOVL    32D                                   
014139,000180: 23,2063           00041                                    32D                                   
014140,000181: 23,2064           77616                           RVQ                                            
014141,000182: 
014142,000183:                                                                                                  #  THIS ENTRY TO RRNB REQUIRES THE TRUNNION AND SHAFT ANGLES IN MPAC AND MPAC +1 RESPECTIVELY
014143,000184: 
014144,000185: 23,2065           14025        RRNBMPAC           STODL    20D                                   #  SAVE SHAFT CDU IN 21.
014145,000186: 23,2066           00155                                    MPAC                                  #  SET MODE TO DP.  (THE PRECEEDING STORE
014146,000187:                                                                                                  #  MAY BE DP, TP OR VECTOR.)
014147,000188: 23,2067           40234                           RTB      SETPD                                 
014148,000189: 23,2070           21577                                    CDULOGIC                              
014149,000190: 23,2071           00001                                    0                                     
014150,000191: 23,2072           73406                           PUSH     SIN                                   #  TRUNNION ANGLE TO 0
014151,000192: 23,2073           77676                           DCOMP                                          
014152,000193: 23,2074           14043                           STODL    34D                                   #  Y COMPONENT
014153,000194: 23,2075           41546                           COS      PUSH                                  #  .5COS(T) TO 0
014154,000195: 23,2076           47135                           SLOAD    RTB                                   #  PICK UP CDU'S.
014155,000196: 23,2077           00026                                    21D                                   
014156,000197: 23,2100           21577                                    CDULOGIC                              
014157,000198: 23,2101           77650                           GOTO                                           
014158,000199: 23,2102           46054                                    RRNB1                                 

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End of include-file LEM_GEOMETRY.agc.  Parent file is MAIN.agc