When you ask a Vessel to tell you its :attr:`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 :attr:`:TEMP <VesselSensors>` 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
.. list-table:: Members
:header-rows: 1
:widths: 1 1 3
* - Suffix
- Type
- Description
* - :attr:`ACC`
- :struct:`Vector`
- Acceleration experienced by the :struct:`Vessel`
* - :attr:`PRES`
- scalar
- Atmospheric Pressure outside this :struct:`Vessel`
* - :attr:`TEMP`
- scalar
- Temperature outside this :struct:`Vessel`
* - :attr:`GRAV`
- :struct:`Vector` (g's)
- Gravitational acceleration
* - :attr:`LIGHT`
- scalar
- Sun exposure on the solar panels of this :struct:`Vessel`
.. attribute:: VesselSensors:ACC
:access: Get only
:type: :struct:`Vector`
Accelleration the vessel is undergoing. A combination of both the gravitational pull and the engine thrust.
.. attribute:: VesselSensors:PRES
:access: Get only
:type: scalar
The current pressure of this ship.
.. attribute:: VesselSensors:TEMP
:access: Get only
:type: scalar
The current temperature.
.. attribute:: VesselSensors:GRAV
:access: Get only
:type: :struct:`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).
.. attribute:: 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.