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= Simulation and Engineering Software = | |||
== Physics Models == | |||
Imagine you built a simulator so that when you added weight to the climber, the ribbon dimensions got bigger. If a spreadsheet created calculations that boiled down to simple algebraic formulas, those could be put into a video game.If someone improves the spreadsheet, they can swap in a different algebraic constant. | |||
There is also Finite Element Analysis software: | |||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_finite_element_software_packages | |||
Dynamics, basic principles relationships, materials properties,... | Dynamics, basic principles relationships, materials properties,... | ||
[[Codebase_Analysis#Physics_Engines]] | |||
We will be using a physics engine, but with a rather small number of 1,000s lb boxes :-) We need to figure how one can help here. | We will be using a physics engine, but with a rather small number of 1,000s lb boxes :-) We need to figure how one can help here. | ||
== Spreadsheets == | |||
Ribbon dimensions, performance trade-offs, overall interactions matrix. | Ribbon dimensions, performance trade-offs, overall interactions matrix. | ||
== 3-D Design Files == | |||
Sketchup, Cinema 4-D, others | Sketchup, Cinema 4-D, others | ||
== Other Software == | |||
NASA's free code: http://opensource.arc.nasa.gov/ | |||
Revision as of 10:01, 3 July 2008
Simulation and Engineering Software
Physics Models
Imagine you built a simulator so that when you added weight to the climber, the ribbon dimensions got bigger. If a spreadsheet created calculations that boiled down to simple algebraic formulas, those could be put into a video game.If someone improves the spreadsheet, they can swap in a different algebraic constant.
There is also Finite Element Analysis software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_finite_element_software_packages
Dynamics, basic principles relationships, materials properties,...
Codebase_Analysis#Physics_Engines
We will be using a physics engine, but with a rather small number of 1,000s lb boxes :-) We need to figure how one can help here.
Spreadsheets
Ribbon dimensions, performance trade-offs, overall interactions matrix.
3-D Design Files
Sketchup, Cinema 4-D, others
Other Software
NASA's free code: http://opensource.arc.nasa.gov/
