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= Simulation and Engineering Software =
= Simulation and Engineering Software =


== Physics Models ==
One can simulate the design and operation of a space elevtor in software to an arbitrary degree, down to the atom where necessary such as the ribbon.


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.
== Models ==
There are many models one could improve:
* Make climber more realistic, using data from commercial parts
* Simulating the deployment and operation
* Improving model for the station at GEO
* Designing ships deployed from GEO to send cargo and people to Mars
* Modeling SE climbers for humans rather than just cargo
* Creating a luxurious Mars and moon colony. What can you do for $10/pound?


There is also Finite Element Analysis software:
== Spreadsheets ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_finite_element_software_packages
Just think how many places a spreadsheet cost calculator must go to come up with a "final" number! Spreadsheets get very cool when you start to combine the data from various pieces together. Every separate spreadsheet is a locked up silo of information, unless it is linking to other ones. We have 16 spreadsheets in our archives already.


Dynamics, basic principles relationships, materials properties,...
Complete list:
* http://spaceelevatorwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Imagelist?limit=500&ilsearch=ods&title=Special%3AImagelist


[[Codebase_Analysis#Physics_Engines]]
Some available spreadsheets:
*[[Image:Energy_worksht.ods| Ascent time for specified energies, planets, climber mass]]
*[[Image:Cable_worksheet.ods| Basic spreadsheet on the ribbon giving mass, profile, tension, counterweight, ... for specified material tensile strength, material density, planet, climber,...  OpenOffice file]]
*[[Image:Off-Equator_Cable.ods| Calculates various attributes of ribbons that are off the equator  OpenOffice file  NOTE: Needs cleaning]]
*[[Image:Length_Vs_Climbers.ods| Calcualtions relating ribbon length and number of construction climbers  OpenOffice file NOTE:Needs cleaning]]
Additional spreadsheets available in the archive require cleaning
*[[Image:Climber_mass.ods| Climber_mass.ods]] 
*[[Image:SEMassTaper.ods| SEMassTaper.ods]] 
*[[Image:Interplanetary+Orbits.ods| Interplanetary+Orbits.ods]] 
*[[Image:E&S_Orbit.ods|E&S_Orbit.ods]] 
*[[Image:Deployment_Mass_Calcs_New.ods| Deployment_Mass_Calcs_New.ods ]] 
*[[Image:Climber_Number.ods|Climber_Number.ods]] 
*[[Image:Climber_Mass.ods| Climber_Mass.ods]] 
*[[Image:Asteroid.ods| Asteroid.ods]] 
*[[Image:Angular_Momentum_New.ods| Angular_Momentum_New.ods]]


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.
== Collada ==
Where possible, free software and formats will be used to make it easy for someone interested to contribute.


== Spreadsheets ==
== Blender ==
Blender is the Ferrari of 3-D graphics packages. Is extremely powerful, has a huge community, has physics simulation capabilities built in and supports Collada.
 
Feature list: http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/features/
 
Gallery of pretty pictures: http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/gallery/art-gallery/
 
Online Manual TOC: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual
 
Complete Tutorial: [http://www.cdschools.org/54223045235521/lib/54223045235521/BlenderBasics2.42a.pdf]
 
UI Intro: [http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/tutorial-folder/blender-user-interface-tutorial/]
 
Various tutorials: [http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/#c836]
 
Wikibook: [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro]


Ribbon dimensions, performance trade-offs, overall interactions matrix.
== Finite Element Analysis ==
A full set of Python-based scientific libraries: http://scipy.org/


== 3-D Design Files ==
Other Python software for science and engineering: http://www.scipy.org/Topical_Software


Sketchup, Cinema 4-D, others
It is recommended to use Python for scientific research.


== Other Software ==
== Other Software ==
NASA's free code: http://opensource.arc.nasa.gov/
NASA's free code: http://opensource.arc.nasa.gov/

Latest revision as of 20:29, 1 January 2014

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Simulation and Engineering Software

One can simulate the design and operation of a space elevtor in software to an arbitrary degree, down to the atom where necessary such as the ribbon.

Models

There are many models one could improve:

  • Make climber more realistic, using data from commercial parts
  • Simulating the deployment and operation
  • Improving model for the station at GEO
  • Designing ships deployed from GEO to send cargo and people to Mars
  • Modeling SE climbers for humans rather than just cargo
  • Creating a luxurious Mars and moon colony. What can you do for $10/pound?

Spreadsheets

Just think how many places a spreadsheet cost calculator must go to come up with a "final" number! Spreadsheets get very cool when you start to combine the data from various pieces together. Every separate spreadsheet is a locked up silo of information, unless it is linking to other ones. We have 16 spreadsheets in our archives already.

Complete list:

Some available spreadsheets:

Additional spreadsheets available in the archive require cleaning

Collada

Where possible, free software and formats will be used to make it easy for someone interested to contribute.

Blender

Blender is the Ferrari of 3-D graphics packages. Is extremely powerful, has a huge community, has physics simulation capabilities built in and supports Collada.

Feature list: http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/features/

Gallery of pretty pictures: http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/gallery/art-gallery/

Online Manual TOC: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual

Complete Tutorial: [1]

UI Intro: [2]

Various tutorials: [3]

Wikibook: [4]

Finite Element Analysis

A full set of Python-based scientific libraries: http://scipy.org/

Other Python software for science and engineering: http://www.scipy.org/Topical_Software

It is recommended to use Python for scientific research.

Other Software

NASA's free code: http://opensource.arc.nasa.gov/

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