Current features
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General
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- Fully cross-platform, written in Java +
- Fully documented simulation + methods +
- Open Source, source code available under the + GNU GPL +
User interface
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- Easy-to-use user interface for + rocket design +
- Real-time view of CG and CP position +
- Real-time flight altitude, velocity and + acceleration information from a continuous simulation + performed in the background +
- Zoomable schematic view of rocket from the side or rear, + with rotation around the center axis +
Design
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- A multitude of available components to + choose from +
- Trapezoidal, elliptical + and free-form fins supported +
- Support for canted fins (roll + stabilization) +
- Staging and clustering support +
- Automatic calculation of component mass and CG based on + shape and density +
- Ability to override mass and CG of + components or stages separately +
Simulation and analysis
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- Full six degree of freedom simulation +
- Rocket stability computed using extended Barrowman + method +
- Realistic wind modeling +
- Analysis of the effect of separate + components on the stability, drag and roll + characteristics of the rocket +
- Fully configurable plotting, with + various preset configurations +
- Simulation data can be exported to + CSV + files for further analysis +
- Simulation listeners allowing custom-made + code to interact with the rocket during flight simulation +
Planned future features
+OpenRocket is under constant work in the free time of the + developers. You can have a sneak preview on what has been + planned by checking the + TODO-file + in the SVN repository.
+Below are a few major features that are under consideration:
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- Aerodynamic computation using + CFD + (help needed!) +
- Better support for supersonic simulation + (help needed!) +
- 3D view of the rocket design + (help + needed!) +
- Printing and saving figures, simulation data and designs +
- Support for ready-made component databases +
- Customized support for hybrid rocket motors and water + rockets +
- Importing and plotting actual flight data from altimeters +
- Rocket flight animation +
- A "wizard" for creating new rocket designs +
- More ideas are listed in the + TODO-file! +
If you want to help make OpenRocket the best rocket simulator, + don't hesitate to Get involved!
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