87c26cccf4
testAlphaIIIStructure
Three fins in finset, so Ixx and Iyy are reduced by a factor of 3
Ixx reduced from 5.2771946530250825E-5 to 1.7590648843416942E-5
Iyy reduced from 1.3580770106050167E-4 to 4.526923368683389E-5
Total rocket MOI changed to Ir=1.8763734635622462E-5 and
It=2.1238394331365588E-4
testFalcon9HComponentMOI
Three fins in finset, so
finset rotational MOI changed from 0.00413298 to 0.001377661595723823
finset longitudinal MOI changed from 0.01215133 to 0.004050443797127646
testFalcon9HeavyBoosterLaunchMOIs
Two finsets, each three fins. Each finset's MOI are reduced as in
testFalcon9HComponentMOI, resulting in change to totals
Ir=0.013480523485489424, It=0.07017476021288252
testFalcon9HeavyBoosterSpentMOIs
Two finsets, each three fins, as above
Ir=0.010420016485489425, It=0.06398514917026163
testFalcon9HeavyBoosterStageMassOverride
Two finsets, each three fins, as above
Ir=0.007100144485489424, It=16.030625168315694
testFalcon9HeavyComponentCMxOverride
Two finsets, each three fins, as above
Ir=0.007100144485489424, It=0.047289449862727435
testFalcon9HeavyComponentMassOverride
Two finsets, each three fins, as above
Ir=0.026027963480146098, It=0.35928666329363634
OpenRocket
Overview
OpenRocket is a free, fully featured model rocket simulator that allows you to design and simulate your rockets before actually building and flying them.
The main features include:
- Six-degree-of-freedom flight simulation
- Automatic design optimization
- Realtime simulated altitude, velocity and acceleration display
- Staging and clustering support
- Cross-platform (Java-based)
Read more about it on the OpenRocket Wiki.
Installers
OpenRocket maintains an installer for installing the software and Java runtime. You can find the installer for Windows at the link below. Installers for macOS and Linux are coming and will be added to this page when ready.
OpenRocket 15.03 Installer (Windows)
Release Notes
Release notes for all releases of OpenRocket are available at the following link.
License
OpenRocket is an Open Source project licensed under the GNU GPL. This means that the software is free to use for whatever purposes, and the source code is also available for studying and extending.
Contributing
OpenRocket needs help to become even better. Implementing features, writing documentation and creating example designs are just a few ways of helping. If you are interested in helping make OpenRocket the best rocket simulator out there, please click here for information on how to get involved!
Contributors
- Sampo Niskanen, main developer
- Doug Pedrick, support for RockSim designs, printing
- Kevin Ruland, Android version
- Bill Kuker, 3D visualization
- Richard Graham, geodetic computations
- Jason Blood, freeform fin set import
- Boris du Reau, internationalization
Translators
- Tripoli France
- Tripoli Spain
- Stefan Lobas / ERIG
- Mauro Biasutti
- Sky Dart Team
- Vladimir Beran
- Polish Rocketry Society / Łukasz & Alex Kazanski