From: Robert Masters (rdm_at_enfield.lympago.com)
Date: Tue Apr 12 2005 - 07:51:30 PDT
Problem: Checking the performance of a model rocket in the field, prior
to flight.
Usual solution: Laptop running RASP
Problem: Laptop batteries last only a couple of hours, at best.
The challenge: Port RASP (a C program) to the Newton.
Anyone up for it?
It will need:
2 input screens - 1 for entering motor data into a soup, and 1 for
entering the size, mass, drag and motor for a rocket to simulate.
1 soup to store engine data in
1 display to give critical data
1 whole lot of discrete simulation math
Platform: Any 1x or 2x series Newton.
You get: Data formats and a copy of the C program.
Reward: Kudos, bragging rights, and not much else.
Any takers?
-Rob.
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