I have made significant progress with the Icarus rocket simulator, I now have gravity, rocket staging, and time compression done. I have also begun adding the ability for the program to export space-delimited raw data files for loading in spreadshee… more »

One of the most diffiult parts of this project is figuring out how to mount and drive the wheels. I eventually decided to buy four relatively large (by robot standards) wheels, which were designed for a 12mm axle.  The motors I intend to use have a 6… more »

The following are some screenshots of the gui and rocket builder of Icarus in action. I have reduced the scope of the rocket builder from my original idea. I had intended to model the rocket down the component level, modelling engine nozzles, pumps, etc… more »