Rocket Simulation 🚀

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Welcome to Rocket Simulation!, a real-time 3D rocket simulation developed to provide an immersive experience of rocket launches. Navigate using rocket model through realistic atmospheric and orbital environments, with physics-based controls that simulate thrust, drag, and gravity. Built with scientific accuracy in mind, this simulation leverages advanced aerodynamics and Newtonian physics to deliver a highly realistic rocket flight experience. 🌌

Features 🌟

• Real-time Rocket Simulation: Launch rockets and control their flight in a fully interactive 3D environment. 🚀

• Physics-Based Mechanics: Includes thrust, drag, gravity, and fuel consumption for realistic flight behavior. 🌍

• Comprehensive Control Panel: Adjust thrust, gimbal angles, pitch, yaw, roll, and stage separation in real-time. ⚙️

• Advanced Camera System:

  • 🎯 Follow Camera: Tracks the rocket automatically.

  • 🔄 Orbit Camera: Rotate freely around the rocket.

  • 🎮 First-Person Camera: Fly with W, A, S, D keys.

• 3D Environment:

  • 🌍 Earth Model and Launch Platform

  • ☀️🌙 Advanced Day-Night Lighting

  • 🪐 Atmospheric Layers (Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere/Thermosphere)

  • 🛰 Special Models (ITE Facutly Model, Custom Syrian Rocket Model)

• Real-Time Data Display: Shows speed, acceleration, mass, fuel level, thrust, and all acting forces.

• Sound and Visual Effects: Realistic rocket exhaust. 🔊

• Vite Integration: Fast development and build process. ⚡

Scientific and Technical Insights 🔬

The simulation uses accurate physics principles and aerodynamics to model rocket flight:

1. Rocket Mechanics:

   • Thrust Control: Adjust rocket engine power to control ascent speed.
   • Gravity and Drag: Simulates realistic acceleration and atmospheric resistance.
   • Thrust Dynamics: Acceleration calculated based on mass, fuel, and gravity.

2. Aerodynamics & Atmospheric Physics:

   • Realistic air drag and atmospheric resistance.
   • Density changes through atmospheric layers affect flight.
   • Simulates terminal velocity, max Q, and re-entry forces.

3. Collision Detection:

   • Rockets cannot pass through terrain or launch pads.
   • Collision forces simulate crashes or impacts realistically.

4. Environment Rendering:

   • Earth, skyboxes, and space views with lighting and day-night cycles.
   • Dynamic visual effects during flight and launch.

Screenshots 📸

Demo Walkthrough 🚀

1. Model: Fly using Syrian Saturn V Model.
2. User Interaction & GUI:
   • Right GUI: Adjust rocket and environment parameters (fuel, mass, cross-sectional area, drag/lift coefficients, air density, gravity, etc...).
3. Environment Interaction:
   • Observe rocket through all atmospheric layers and into space.
4. Real-Time Data: View detailed data on rocket physics and environment data in a side panel.

Technical Specifications ⚙️

• Frontend: Developed using Three.js for real-time 3D rendering. 🖼️
• Bundler: Vite provides fast and efficient build processes. ⚡

Getting Started 🛠️

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Make sure Node.js is installed.

Installation

You can clone the repository using two options:

Option A: Clone with models (full repository)

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/NGPTechWorld/Rocket_Simulation.git

2. Navigate to the Project Directory:

   cd Rocket_Simulation

3. Install Dependencies:

   npm install

4. Run Locally:

   npm run dev

   Open the application at http://localhost:5173/.

Option B: Clone without models (download models separately)

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone --branch dev-without-models --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/NGPTechWorld/Rocket_Simulation.git

2. Navigate to the Project Directory:

   cd Rocket_Simulation

3. Download the models separately from here.

4. Extract the downloaded folder and it to the same level or src:

5. Install Dependencies:

   npm install

6. Run Locally:

   npm run dev

   Open the application at http://localhost:5173/.

Build for Production

To create an optimized production build:

npm run build

Live Demo 🌐

The project is also deployed and accessible online at https://rocket-simulation-nhoka.vercel.app/.

Report 📄

The full project report is available here. It includes detailed information about the physics, and technical design of the rocket simulation.

Contributing 🤝

We welcome contributions! Here’s how you can contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-name).
5. Open a pull request.

Contributors 👥

Thanks to all the amazing people who contributed to this project:

License 📜

This project is licensed under the MIT License.