Orbital Flight Simulator - educational program

Abstract

The subject of the work is to present research aimed at developing an author’s program that simulates orbital flights. The most important implementation details will also be discussed. In this paper we will also discuss shortly physical basics of the orbital flight. Then we will move on to the description of the virtual machine, 3D visualization and a simple physical engine created especially for the orbital simulation program. This work also describes the application from the user’s perspective and possible educational or hobby applications of the created simulator. The article ends with an overview of the improvement plans and possible future developments of the application.