SpinCalc Implementation

SpinCalc is an artificial gravity comfort calculator developed by Ted Hall, and can be found online here. In searching for a more rapid means of deriving comfort calculations during design iterations, I settled on implementing the calculator in Grasshopper. The plug-ins use Python for calculations and the Human plug-in for on-screen display.

Each of the four comfort indicators are driven from ranges found in Dr. Hall’s research, some of which are implemented directly into the Java version of SpinCalc. This calculator also assesses overall comfort, which can be negated by individual comfort factors going into the red. The two driving parameters, rotational radius and velocity, have associated comfort ranges that are directly controlled, while the effect of the derived variables can be explored with the tool.

Find the zipped component set here: SpinCalc Components