Parks College Parachute Research Group
Computer Programs
The following is a list of computer programs the PRG has written as part of their research projects
and also for the benefit of skydivers and parachure riggers.
- PIMS, the Parachute Inflation Modeling Suite, a Windows-based computer program
for the simulation of parachute inflation.
- PIFCALC, the Parachute Inflation Calculator, a Windows-based computer program
for the computation of the opening shock of manned parachutes.
- OSCALC, the Opening Shock Calculator, a Windows-based computer program
for the computation of parachute opening shock.
- TCDCALC, the Truncated Cone Decelerator Calculator, a Windows-based computer program
to help in the design of a TCD type parachute.
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US Winds Aloft Forecast for Drop Zones, which uses National Weather Service data to represents wind direction graphically
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US FAA 180 Day Parachute Repack Cycle Calculator This program can 1. calculate how long the parachute will be
in date from the date it was packed, or 2. calculate when the parachute must have been packed to be valid through a certain date.
