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For the use of the word in football, see diving (football) A simulation is an imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviors of a selected physical or abstract system.

…for Distinction Sake, a Deceiving by Words, is commonly called a Lye, and a Deceiving by Actions, Gestures, or Behavior, is called Simulation… Robert South (1643-1716)

A computer simulation is an attempt to model a real-life situation on a computer so that it can be studied to see how the system works. By changing variables, predictions may be made about the behaviour of the system.

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I don't understand why I am awake if all the mathematical models in my sleep simulation have me asleep.
techknow (techknow) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:38:06 -0000
I don't understand why I am awake if all the mathematical models in my sleep simulation have me asleep.
Redécoupage électoral: comment la droite s'assure des sièges... Une simulation des amis Regardscitoyens http://bit.ly/8OHxS0 (via @apiquard)
rosselin (rosselin) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:24:55 -0000
Redécoupage électoral: comment la droite s'assure des sièges... Une simulation des amis Regardscitoyens http://bit.ly/8OHxS0 (via @apiquard)
Konzepterstellung strategische Core-Netzplanung Ref. No. 3301: Analyse/Simulation: Konzepterstellung strategische C... http://bit.ly/6OB0qB
seematze (Linus Müller) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:19:11 -0000
Konzepterstellung strategische Core-Netzplanung Ref. No. 3301: Analyse/Simulation: Konzepterstellung strategische C... http://bit.ly/6OB0qB
on with a RealFlow animation today, got to love liquid simulation.
DaveyMiller (David Lee Miller) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:19:10 -0000
on with a RealFlow animation today, got to love liquid simulation.
Cycle-accurate Processor Simulation http://www.ptlsim.org/ #nicelink
nfwu (Lexi) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:15:03 -0000
Cycle-accurate Processor Simulation http://www.ptlsim.org/ #nicelink
we're launching a new simulation this week... stay tuned for more details!...
G2G3 (Linda King, G2G3) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:55:10 -0000
we're launching a new simulation this week... stay tuned for more details!...

 
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Aerosim Blockset - A Matlab/Simulink block library useful for rapid development of nonlinear 6-DOF Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) dynamic models. Proprietary, commercial software. May be used without charge by some non-commercial users.

ARS MAGNA: Abstract Robot Simulator - Provides an extensible, abstract world in which a planner controls a mobile robot. Nisp source code utilizing a CLX GUI. Free Software under a BSD-style license.

B-Soccer - A Java robot soccer simulator that use neuro-evolution techniques to evolve soccer robots control clients. Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.
Meta Description: [ Introduction to B(erli) Soccer. A soccersimulation using neuroevolution to breed soccer clients for robocup ]

Biorobotic Simulation Program - A scripting language called Config++ that wraps a library of C++ classes for simulating the dynamics of multi-segment robotic devices. License allows non-commercial use only.
Meta Description: [ Fred Delcomyn is a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. This site is his curriculum vitae. ]

BugWorks - BugWorks lets you build and play with 2D robots using a drag-and-drop interface. It offers an introductory course on robotics in the guise of a mission-based, simulation game.

Camelot - A robot offline programming and simulation environment for industrial robots. Proprietary, commercial software for MS Windows. Site in Danish and English.
Meta Description: [ Camelots Ropsim is windows based Robot Offline Programming and Simulation Software for industrial robots. With Ropsim you can program your robot on your PC. ]

DYNAMECHS - A multibody dynamic and hydrodynamic simulation library implemented in object oriented, cross-platform C++. Suitable for simulation of underwater articulated robots, ROVs, and AUVs. Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.

Dynawiz XMR - Multibody dynamics simulation tool for robotics design and analysis. Proprietary, commercial software for MS Windows.
Meta Description: [ Concurrent Dynamics specializes in multibody dynamics simulation tools for the aerospace, automotive, and biomechanics industries. Our tools support mechanism design, control system analysis, validation, and failure mode evaluation. ]

EASY-ROB - A 3D robot simulation and modeling tool. Proprietary software for MS Windows only. Website in English and German.
Meta Description: [ EASY-ROB 3D Robot Simulation Tool is a powerful, comprehensive modelling and simulation tool, to create high quality and high speed rendered images for animation of 3D Scenes. Processes from the robotics and mechanical engineering field are programmed and visualized immediately. The program is a ... ]

EDTSim - Electric Drive Train Simulator. Can be used as a drive train development tool for mobile robots but was specifically developed for combat R/C vehicles such as those used in BattleBots. Proprietary software.

eyeWyre Simulation Studio - Provides real-time, 3D physics simulation of Parallax robots and BASIC stamp microcontrollers. Includes a scripting languages for customizing the simulations. Proprietary software for MS Windows.

500 Gwell - Graphical Workshop for Modelling and Simulating Robot Environments (Gwell) is an OpenGL and Qt based 3D modelling application for building and simulating robots and their environment. Written by Przemyslaw Jakwert. Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.
Meta Description: [ Gwell (Graphical Workshop for Modelling and Simulating Robot Environments) is a 3D modelling application which purpose is to provide fully integrated graphics environment for creating and simulating robots and their environments. Application is free and based on Trolltech's Qt and SGI's OpenGL li... ]

500 Hexapod - A modeling environment for simulating hexapod 6DOF robotic tool platforms (Stewart Platforms). The software includes C++ source code and is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.

Juice - A 3D simulation environment with realistic physics for developing walking or rolling robots using a visual programming language. Run MS Windows. No source code available.

Khepera Simulator - A 2D simulator for the Khepera mobile robot. Includes C source code. For non-commercial use only.

kinlab - A Java 3d kinematics modeler. Kinlab is distributed as a Java Webstart application under a BSD-like license.
Meta Description: [ kinlab is a simple solid and kinematics modeler ]

MobotSim - A configurable 2D simulator of mobile robots. Features a graphical interface where robots and objects are easily configured. Uses BASIC as a simulation development language. Proprietary software for MS Windows.
Meta Description: [ Windows software for 2D simulation of differential drive mobile robots. It provides a graphical interface in which you can easily create and edit robots and objects and a BASIC language editor for macro writing. ]

MOBS - Mobile rOBot Simulator developed at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Software models the French Robuter II robot including odometry, bumpers, sonar, and camera view. MOBS is public domain software developed in C. It requires XView, DevGuide, PVM-library, and SGI OpenInventor.

Motion Planning Game - A simple simulator meant to give people a feeling for the difficulty of planning collision free motions for a robot. Binary-only for MS Windows. May be used and distributed for any purpose. Site in English and Dutch.
Meta Description: [ free software download, kids software, children software ]

Open Dynamics Engine - ODE is a platform independent C++ library for simulating articulated rigid body dynamics; ground vehicles, legged creatures, or moving objects. Supports advanced joints, contact with friction, and built-in collision detection. ODE is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.

POPBUGS - A 2D simulation environment for track-driven robots that includes inertia and track dynamics. Poplog source should run in most Unix/X Poplog environments.

ROBOOP - An object oriented robotics simulation toolkit in C++. Includes forward kinematics, inverse kinematics, torque, acceleration and other functionality. ROBOOP is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.

Robot Auto Racing Simulator - RARS is intended as a competition among programmers. It consists of a simulation of the physics of cars, a graphic display of the race, and a robot driver for each car. RARS is Free Software written in C and C++ and licensed under the GNU GPL.

Robotect - OphirTech product that allow user to create, visualize, animate, and analyze serial-link robot arm designs. Proprietary software for MS Windows.

RobotFlow - Linux/Gnome Open Source robotics simulation toolkit for Overflow. Supports vision, signal processing, fuzzy logic, neural nets, and other control methods. Includes drivers for Pioneer2 robots. Written in C++ and licensed under the GNU LGPL.

Robotics Toolbox for MATLAB - A public domain Matlab Toolbox for robot kinematics, dynamics and trajectory generation.

RobotWorks - Interactive CAD environment for workcell design and motion simulation of industrial and factory automation robots. Proprietary, commercial software for MS Windows.

RoboWorks - A tool for 3D modeling, simulation and animation of any physical system.
Meta Description: [ RoboWorks is an easy to use software tool for 3D modeling, simulation and animation of mechanical and robotic system. It provides extremely intuitive model development, High quality, fully interactive 3D graphics, Interfacing with popular software packages. RoboWorks supports interactive animatio... ]

Robsim - 3D Robot model viewer and simulator coded in Java and built as a college engineering project. Source available on request. Non-commercial use only.
Meta Description: [ Home of Robsim, a robot simulator coded in java, and many other programs by Tanveer Singh. Free downloads, source code, and a knowledge base containing tips & tricks, hacks, etc. other useful bits of information. ]

Simderella - A simple robot simulator consisting of a controller, a forward kinematics component, and an X Windows GUI. C source is included. There is no cost for non-commercial use but commercial users must pay a license fee.

SodaConstructor - An online Java-based simulator that allows users to construct robots and other mechanical creations and watch them walk, move, or fly.
Meta Description: [ sodaplay: the home of creative play ]

System for Parallel Agent Discrete Event Simulation - SPADES is a middleware system for the creation of AI agent-based simulations. Agent have continual sense-think-act cycle interaction with the simulated world. SPADES is Free Software written in C++ and licensed under the GNU GPL.

The FLAT 2-D Robot Simulator - Simulates an RWI circular, sonar-guided robot in a flat 2D world. Includes a physical simulator, sonar, and laser rangefinder simulators. The simulated robot has internal odometry, one or two laser rangefinders, and 12 sonar sensors. You can design your own 2D floor plan. No source available.

The RoboCup Soccer Simulator - Research and educational tool for multi-agent systems and artificial intelligence. It enables two teams of 11 simulated autonomous robots to play soccer. The multiplatform C++ code is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.

TRSoccerbots - 3D Soccer simulation that uses teleo-reactive programming to expose the fundamental ideas involved in the creation of autonomous agents to students. Proprietary software for Microsoft Windows. May be downloaded and used without charge for education purposes only.

vsoc - A Java-based, robot soccer simulator that uses neuro-evolution to generate control clients. Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.

Webots - Allows creation of 3D virtual worlds populated with multiple simulated robots. Supports customized wheeled, legged or flying robots. Includes API for robot control, physics, a complete library of sensors and actuators, and communication capabilities. Proprietary, commercial software for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems.
Meta Description: [ Cyberbotics: professional mobile robot simulation ]

Yobotics! Simulation Construction Set - A rigid body dynamic simulation package ideally suited for simulating legged robots (bipeds, quadrupeds, hexapods), robot arms, Stewart Platforms, and other mechanisms.
Meta Description: [ The Yobotics Simulation Construction Set is a software tool for dynamic simulation of robots and biomechanical systems. ]

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