Academic Documentation

Here are a bunch of links to the work of former Cal Poly Masters students. This is a good place to see what we have been up to and to learn more about the goals of the project. This is also a great place to search for ideas for a project with Horizon, either to make a previous feature compatible with the latest version or in the "Future Works" sections of each paper. Projects with the label [Depreciated] are no longer working features of Horizon (...but you can change that!) Thanks for all the hard work of the many students who have worked on the project. The list is mostly chronological...

The first version of the HSF... Horizon : A System Modeling and Simulation Framework for Systems Engineering Utility Analysis : A Thesis by Cory O'Connor, Cal Poly, 2007

Add some Evolutionary Algorithms... [Depreciated] Task Scheduling Through a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm: An Update to the Horizon Simulation Framework : A Thesis by Derek Seibel, Cal Poly, 2008

Work on orbital propagators... Orbital Propagators for Horizon Simulation Framework: A Thesis by Mitra Farahmand, Cal Poly, 2009

Add a GUI... [Depreciated] "Picasso" Interface for Horizon Simulation Framework: A Thesis by Brian Kirkatrick, Cal Poly, 2010

Model some thermal soaring... Modeling and Simulation of Autonomous Thermal Soaring with Horizon Simulation Framework: A Thesis by Morton Li, Cal Poly, 2010

Integrate a scripting language... Dynamic Model Creation and Scripting Support in the Horizon Simulation Framework: A Thesis by Brian Butler, Cal Poly, 2012

Wait a few years...

Think about sysML... SysML Based CubeSat Model Design and Integration with the Horizon Simulation Framework by Shaun Luther, Cal Poly, 2016

Re-architect the whole thing... An Iteration on the Horizon Simulation Framework to Include .NET and Python Scripting by Morgan Yost, Cal Poly, 2016

Add some failure analysis... Schedule Failure Analysis Within the Horizon Simulation Framework by Ian Lunsford, Cal Poly, 2016

Modeling a Sounding Rocket... Modeling and Simulation of a Sounding Rocket Active Stabilization System by Steven MacLean, Cal Poly, 2017

Search and rescue with UAV swarms... Modeling and Simulation of Vehicle Performance in a UAV Swarm Using Horizon Simulation Framework by Adam Fry, Cal Poly, 2018

Connecting HSF to SysML... SysML Output Interface and System-Level Requirement Analyzer for the Horizon Simulation Framework by Viren Patel, Cal Poly, 2018

Space Telescope Network Design... CubeSat Astronomy Mission Modeling Using the Horizon Simulation Framework by Alex Johnson, Cal Poly 2019