BicycleParameters 0.1.0

Generates and manipulates the physical parameters of a bicycle.

A python program designed to produce and manipulate the basic parameters needed for the Whipple bicycle model.

Dependencies

These are the versions that I tested the code with, but the code will most likely work with older versions.

Required

• Python 2.7.1

• Scipy 0.9.0

• Numpy 1.5.1

• Matplotlib 0.99.3

• Uncertainties 1.7.3

• yeadon 0.8

Optional

These are required to bulid the documentation:

• Sphinx

• Numpydoc

Installation

There are currently two options for getting the source code:

1. Clone the source code with Git: git clone git://github.com/moorepants/BicycleParameters.git

2. Download the source from Github.

Once you have the source code navigate to the directory and run:

>>>python setup.py install

This will install the software into your system and you should be able to import it with:

>>>import bicycleparameters

Example Code

>>>import bicycleparameters as bp
>>>import numpy as np
>>>rigid = bp.Bicycle('Rigid')
>>>par = rigid.parameters['Benchmark']
>>>rigid.plot_bicycle_geometry()
>>>speeds = np.linspace(0., 10., num=100)
>>>rigid.plot_eigenvalues_vs_speed(speeds)

Documentation

Please refer to the online documentation for more information.