Feature suggestion

Dirk Hohndel dirk at hohndel.org
Wed Dec 5 12:39:08 PST 2012


Jan Schubert <Jan.Schubert at GMX.li> writes:

> On 12/04/12 00:24, Dirk Hohndel wrote:
>
>> I would absolutely LOVE to add deco calculation to subsurface so we
>> can add these data for dive computers that don't allow us to download
>> it - and ideally to compare and contrast different models (or a model
>> and what the dive computer calculated, if that's available). 
>
> I'd appreciate this very much. Actually this one of the feature requests
> I've not bothered you with at the moment . I'd like to see this
> integrated in dive planning features in subsurface.
>
>> I think this would be a great feature to have! And a flexible
>> implementation of the Buehlmann algorithm in Subsurface would also be
>> a great first step towards the dive planning feature that has been on
>> my todo list for a while.
>
> Yeah, as I said . I think Bühlmann would be good for the beginning. I
> think I've quite a good understanding of this model and would be able to
> support the implementation, but there is already quite many sources
> availalbe for this. Also interesting would be a implementation of VPM.
> It is said there is some free sourcecode available for this model but I
> did not manage to find some as of now. Most implementations are closed
> source in my understanding but it would be interesting to get this
> implemented by ourselves.

Another great project someone should take on.

Jan, if you have access to a (license compatible) implementation of
the Buehlmann algorithm in C, could you post a pointer to this list?

Thanks

/D


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