Phase 1

Estimated Deadline: March 23, 2014

Handled by: Durell and Son

Goal: Gather requirements and analyze the problem space. Devise solution to problem.

Phase 2

Estimated Deadline: April 1, 2014

Handled by: Son

Goal: Implement planet orbits and visuals for planets.

• Find a way to calculate planetary positions for a given date and time.

Phase 3

Estimated Deadline: April 7, 2014

Handled by: Durell

Goal: Implement shuttle's travel path.

• Devise an algorithm to plan a shuttle's flight path. Consider using time steps.
• Simple flights with no intermediate planets.

Phase 4

Estimated Deadline: April 14, 2014

Handled by: Son

Goal: Create visuals for shuttle's travel path.

Handled by: Durell

Goal: Adjust pathfinding algorithm to take into account fuel usage and the effects of a planet's gravitational field.

• Research the effects of gravity and find a way to calculate the radius of the gravitational fields of planets.

Phase 5

Estimated Deadline: April 21, 2014

Handled by:

Goal: Adjust pathfinding to take intermediate planets and the effects of their gravitational fields into account.

Phase 6

Estimated Deadline: April 28, 2014

Handled by:

Goal: Adjust and create different algorithms for figuring out travel paths.

Phase 7

Estimated Deadline: April 29, 2014

Handled by: Durell and Son

Goal: Finalize debugging and profiling. Create a user manual for the program. Finalize information on the website. Finalize preparations for in-class project presentation.