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tl;dr

Siren Simulator is a C++ desktop app that simulates how mechanical warning sirens sound and behave, letting you tweak motor, horn, and acoustic settings in real time.

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    What it does
      Rotor and stator model
      Motor and blower physics
      Horn and propagation
      Preset save and load
    Tech stack
      C++
      CMake
      Visual Studio
    Use cases
      Acoustic experimentation
      Signal program testing
      Procedural audio study
    Requirements
      Windows 10 or 11
      Visual Studio 2022
      CMake 3.16 plus

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Experiment with how rotor and stator port geometry changes a mechanical siren's sound.

VIBE 2

Simulate motor spin up, coast down, and blower behavior for a warning siren.

VIBE 3

Save and load full siren configurations as preset files for later comparison.

VIBE 4

Study procedural audio generation techniques built on a physically motivated model.

what's the stack?

C++CMakeVisual Studio

how it stacks up fr

realindica/siren-simulatorachanana/mavsdkalange/llama.cpp
Stars00
LanguageC++C++C++
Last pushed2024-05-20
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyhardmoderatemoderate
Complexity4/54/54/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · hard time til it works · 1h+

Windows only, requires Visual Studio 2022 with the C++ desktop workload and cloning with submodules.

No license information is stated in the README for this project itself.

in plain english

Siren Simulator is a desktop application written in C++ that lets you explore how rotary mechanical warning sirens work in real time, the kind used for tornado alerts and civil defense. It models a rotor and stator chopper, an induction motor that spins the rotor, a forced air blower, the horn shape, stereo sound direction, and how the sound travels outdoors, all combined into one interactive tool you can experiment with. The application is built using the same graphics engine that powers a separate project called Engine Simulator, but the siren model and interface here are original. The README is clear that this is an experiential, simplified acoustic simulator built on physically motivated models for airflow, pressure, motor load, horn response, and sound propagation. It is not a computational fluid dynamics package, a measurement instrument, or a certification tool. The simulator generates its siren sounds procedurally from the overlap of rotor and stator ports rather than playing back recordings. You can configure single, dual, triple, or quad tone setups sharing one shaft, adjust port counts, phase, and opening, and tune motor behavior like spin up, coast down, torque, and electrical supply frequency. Blower settings control build up time and plenum pressure, while horn settings cover shape, throat and mouth size, length, flare, and material. Sound can be played back in omni or directional mode with adjustable bearing, distance, reverb, and outdoor environment profiles, and you can trigger standard signal programs such as Fire Hi/Lo, Attack, Alert, Manual, and Stop. Full configurations can be saved and loaded as human readable preset files. Running it requires Windows 10 or 11, Visual Studio 2022 with the Desktop development with C++ workload, CMake 3.16 or newer, and Git. You clone the repository with its submodules, configure the build with CMake, and build the target with Visual Studio's toolchain, after which the compiled executable launches directly with its required assets copied alongside it.

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Walk me through cloning and building Siren Simulator on Windows with Visual Studio 2022 and CMake.
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Explain how the rotor and stator port overlap produces the siren's procedural audio in this project.
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What do the Fire Hi/Lo, Attack, Alert, Manual, and Stop signal programs control in Siren Simulator?
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How would I add a new horn shape configuration to Siren Simulator's geometry controls?

Frequently asked questions

what is siren-simulator fr?

Siren Simulator is a C++ desktop app that simulates how mechanical warning sirens sound and behave, letting you tweak motor, horn, and acoustic settings in real time.

What language is siren-simulator written in?

Mainly C++. The stack also includes C++, CMake, Visual Studio.

What license does siren-simulator use?

No license information is stated in the README for this project itself.

How hard is siren-simulator to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is siren-simulator for?

Mainly developer.

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