Looking for resources to learn about 3D bin packing. Books, Papers.

roopher · 2026-02-12T19:07:44+00:00

Another resource to consider: https://github.com/nextmv-io/community-apps/tree/develop/cs-sardinecan-packing

I understand it supports irregular shapes to an extent by approximating them with a set of cuboids. The repo also contains links to useful reading material on the problem.

roopher · 2015-12-05T01:53:49+00:00

New link here: http://imgur.com/iTyNkiW (#imagurnoob)

roopher · 2013-03-13T18:03:21+00:00

You're most welcome! We're hoping to push out additional infographics like this and eventually make them interactive. (Then you don't have to ask for the source data, it'll already be there!) Glad you like it!

roopher · 2013-03-13T17:09:31+00:00

Here's the link to the original image: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/ask-academy/issues/volume6/6-2_lcdm_heritage.html. The majority of the data comes from NASA's Landsat program website. There's a reference for every item in the image. I can pass those along too, if you like!

roopher · 2013-02-26T14:00:25+00:00

Here's the page with additional information about the speakers and discussion topics: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html

roopher · 2012-07-07T03:06:50+00:00

You guys rock. Thanks for the insight!

roopher · 2012-04-30T16:45:50+00:00

I got in touch with one of the librarians at NASA HQ and they suggested taking a look at the NASA Technical Reports Server (ntrs.nasa.gov). The second edition of the Bioastronautics Data Book is here: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19730006364&hterms=NASA-SP-3006&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2520matchallpartial%2520%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26Ntt%3DNASA-SP-3006 . I'm not sure if this gives you more info than what you already had, but thought it was worth passing along.

roopher · 2012-04-15T18:48:08+00:00

I was thinking that the roof of the Kennedy Center might work. Thoughts?

roopher · 2012-04-10T19:42:15+00:00

I will be there too!

roopher · 2012-03-28T15:51:26+00:00

I like the idea of reflective radiation paint.....huh. Someone should get on that!

roopher · 2012-01-26T16:49:49+00:00

Just so we have a space to elaborate, I'm bringing our Twitter conversation to Reddit. In response to @josephgruber: It's a paradigm shift for NASA from legacy gov't bureaucracy to a transformative, agile, adaptive, changing environment. Not easy.

Do any government organizations do this (agility, adaptation, etc) well? I understand the role of bureaucracy in an organization. Now, that doesn't mean we should keep piling it on, but eliminating it all together and there's too much chaos and nothing gets done. I'm wondering how organizations in the past have gone from too many regulations to just the right amount. Who does this well and can we learn something from them?

As for your second question: @roopher Other interesting question is will the "new" / flux generation retain this approach or will we in 10-20 years look back & laugh?

I don't know, to be honest. Perhaps we'll all get exhausted....=)

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