I am a computer science major trying to understand what pros and cons each simulator provides as I have to work with them for custom use required by a lab.
Any insights would be appreciated!
We can’t speak directly for HumMod or BioGears, but here’s what sets Pulse apart:
- Fully open-source under the permissive Apache 2.0 license, allowing unrestricted use, modification, and integration. Our repository integration branch includes some of our active feature development.
- Active development with regular updates, new features, and ongoing improvements to both the physiology engine and its supporting tools.
- Cross-platform and multi-language support, including bindings for Python, Java, C#, and C++, with builds available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Android, iOS with prebuilt plugins for the Unreal and Unity Game engines
- Extensive documentation and validation, including automated validation tests and detailed examples. We continuously update our website with new features and methodologies.
- Growing community use across medical training, research, AI model development, and digital twin applications. You can explore some featured projects here and publications here.
The origin of Pulse lies in a fork of BioGears back in 2017. We outline the reasoning and development goals in more detail at the bottom of our FAQs.
We’d love to hear more about your lab’s needs and your experience working with these platforms.