ADAPTING NASA GMAT SOFTWARE FOR LUNAR MISSION SIMULATION
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ADAPTING NASA GMAT SOFTWARE FOR LUNAR MISSION SIMULATION Gage Gross Don V. Black, Ph. D
VISION • Goal of our team is to implement a software module to the NASA GMAT software that implements attitude control capabilities. • Beneficial to amateur and collegiate level Aerospace/Astronautical Engineers • Current GMAT lacks attitude control necessary to point solar panels, thrusters, etc. • Primary design programs • GMAT: Primary software • MATLAB/Simulink: Prototyping platform • Python: test runner/evaluation method/verifier • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Rbd. QIi 7 QWsc
GMAT SIMULATION
VISION • Goal of our team is to implement a software module to the NASA GMAT software that implements attitude control capabilities. • Beneficial to amateur and collegiate level Aerospace/Astronautical Engineers • Current GMAT lacks attitude control necessary to point solar panels, thrusters, etc. • Primary design programs • GMAT: Primary software • MATLAB/Simulink: Prototyping platform • Python: test runner/evaluation method/verifier • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Rbd. QIi 7 QWsc
BUSINESS PLAN • Estimated 11, 600 Small. Sats to be launched by 2030 • Market program as enterprise level support • Provide professional support as strategic partners • Potential customers • U. S. Government (NASA, NRO, etc. ) • Bradford Space, Inc. • Astranis Space Technologies • Gateway to future endeavors (impulse, solar-electric, light sails…)
RECRUITMENT OUTLINE • Aerospace/Mechanical, Power, and Software Engineers wanted • Also looking for Strategic Partners and Investors • Find us at digitalsats. com • Join us at our Monday night meeting. Register at meetup. com/smallsats for time and location.
