General Mission Analysis Tool Project

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overview&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;GMAT is a feature rich system containing high fidelity space system models, optimization and targeting,&lt;br /&gt;built in scripting and programming infrastructure, and customizable plots, reports and data&lt;br /&gt;products, to enable flexible analysis and solutions for custom and unique applications. GMAT can&lt;br /&gt;be driven from a fully featured, interactive GUI or from a custom script language. Here are some&lt;br /&gt;of GMAT&amp;rsquo;s key features broken down by feature group.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dynamics and Environment Modelling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;High fidelity dynamics models including harmonic gravity, drag, tides, and relativistic corrections&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;High fidelity spacecraft modeling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Formations and constellations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Impulsive and finite maneuver modeling and optimization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Propulsion system modeling including tanks and thrusters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Solar System modeling including high fidelity ephemerides, custom celestial bodies, libration points, and barycenters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rich set of coordinate system including J2000, ICRF, fixed, rotating, topocentric, and many others&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SPICE kernel propagation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Propagators that naturally synchronize epochs of multiple vehicles and avoid fixed step integration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;and interpolation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plotting, Reporting and Product Generation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interactive 3-D graphics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Customizable data plots and reports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Post computation animation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CCSDS, SPK, and Code-500 ephemeris generation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optimization and Targeting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Boundary value targeters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nonlinear, constrained optimization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Custom, scriptable cost functions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Custom, scriptable nonlinear equality and inequality constraint functions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Custom targeter controls and constraints&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Programming Infrastructure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;User defined variables, arrays, and strings&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;User defined equations using MATLAB syntax. (i.e. overloaded array operation)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Control flow such as If, For, and While loops for custom applications&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Matlab interface&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Built in parameters and calculations in multiple coordinate systems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interfaces&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fully featured, interactive GUI that makes simple analysis quick and easy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Custom scripting language that makes complex, custom analysis possible&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Matlab interface for custom external simulations and calculations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;File interface for the TCOPS Vector Hold&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

Tags: active, gmat, goddard-space-flight-center, project
Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration