by didle » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:26 pm
This is DI5 at Schafer. I have been assigned to upgrade GMAT attitude dynamics. I have my own 6DOF simulation that includes gravity gradient and will be working this year to add that capability to GMAT. I'm brand new to GMAT so please be patient while I learn both to use the application, and also to find my way around the source code. I do have help, so we should eventually get that capability running. We should also have initial placeholders for aerodynamic torques in LEO, photon torques in all orbits, and magnetic interaction with the Earth's magnetic field. Maybe with some smart help we can have magnetic interaction with any celestial body that has a field.