When first introduced to orbital mechanics, students often experience difficulty in visualizing a satellite's actual path through space. The Satellite Maneuver Evaluation Tool (SMET) seeks to alleviate that problem. SMET is a three-dimensional color graphics simulation of satellites in flight. It allows a student to interactively modify a satellite's orbital parameters and see the effects as the satellites' positions are updated continuously with respect to time. The user can change parameters by defining a maneuver or by directly entering a change through keyboard or dial inputs. SMET offers the user the capability to demonstrate difficult concepts, as well as a method to simulate actual satellite maneuvers. Instructors can videotape SMET sessions for classroom demonstrations. Instantaneous images can also be saved for redisplay or for printout. This thesis provides a background on the mathematical formulas modeled by SMET. It also includes a detailed user's guide for SMET.
Satellite Maneuver Evaluation Tool
1990
138 pages
Report
No indication
English
Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Astronautics , Artificial satellites , Colors , Demonstrations , Formulas(Mathematics) , Graphics , Images , Inflight , Maneuvering satellites , Maneuvers , Orbits , Parameters , Simulation , Students , Test and evaluation , Three dimensional , User manuals , Video tapes , Orbital mechanics , Spacecraft trajectories , Graphics workstations , Theses , Computerized simulation , Computer graphics
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