Spacecraft Applications
Use the spacecraft blocks available in the Aerospace Blockset > Spacecraft sublibrary to model and simulate the dynamics of spacecraft. To visualize the simulation, use one of the Visualization methods.
Featured Examples
Constellation Modeling with the Orbit Propagator Block
Propagate the orbits of a constellation of satellites and compute and visualize access intervals between the individual satellites and several ground stations.
Mission Analysis with the Orbit Propagator Block
Compute and visualize line-of-sight access intervals between satellites and a ground station.
Getting Started with the Spacecraft Dynamics Block
Model six degree-of-freedom rigid-body dynamics of a spacecraft or constellation of spacecraft with the Spacecraft Dynamics block from Aerospace Blockset™.
Developing the Apollo Lunar Module Digital Autopilot
Develop Apollo Lunar Module digital autopilot using Simulink® and Aerospace Blockset.
Lunar Mission Analysis with the Orbit Propagator Block
Compute and visualize access intervals between the Apollo Command and Service module and a rover on the lunar surface. The module's orbit is modeled using Reference Trajectory #2 from the NASA report Variations of the Lunar Orbital Parameters of the Apollo CSM-Module [2]. This is a lunar orbit studied by NASA for the Apollo program. The example uses:
Hohmann Transfer with the Spacecraft Dynamics Block
Model a Hohmann transfer of a spacecraft between two circular coplanar orbits.
Space Rendezvous and Docking
Maneuver a spacecraft in orbit to rendezvous and dock with another spacecraft.
Collision Avoidance Maneuver for Upcoming Conjunction
Identify and avoid upcoming conjunctions.
