Course Contents Basic orbit propagation/integration methods and options; simulation options in Tudat. Defining input for orbit propagation
Linking analytical and numerical design methods in astrodynamics
Details of numerical integration methods: multi-stage, multi-step and extrapolation methods (fixed and variable step size)
Selection of numerical integration methods; quantification of integration errors
In principle, the course will only use Tudatpy (the Python interface for the Tudat C++ software). Depending on student interest,
part of the C++ layer of Tudat may be covered.
Study Goals Set up and run a numerical orbit propagation using the Tudat software suite from a given set of simulation settings
Critically evaluate and analyze numerical orbit propagation results
Interpret numerical propagation results, and relate numerical results to theoretical predictions
Select numerical integration scheme for a given astrodynamics problem
