A simple app put together to simulate certain properties of orbital dynamics and attitude control for a satellite in orbit around the Earth.
Currently allows the following controls:
- add any number of satellites in various orbits from LEO to beyond GEO
- set satellites principle moments of inertia
- set 3 axis rotational rates and see cross coupling effects (integration starts when you release the button)
- fire main engine along or against orbit to raise or lower semi major axis
Future work would be nice:
- have engine work in any arbitrary direction to allow change of eccentricity and inclination
- add other (genuine) satellite types
- put satellites in eclipse behind earth
This was written to try out some of the maths covered in a university course I was taking, and isn't meant to be more than a bit of general interest.
Really optimised for a display of 960x540. Only been tested on a very limited selection of devices ...
Orbital Dynamics is an Android Education app developed by Jack Hollow and published on the Google play store. It has gained around 1000 installs so far, with an average rating of 3.0 out of 5 in the play store.
Orbital Dynamics requires Android with an OS version of 4.0 and up. In addition, the app has a content rating of Everyone, from which you can decide if it is suitable to install for family, kids, or adult users. Orbital Dynamics is an Android app and cannot be installed on Windows PC or MAC directly.
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Below you will find how to install and run Orbital Dynamics on PC:
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Orbital Dynamics APK 1.2.2 | 3.67 MB | 1.2.2 |