New In Version 8.0

The SCT toolbox now includes Imaging, Power and CubeSat modules.

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New Features

Version 8 of the Spacecraft Control Toolbox was released in December, 2009. Some of the new features include:

In addition, the CubeSat module forms the basis of a new CubeSat Toolbox suitable for university teams developing their own CubeSats.

Imaging Module

There is great interest in using cameras onboard satellites for navigation. The new imaging module allows you to apply a variety of imaging processing techniques to this problem such as corner and edge detection. Corner detection using CornerDetector.m. The image is for a lens calibration pattern. The corner detector uses derivative information to find areas containing corners.

Edge enhancement using GaussianDerivative.m. This is a step in pattern recognition.

Optical Navigation

Planetary chord sizes for the Messenger mission. This plot is from an analysis of an optical navigation system that uses measurements of angle between planet centers and stars. The entire navigation system is part of v8.0.

Change List

The following is a complete list of functions which have been added since Version 7.1.

New Modules

CubeSat module
Imaging module
Power module

Core Toolbox

AttitudeControl/Demos/AttitudeManeuver/SCPointingDemo.m
Common/CAD/CentroidOBJFile.m
Common/CAD/InertiaCM.m
Common/CAD/InertiaP.m
Common/CAD/TotalMassProps.m
Common/CAD/TransRotInertia.m
Common/CAD/TransRotMassProps.m
Common/Control/FRespPlot.m
Common/Control/PIDProper.m
Common/Coord/AxisAngleToMatrix.m
Common/Coord/RAzToLatLon.m
Common/Coord/RHAzToECEF.m
Common/Coord/UnitVectorFromOffset.m
Common/General/ColorSpread.m
Common/General/Inflation.m
Common/General/LatexTableFromStructure.m
Common/General/LegendFig.m
Common/Graphics/AnglePatch.m
Common/Graphics/AssignColors.m
Common/Graphics/CameraControls.m
Common/Graphics/ConvertOBJFileColorToMatlab.m
Common/Graphics/InformDlg.m
Common/Graphics/LabelLine.m
Common/Graphics/PlotPlanet.m
Common/Math/Armijo.m
Common/Math/NewtonsMethod.m
Common/Math/SimplexScaling.m
Common/Math/SimplexScaling2.m
Common/Math/UnitVectorAverage.m
Common/Probability/GaussianRSG.mv
Common/Demos/CAD/ExampleMassProps.m
Common/Demos/Math/SimplexConstraintRelaxationDemo.m
Common/Demos/Math/SimplexScalingDemo.m
Common/Demos/Probability/GaussianRSGDemo.m
Estimation/DemoFuns/RHS1D.m
Estimation/OrbitEstimation/BatchLSQOD.m
Estimation/OrbitEstimation/GroundStation.m
Estimation/OrbitEstimation/OpticalNavigationMeasurement.m
Estimation/OrbitEstimation/OrbitODGenObs.m
Estimation/OrbitEstimation/SeqBatchLSQOD.m
Estimation/StellarCatalog/VM2Electrons.m
Estimation/Demos/OrbitEstimation/BatchLSQDemo.m
Estimation/Demos/OrbitEstimation/SeqBatchLSQDemo.m
Estimation/Demos/StellarAttDet/ADUKF2SensorSim.m
Estimation/Demos/UKF/UKFDemoOrbitOpticalNav.m
Orbit/GravityModels/GravityMap.m
Orbit/OrbitCoord/ENUToECEF.m
Orbit/OrbitManeuver/DVReentry.m
Orbit/OrbitMechanics/AGravityCStruct.m
Orbit/OrbitMechanics/FlightPathAngleFromCartEl.m
Orbit/OrbitMechanics/OrbitInsertion.m
Orbit/OrbitMechanics/PropagateTLECommonTime.m
Orbit/OrbitPropagator/FOrbitMultiSpacecraft.m
Orbit/Vehicle/MassWingedVehicle.m
Orbit/Demos/OrbitManeuver/ApophisTransfer.m
Orbit/Demos/OrbitManeuver/TwoBurnGeoTransfer.m
Orbit/Demos/OrbitMechanics/EarthOrbitSim.m
Orbit/Demos/OrbitPropagator/GravityModelDemo.m
Orbit/Demos/Vehicle/TSTODemo.m
Propulsion/Airbreathing/EngineDataFromTable.m
Propulsion/Airbreathing/MixedFlowTurbofan.m
Propulsion/Airbreathing/RamjetH2.m
Propulsion/Chemical/AreaRatioFromMach.m
Propulsion/Chemical/GasProperties.m
Propulsion/Chemical/IsentropicExpansion.m
Propulsion/Chemical/MachFromAreaRatio.m
Propulsion/Chemical/QR.m
Propulsion/Chemical/QRHydrocarbon.m
Propulsion/Chemical/QRHydrogen.m
Propulsion/Chemical/RocketH2.m
Propulsion/Chemical/UEQR.m
Propulsion/LaunchSim/LaunchTime.m
Propulsion/LVModels/LiftAndDragSeaLevelToOrbit.m
Propulsion/LVModels/LiftingReentry3D.m
Propulsion/LVModels/OptimizeTSTO.m
Propulsion/LVModels/RHSRigidBody.m
Propulsion/LVModels/RHSTSTO.m
Propulsion/LVModels/SolidRocketInertia.m
Propulsion/LVModels/TSTOOptimization.m
Propulsion/LVModels/TSTOOptimizationForCrewedVersion.m
Propulsion/LVModels/TSTOSizing.m
Propulsion/Demos/Chemical/StructuralFractionSSTO.m
Propulsion/Demos/LVModels/LiftingReentrySimulation3D.m
Propulsion/Demos/LVModels/TSTOSimulation3D.m
SC/Actuator/HydrazineThruster.m
SC/Ephem/TerminatorLine.m
SC/SystemDesign/SCDisturbances.m
SC/Demos/CAD/BuildSubassembly.m
SC/Demos/CAD/BuildTSTOUpperStage.m
SC/Demos/CAD/DisturbancesDefaults.m
SC/Demos/Ephemeris/ExampleLEOAnalysis.m
SC/Demos/Ephemeris/TerminatorLineDemo.m
SCPro/AirbreathingVehicle/ComputeAlphaConstantFlightPathAngle.m
SCPro/AirbreathingVehicle/Takeoff.m
SCPro/AirbreathingVehicle/TurboRamjetSim.m
SCPro/AirbreathingVehicle/VStall.m
SCPro/DynamicalModels/ConstraintForceAndTorque.m
SCPro/DynamicalModels/RHSNSpacecraft.m
SCPro/DynamicalModels/RHSRigidBodyOffsetCM.m
SCPro/DynamicalModels/RHSRocket2DPointMass.m
SCPro/DynamicalModels/SeparationSim.m
SCPro/Optics/AngleOfView.m
SCPro/Optics/CookeTriplet.m
SCPro/Optics/EffFocalLength.m
SCPro/Optics/EnergyPhoton.m
SCPro/Optics/FocalLengthFromAngleOfView.m
SCPro/Optics/ISO.m
SCPro/Optics/ISOEquivalent.m
SCPro/Optics/LumenToWatt.m
SCPro/Optics/OpticalRadialDistortion.m
SCPro/Optics/StellarMagnitude.m
SCPro/ProEnvirons/AtmScaleHeightsStdAtm.m
SCPro/ProEnvirons/TerminatorPlanet.m
SCPro/ProSensors/AutoPoint.m
SCPro/ProSensors/CameraDatabase.m
SCPro/ProSensors/CentroidNoise.m
SCPro/ProSensors/PointCameraModel.m
SCPro/ProTools/TileOBJSphere.m
SCPro/Demos/ProMisc/ProgramCosts.m
SCPro/Demos/ProSensors/PointCameraDemo.m
Thermal/ThermalAnalysis/IsothermalLunar.m
Thermal/ThermalGraphics/ThermalImager.m