GMAT(通用任务分析工具)是一款软件应用程序,用于航天任务的设计、评估和优化。它帮助工程师分析轨道力学及太空飞行的任务需求。
The General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) is a space trajectory simulation, analysis, and optimization system developed by a team from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and private industry partners. It is an open-source project under the NASA Open Source Agreement: not only are the source codes for each release available for download but the primary development repository is also publicly hosted. At GSFC, GMAT has been used as either a primary or secondary design tool on several significant missions including LCROSS, ARTEMIS, LRO, MMS, OSIRIS and others. Additionally, it has been utilized by various entities like the Air Force Research Lab, Iowa State University, and the European Space Agency. Contributors to this release include NASA GSFC civil servants as well as companies such as Thinking Systems Inc., and A.I. Solutions.