Course Details
In order to participate in a course, your company or institution must already have requested and received a Monte license from Caltech/JPL
This 3-day course is designed to get you performing orbit determination (OD) covariance
and statistical maneuver analysis with JPL's Monte. It also introduces
Monte's capabilities for navigation operations and how you can build
a custom-yet-proven Flight Dynamics System (FDS) for your mission.
Each day of the course is split into two 3-hour sessions (AM and PM),
with a mix of interactive presentations, examples, and Q/A.
Presentations and discussions introduce the topics, provide background
information and context, and allow for interactive Q/A.
Practical examples are provided showing Monte being used to perform
OD covariance and statistical maneuver analysis for a mission to Mars.
Included with your course registration:
- Pre-course "Productivity with Monte and Docker" Workshop (1-hour)
- Access to "Monte and Docker Productivity Code Package"
- Copies of all presentation materials and code examples used in the course
- Video recordings of the trainings sessions
Familiarity with the following topics are helpful but not required (contact us for questions): Space mission design, astrodynamics, spacecraft navigation, space systems engineering, Python programming language.
Overview
Topics
Examples
Course Overview
A short course for navigating space missions using JPL's MontePre-course workshop
- ~1-week before course
- Get Monte installed on workstation
- Verify installation
- (optional) Monte tutorials
Monte Core Concepts
- Understanding Monte
- Productivity with Monte
- Python and Monte
- Working with data in Monte
Orbit Determination
- Measurement simulation
- OD covariance analysis
- Filter mapping
- OD operations
Maneuver Analysis
- Linear maneuver analysis
- Nonlinear maneuver analysis
- Delta-V Budget
- Maneuver Operations
Course Topics
A comprehensive, practical introduction to Monte's most important systems for spacecraft navigation
Introduction
- Past and present of Monte project
- Concepts in Python programming
- Monte core systems
- Monte data I/O support
- Datasets included with Monte
Productivity
- Installation options
- Monte and Docker
- Using Monte's documentation
- Using Monte with an IDE
- Scripting and abstraction
OD Covariance
- Develop tracking strategy
- Assess state uncertainty
- Consider covariance analysis
- Workflows for operations
- Building an FDS with Monte
Maneuver Analysis
- Delta-V 99 analysis
- Linear and Nonlinear Monte Carlo's
- Maneuver targeting and optimization
- Workflows for operations
- Building an FDS with Monte
Code Examples
See Monte in-action on the following examples, copies of code examples are included with your registration
Mars Covariance Study
- Simulate radio and optical data
- Run and analyze filter
- Create custom filter mappings
Mars Maneuver Analysis
- Place statistical maneuvers
- Compute Delta-V 99
- Generate approach corridor
Example FDS
- Building an FDS with MonteUI
- JPL's LURA Workflow
- Data I/O
Other Examples
- Retargeting reference trajectory
- Parallel Processing
- And more!
