Mateusz Sochacki

Scientific degree: M.Sc. Position: Research and Teaching Assistant Institute: Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics Division: Automation and Aeronautical Systems Room: NL138 Phone: +48 22 234 5981 E-mail: mateusz.sochacki@pw.edu.pl Base of Knowledge WUT

Themes of intermediate projects

• orbital mechanics
• modelling and simulation of spacecraft flight
• orbital manoeuvres
• space mission analysis and design
• spacecraft navigation in near-Earth, interplanetary and interstellar space
• spacecraft subsystems modelling
• modelling of the loads acting on a spacecraft
• optimisation
• paragliding

Examples of intermediate projects

1. simulation of spacecraft launch
2. simulation of spacecraft landing/deorbitation
3. simulation of atmospheric re-entry/aerocapture with dynamic pressure/temperature limit constraints
4. simulation of satellite constellations, visibility determination of GNSS satellites (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou)
5. spacecraft launch/landing trajectory optimisation, Goddard problem
6. spacecraft aerodynamic coefficients determination (free molecular flow)
7. spacecraft reflectivity characteristics coefficients determination (solar radiation pressure)
8. analysis of distribution of objects in near-Earth space based on TLE data
9. spacecraft orbit determination based on ground-based observations
10. International Space Station (ISS) orbit determination based on the photo of its flyover
11. modelling of nonuniform objects’ gravity field (spherical harmonics model, mascons model, polyhedral model)
12. Earth’s shadow modelling
13. modelling of a star tracker device - camera attitude determination based on an image of the stars
14. multistage rocket optimisation
15. development of a numerical model of a craters covered surface for the simulation of visual navigation during landing
16. interplanetary trajectory optimisation, gravity assists
17. comparison of interplanetary spaceflight simulation with the patched-conics method
18. comparison of low and high thrust manoeuvres (orbit radius change, plane change)
19. simulation of an interplanetary mission propelled by a solar sail
20. simulation of motion of many (~1000) objects under the influence of mutual gravitational interaction
21. simulation of debris dispersion during spacecraft collision
22. development of a tool for rapid/preliminary optimisation of generic functions based on a finite list of query points
23. development of an algorithm for generating a random attitude with uniform distribution
24. optimisation of flight path through an area with a specified wind vector field
25. paraglider/glider winch/tow launch simulation
26. development of an application for data recording on the Android platform with remote support via SMS
27. development of an application for displaying the location of geographical points using augmented reality techniques on the Android platform