Mateusz Sochacki

M.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

  • simulation of spacecraft launch
  • simulation of spacecraft landing/deorbitation
  • simulation of atmospheric re-entry/aerocapture with dynamic pressure/temperature limit constraints
  • simulation of satellite constellations, visibility determination of GNSS satellites (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou)
  • spacecraft launch/landing trajectory optimisation, Goddard problem
  • spacecraft aerodynamic coefficients determination (free molecular flow)
  • spacecraft reflectivity characteristics coefficients determination (solar radiation pressure)
  • analysis of distribution of objects in near-Earth space based on TLE data
  • spacecraft orbit determination based on ground-based observations
  • International Space Station (ISS) orbit determination based on the photo of its flyover
  • modelling of nonuniform objects’ gravity field (spherical harmonics model, mascons model, polyhedral model)
  • Earth’s shadow modelling
  • modelling of a star tracker device - camera attitude determination based on an image of the stars
  • multistage rocket optimisation
  • development of a numerical model of a craters covered surface for the simulation of visual navigation during landing
  • interplanetary trajectory optimisation, gravity assists
  • comparison of interplanetary spaceflight simulation with the patched-conics method
  • comparison of low and high thrust manoeuvres (orbit radius change, plane change)
  • simulation of an interplanetary mission propelled by a solar sail
  • simulation of motion of many (~1000) objects under the influence of mutual gravitational interaction
  • simulation of debris dispersion during spacecraft collision
  • development of a tool for rapid/preliminary optimisation of generic functions based on finite list of query points
  • development of an algorithm for generating random attitude with uniform distribution
  • periodic multivariate function interpolation using spherical harmonics
  • paraglider/glider winch/tow launch simulation
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