Ben McKeon: Orbit Modelling Using Symplectic Integrators in Python.

This talk, based on Ben's Final Year Project, discusses the differences between symplectic and nonsymplectic integration techniques and how symplectic integrators may be applied to spacecraft orbit modelling. The talk also describes how symplectic propagator functions modelled using Python may be interfaced with NASA's General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) in order to augment its in-built selection of propagation functions. This event was sponsored by Demonware Thanks Jetbrains for a couple of pro licences.