Some Useful (but mathematically complicated) References:

Coordinate frames: https://www.mathworks.com/help/aerotbx/ug/coordinate-systems-for-navigation.html
J2 perturbation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_bulge#Formulation
RK4 intergation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runge–Kutta_methods
Spherical harmonics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_harmonics
Quaternions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternions_and_spatial_rotation
Attitude dyamics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler's_equations_(rigid_body_dynamics)
Kalman Filter (and EKF): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalman_filter#Details

6DOF Sim 🖥️ 🌎

The first main project for ADCS, is developing a robust simulation (name TBD) of our satellite in orbit in order to validate our algorithms, and appropriately size our hardware.

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Sims github here: https://github.com/stanford-ssi/samwise-adcs-sims

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It will be implemented in python and will consist of several modules, grouped into a few main categories (see below). Each major bullet point can be implemented largely independently, and they will all be wired together in the final sim.

Some will be super easy (literally < 10 lines of code) and some will require some more thought!

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Try to put each module in its own python file, if possible!

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