Interface ideas

[jjkparker]

These are trades that will need to be considered before an interface method is chosen.

Interface mechanics

• MATLAB -> GMAT
  
  • server (Win: DDE, could be TCP)
  • wrapper API (e.g. Java)
  • loadlibrary
  • mex files
• GMAT -> MATLAB
  
  • MATLAB Engine .dll

API:

• raw access to GMAT objects
• custom API

GMAT object management:

• single gmat instance (w/ multiple Sandboxes)
• multiple gmat instances

[n3rdx]

I dont' have Matlab at present ($$$) - but GNU Octave (https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) is handy for all things in orbital mechanics, RF, EE, mechatronics that I used to do in Matlab over several years. Others probably are more expert than I. So:

• Has an Octave/GMAT interface been considered in previous work (what are the key issues?)
• Is it desired? (will anyone be interested to use it other than myself)
• Is anyone else available (developer/tester/user roles) to collaborate in the process?

thanks,

Samudra N3RDX