Open-Source Visualization of Reusable Rockets Motion: Approaching Simulink - FlightGear Co-simulation

Kurzfassung

This paper shows how to approach effective visualization of the motion of reusable rocketsby combining Simulink / Matlab modeling with the capabilities of FlightGear, a state-of-the-artopen-source tool typically used for aircraft simulation in the gaming community. We describethe entire open-source toolchain and the steps needed for the coupling of the involved software,with detailed code provided as Appendices. Finally, We propose a concrete example, associatedwith the application to the motion of reusable rockets.