NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Deploys Maplesoft Technology

By DE Editors

NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is implementing Maple, MapleSim, and MapleNet from Maplesoft for a number of projects. The Maplesoft products are expected to help JPL save time and reduce cost by providing more efficient and smarter methods for mathematical analysis, modeling, and simulation.

In addition to using Maple for advanced mathematical analysis, JPL will use MapleSim, Maplesofts physical modeling and simulation platform, in its engineering workflow. MapleSim accesses Maples symbolic computation technology to efficiently handle all of the complex mathematics involved in the development of engineering models, including multi-domain systems, multibody systems, plant modeling, and control design.

Maplesoft technology is also being used in other space robotics research. Dr. Amir Khajepour, Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems and Professor of Engineering in the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering department at the University of Waterloo, is working with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), to develop a full solution for the power management system of autonomous rovers. His team is using MapleSim to rapidly develop high fidelity, multi-domain models of the rover subsystems.

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