Ananke

Generalized C++ collocation optimization toolkit with Python bindings.

Built with Python 3.8 in the Anaconda Python distribution.

Anaconda 64-bit Python Distribution is the package-manager used to download required libraries and headers, and is required to run AnankeC.

Python Helpers

Module	Description
ananke.frames	Frame conversion and transformation tools.
ananke.orbit	Keplerian orbital calculation tools.
ananke.opt	Optimization toolkit.
ananke.planets	Planetary information.
ananke.util	Generic math capability and utilities.

C++ Modules List

Module	Description
AnankeC	Baseline module for trajectory leg/optimization confi structs

Setup

High-Level requirements:

• Visual Studio 2019
• SNOPT (Windows 64-bit DLL)
• Anaconda 64-bit Python Distribution with requested packages listed below

Required Anaconda Packages

The following should be installed with conda install <toolkit> in the Anaconda Prompt:

• scipy
• numpy
• pygmo_plugins_nonfree
• pagmo
• pagmo-devel
• cspice
• pybind11
• eigen

Required Environment Variables

Variable	Description
CONDA_DIR	Directory of the installed Anaconda environment with all of the requested packages. For example, if a new environment ananke_env was created, then this variable would be <Anaconda-install-dir>/envs/ananke_env.
SNOPT_DLL	Location of the SNOPT 64-bit Windows DLL on the computer. Please contact jason.m.everett@nasa.got for SNOPT issues.