Release Notes for FreeFlyer 6.7

•New Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) Estimator

•Maneuver and Outgassing estimation

•Support for new observation types:

oBRTS observations

oSpacecraft-to-Spacecraft observations

•Support for new tracking data file types:

oBRTS UTDF files

oFF Spacecraft Observation files

•Antenna offset modeling

oSensor object position models offset from origin of the Spacecraft BCS when modeling measurements

•New statistics for residuals and Arrays

•Improved TrackingDataEditor responsiveness

•Outgassing event modeling

•Support for additional ephemeris file formats:

oSP3 Precise ephemeris files (version A and version C)

oCCSDS OEM files (version 2)

•Added 8th and 10th order Lagrange ephemeris interpolation

•New property for controlling tolerance on Kepler's Equation for the Norad propagator

•Added method for computing Ray Path Height

•Improved consistency in usage of Celestial Object properties

•Generalization of Height calculation for arbitrary central body

•Improvements to Position/Velocity conversion with Local Coordinate Systems

•Improvements to Moment of Inertia calculations

•New Solar System object editor

oAllows users to customize FreeFlyer options relating to planetary constants and default files

oAlways shown in the Object Browser

oDefault Solar System properties for Celestial Object Update Interval and Polar Motion modeling have been modified for new Mission Plans (existing Mission Plans will not be affected)

•Run Duration is now maintained for each new workspace

•Added ability to print from any FreeForm script editor

•ColorTools object

oEasily specify and manipulate colors in FreeFlyer: Spacecraft1.Color = ColorTools.Yellow;

oInterpolate multiple colors

oAdjust color brightness or convert colors to grayscale

•Improved consistency of geodetic projections in visualizations

•For command now has "without reset" option

oPrevents properties and methods with a state from being reset at the start of each iteration of a For loop

•Ability to specify unlimited properties to Vary and Achieve within a Target sequence

•Use of literal arrays as arguments: UnitVec = UnitizeVector({37.2, -10, 1});

•Added property "Default Value" to autocomplete and mouse-over information

•Improvements to script parsing and error checking

•Ability to AutoSave Mission Plans every X minutes

oSet backup interval through User Preferences

oDialog prompts users to restore Mission Plans and Procedures from backups

•Improved user experience for registering licenses

oImproved User Account Control (UAC) compatibility for Windows 7 and Windows Vista

oImproved error messages for non-administrator users

•New Sample Mission Plans

•New syntax examples throughout Help File

•Ability to query the file size, creation date, and last modified date of a file

•Ability to use TLEs that don't have headers

•Added option to use default User Interface input values when running Mission Plans from the command line