AE-07 · Physics-based engineering
Electric Propulsion Modeling and Simulation
Modeling, numerical analysis, and simulation support for electric propulsion concepts, subsystem decisions, and mission integration.
- Status
- Capability brief
- Delivery
- Client-configurable
- Brief type
- Aurora service overview
- Engagement
- Available for partner missions
01 · Overview
A transferable mission capability
Useful propulsion analysis connects the physics model to the engineering decision, the available evidence, and the mission consequence.
Modeling, numerical analysis, and simulation support for electric propulsion concepts, subsystem decisions, and mission integration.
Aurora can apply the same engineering pattern to a partner's mission, then tailor the models, data sources, software interfaces, verification evidence, and level of operational authority to the project.
02 · Mission need
Why this work matters
Electric propulsion development spans interacting plasma, electrical, thermal, structural, and operational concerns. Teams need appropriately scoped models that clarify design tradeoffs and uncertainty without adding complexity that does not improve the decision.
03 · Engineering approach
How Aurora structures the work
Each engagement begins with the mission decision and available evidence. The implementation is then sized to the client's architecture, assurance needs, schedule, and operating environment.
- 01Frame the decision
Define the performance question, fidelity required, available data, and interfaces to the wider spacecraft or test system.
- 02Select the right model
Match analytical, numerical, reduced-order, or coupled methods to the client's decision and schedule.
- 03Compare with evidence
Use available test, literature, or system data to evaluate assumptions, sensitivity, and uncertainty.
- 04Translate to engineering action
Present results in terms that support design reviews, test planning, operations, and mission trades.
04 · Evidence and uses
What the capability establishes
- Decision-focused models with documented assumptions and limitations.
- Clear sensitivity and uncertainty analysis around mission-relevant quantities.
- Simulation products that can support design, test, and integration teams.
Representative applications
05 · Work with Aurora
Bring the capability into your project
Aurora's scientists and engineers can support a focused analysis, prototype a mission concept, integrate production software, or work alongside an existing prime, university, laboratory, or government team.
06 · Source media and resources
Approved public material
This public overview presents Aurora's transferable modeling and simulation capability. Technical examples and project-specific methods are available during project scoping.