- Visualyse Interplanetary User Guide
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. About The User Guide
- 2. Overview of Visualyse Interplanetary
- 2.1. Propagation Modelling
- 2.2. What to Calculate and how to Collect Statistics
- 2.3. Antennas, Stations, Carriers and Links
- 2.4. How It Fits Together
- 2.5. The Tools Menu
- 2.6. General User Interface Features
- 2.7. Help Menu
- 3. Creating and Editing Simulation Objects
- 3.1. Antenna Modelling
- 3.1.1. Creation of a Single Beam Antenna
- 3.1.1.1. Beam Cross-section
- 3.1.1.2. Circular and Elliptical Beams
- 3.1.1.3. Shaped Beams
- 3.1.1.4. Contour Beams
- 3.1.2. Advanced Beam Options
- 3.1.3. Multiple Beams
- 3.1.4. Multiple Identical Beams
- 3.1.5. Symmetric Spot Beam Pattern
- 3.1.6. Satellite PFD Mask
- 3.2. Stations
- 3.2.1. Fixed Stations
- 3.2.2. Ground Station
- 3.2.3. Mobile Stations
- 3.2.4. Maritime
- 3.2.5. Aeronautical
- 3.2.6. General Satellites
- 3.2.7. Stationary Satellites
- 3.3. Station Groups
- 3.3.1. The Constellation Wizard
- 3.3.2. Service Area Wizard
- 3.3.3. HEO Wizard
- 3.3.4. Editing Groups
- 3.3.5. Re-running Station Group Wizards
- 3.3.6. Importing GSO and Non-GSO Satellite System
- 3.3.7. Import FS Systems
- 3.3.8. Import from the Terrestrial IFIC
- 3.3.9. Import Tx Systems
- 3.3.10. Import Rx Systems
- 3.3.11. Import Non-GSO Orbit Elements
- 3.4. Carriers
- 3.5. Propagation Modelling
- 3.6. Links
- 3.6.1. Fixed Link
- 3.6.2. Receive Link
- 3.6.3. Transmit Link
- 3.6.4. Dynamic Link
- 3.7. Link Groups
- 3.7.1. Link Group Created Empty
- 3.7.2. System Link Group
- 3.7.3. Link to Station Group
- 3.7.4. Link Group Statistics
- 3.8. Tracking Strategies
- 3.9. Interference Paths
- 3.10. Solar System Objects
- 4. Configure and Run Simulations
- 4.1. Run Parameters
- 4.1.1. Visualyse Interplanetary Default Parameters
- 4.1.2. Solar System Data Settings
- 4.1.3. Population Data Settings
- 4.1.4. Run Time Parameters and Simulation Control
- 4.2. View Properties
- 4.2.1. Map View
- 4.2.2. 3D View
- 4.2.3. Schemes for Map and 3D Views
- 4.2.4. Model View
- 4.2.5. Watch Window
- 4.2.6. Table View
- 4.2.7. Terrain Profile
- 4.2.8. Frequency View
- 4.3. Change Variable Wizard
- 5. Data Analysis
- 5.1. Visualyse Interplanetary Statistics Collection
- 5.2. The Visualyse Interplanetary Log File
- 5.3. The View Results Dialog
- 5.4. Graphing
- 5.5. Area Analysis
- 5.6. Interface to Google Earth
- 6. Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 7. Technical Annex
- 7.1. Update Sequence
- 7.2. Coordination Systems
- 7.3. Link budget calculations
- 7.4. Gain patterns
- 7.5. Propagation models
- 7.6. File Formats
- 7.7. VisTools
- 7.8. Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 8. Modules
- 8.1. Define Variable
- 8.2. IDWM
- 8.3. Terrain
- 8.4. Traffic
- 8.5. Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 9. Tutorial
- 9.1. Quick Overview of the Exercise
- 9.2. Building the Simulation Files
- 9.3. Additional Analysis
- 9.4. Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 10. Example Files
- 10.1. Aeronautical
- 10.2. Digital Dividend
- 10.3. Earth station coordination
- 10.4. Fixed planning and coordination
- 10.5. GSO to GSO Satellite
- 10.6. Maritime
- 10.7. Military
- 10.8. Network Coverage
- 10.9. Non-GSO Satellites
- 10.10. Others
- 10.11. PCS/AWS
- 10.12. Radiolocation
- 10.13. Satellite & Terrestrial
- 10.14. Short range devices
- 10.15. Space Science Service
- 10.16. Index of Examples by Frequency Band
- 10.17. More Information
- 10.18. Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Maintenance History