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
Light
Rust
Coal
Navy
Ayu
Visualyse Interplanetary User Guide
Maritime
These are the same as
mobile stations
. The only difference is the default icon (a ship).