Satellite Link Budget Simulation With Parallel Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional satellite simulation methods face challenges such as complexity, lack of accuracy, scalability, and interoperability, making it difficult to model modern satellite systems effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing parallel computing and vectorization techniques for satellite simulation, incorporating advanced visualization and machine learning, enabling efficient simulation of satellite operations, including link budget, orbit propagation, and attitude control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional manual calculation methods are used for link budget simulation, then the system is simple to implement, but the accuracy and efficiency of the simulation process deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual calculation methods with automated computer-based simulation systems. The simulation engine automatically performs link budget calculations using software algorithms instead of manual mathematical computations, thereby improving accuracy while maintaining ease of implementation through user-friendly interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a simulation engine as an intermediary between the user and the complex link budget calculations. This engine acts as a mediator that automatically handles the computational complexity, providing accurate results without requiring users to perform manual calculations or understand the underlying mathematical models in detail.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional simulation software is used, then basic simulation capabilities are provided, but the system lacks flexibility and scalability for modern satellite systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the simulation system into modular functional components including orbit propagation modules, link budget calculation modules, and visualization modules. This modular architecture allows the system to be configured for different satellite system sizes and complexities, providing flexibility and scalability while managing system complexity through standardized interfaces between modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic configuration capabilities that allow the simulation system to adapt its complexity level based on the specific satellite system being modeled. The system can scale from simple single-satellite simulations to complex constellation analyses, adjusting computational resources and model detail accordingly to balance flexibility with manageable complexity.
3Productivity
If parallel computing techniques are implemented, then simulation speed and efficiency improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent link budget calculations into a single parallel computing workflow. By combining multiple computational tasks that can execute simultaneously, the system achieves improved simulation efficiency for analyzing multiple user equipment devices and orbital positions without requiring proportional increases in overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed technology is generally directed to a method for determining link budget of a satellite system including at least one satellite. In one example of the technology, the method may include receiving orientation and antenna parameters associated with the satellite, and user equipment parameters associated with multiple user equipment within coverage area of the satellite and environmental parameters. The method may include selecting at least one of a plurality of analysis techniques to process the orientation, antenna, user equipment, and environmental parameters and simulating, via a parallel processor, link budgets of the satellite for the multiple user equipment in parallel using the selected analysis technique to determine link budgets of the satellite for each user equipment. The method may include storing the link budgets in a buffer and dynamically rendering a user interface to display a visualization representing the link budgets in the coverage area of the satellite.