AVM Dynamics Inc.

Product Features

Orbit Propagators
Product Two-Body Keplerian J2 Perturbations SGP4/SDP4
SC Modeler
Periodic Coverage Analysis Module
Continuous Coverage Analysis Module (circular orbits, elliptical "frozen" orbits)
Constraints Analysis Module (circular orbits, elliptical "frozen" orbits)
Network Topology Tools
Periodic Coverage Constellation Design / Circular Orbits
Continuous Coverage Constellation Design / Circular Orbits (circular orbits, elliptical "frozen" orbits)
Continuous Coverage Constellation Design / Advanced Options (circular orbits, elliptical "frozen" orbits)
Continuous Coverage Constellation Design / Advanced Options Plus (circular orbits, elliptical "frozen" orbits)
Interference Analysis of GSO and non-GSO satellites / EPFD Analysis (non-GSO satellites)
Network Traffic Analysis Module

Access Constraints: "Satellite - Ground Station (Ground Object)," "Ground Station - Satellite"
Supported Features SC Modeler Periodic Coverage Analysis Module Constellation Design Modules Continuous Coverage Analysis Module
Conic Nadir-Pointing Field of View:
Cone Half-Angle (Min/Max) 		(Max only) (Max only)
Conic Off-Nadir Pointing Field of View:
Cone Half-Angle (Min/Max), Cone Axis Elevation, Cone Axis Azimuth
Rectangular Field of View:
Horizontal Half-Angle (Min/Max), Vertical Half-Angle (Min/Max)
Custom Field of View:
Azimuth-Elevation (Min/Max) mask in the sensor's coordinate system, Axis Azimuth-Elevation
Multiple Satellite-mounted Antenna/Sensors
Satellite - Ground Station Azimuth Angle (Min/Max)
Satellite - Ground Station Elevation Angle (Min/Max)
Ground Station - Satellite Elevation Angle (Min/Max) (Min only) (Min only)
Range (Min/Max) (Max only) (Max only)
Orbit Altitude (Min/Max)
Range Rate (Min/Max)
Satellite - Ground Station Azimuth Rate (Min/Max)
Satellite - Ground Station Elevation Rate (Min/Max)
Satellite - Ground Station Angular Rate (Min/Max)
GSO Separation Angle (Min)
Sun Elevation Angle (Min/Max)
Satellite's Solar Exclusion Angle (Min)

Constellation Design Modules
Supported Features Continuous Coverage Constellation Design / Circular Orbits Continuous Coverage Constellation Design / Advanced Options Continuous Coverage Constellation Design / Advanced Options Plus Periodic Coverage Constellation Design / Circular Orbits
Circular Orbits
Elliptical Orbits
Global Coverage or Multiple Latitude Bounds
Continuous N-Satellite Coverage Constellation Design N = 1
Periodic Coverage Constellation Design
"Streets of Coverage" Constellations with Polar or Inclined Orbits, Synchronized Planes
"Streets of Coverage" Constellations with Polar or Inclined Orbits, Non-Synchronized Planes
Kinematically Regular ("Walker delta") Constellations
Kinematically Symmetric Constellations

Network Topology and Routing
Supported Features SC Modeler Network Topology
Tools
Routing Metrics:
- Hops Count
- Hops Count, Total Path Length
- Total Path Length
- Total Path Delay
Hierarchical Search
Specifying Packet Delays:
- Access Delay
- Average Processing and Queuing Delay at a Satellite Node
Specifying Network Topology
Specifying Inactive/Failed Nodes
Specifying Inactive/Failed Connections (uplinks/downlinks, using the Access Constraints tool)