Parametric-Studies and Data-Plotting Modules for the SOAP
TBMG-3214
09/01/2008
- Content
“Parametric Studies” and “Data Table Plot View” are the names of software modules in the Satellite Orbit Analysis Program (SOAP). Parametric Studies enables parameterization of as many as three satellite or ground-station attributes across a range of values and computes the average, minimum, and maximum of a specified metric, the revisit time, or 21 other functions at each point in the parameter space. This computation produces a one-, two-, or three-dimensional table of data representing statistical results across the parameter space. Inasmuch as the output of a parametric study in three dimensions can be a very large data set, visualization is a paramount means of discovering trends in the data (see figure).
- Citation
- "Parametric-Studies and Data-Plotting Modules for the SOAP," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2008.