SKYNET Applications Software Package (SASP) Programmer's Handbook.

Abstract

The objective of the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) sponsored SKYNET program is to develop a methodology for the assessment of satellite vulnerability to system generated electromagnetic pulse (SGEMP) effects from nuclear weapons. The approach includes a study of basic phenomenology and development of cost-effective simulation techniques, as well as improving SGEMP instrumentation and data acquisition and recording techniques. This report summarizes the software developed to acquire and reduce SGEMP data on satellite models for the SKYNET project. Included are comprehensive descriptions of the tasks, subroutines, and common areas. Accompanied by the source and task builder listings and the companion volume titled SKYNET Applications Software Package (SASP) Operator's and User's Handbook, this material provides the reader with a detailed explanation of the SGEMP Transportable Automated Recording System (STARS) operation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA057116

Entities

People

  • John R. Hiller
  • Walter J. Scott

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Amplitude
  • Attenuation
  • Calibration
  • Computer Science
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Detectors
  • Diamonds
  • Instrumentation
  • Operating Systems
  • Peak Values
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space