Obscuration Code with Space Station Applications (Manual)
Abstract
The Obscuration Code, referred to as SHADOW, is a user-oriented computer code to determine the cast shadow of an antenna in a complex environment onto the far zone sphere. The surrounding structure can be composed of multiple composite cone frustrums and multiple sided flat plates. These structural pieces are ideal for modeling space station configurations. The means of describing the geometry input is compatible with the NEC - Basic Scattering Code. In addition, an interactive mode of operation has been provided for DEC VAX computers. The first part of this document is a User's Manual designed to give a description of the method used to obtain the shadow map, to provide an overall view of the operation of the computer code, to instruct a user in how to model structures, and to give examples of inputs and outputs. The second part is a Code Manual that details how to set up the interactive and non-interactive modes of the code and provides a listing and brief description of each of the subroutines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADB176135
Entities
People
- L. Takacs
- Ronald Joseph Marhefka
Organizations
- Ohio State University