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User’s Manual
AIR²EO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................5
1.1
System Overview.................................................................................................................... 5
1.2
System Requirements ............................................................................................................5
1.3
Authorized Use Permission .................................................................................................... 5
1.4
Point of Contact ...................................................................................................................... 5
1.5
Acronyms and Abbreviations.................................................................................................. 6
2
SYSTEM SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.1
System Configuration ............................................................................................................. 8
2.2
User Access Levels ................................................................................................................ 9
3
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................... 11
3.1
Installation Procedure ........................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Earth 3D Database........................................................................................................... 11
3.1.2 AIR²EO Application .......................................................................................................... 11
3.2
Starting the Application......................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1 AIR²EO Main application .................................................................................................. 12
3.2.2 Satellite Engine ................................................................................................................ 12
3.2.3 Celestial Engine ...............................................................................................................12
3.2.4 Load a Mission .................................................................................................................12
3.3
Exit the Application ............................................................................................................... 12
4
USING the APPLICATION ........................................................................................................... 14
4.1
Load a Mission...................................................................................................................... 14
4.2
Define a New Mission ...........................................................................................................14
4.2.1 Via the user interface ....................................................................................................... 14
4.2.2 Via the XML file ................................................................................................................ 14
Save a Mission .................................................................................................................................. 14
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USER INTERFACE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 16
5.1
Main Window ........................................................................................................................ 16
5.1.1 Satellites ........................................................................................................................... 17
5.1.2 Earth ................................................................................................................................. 19
5.1.3 Celestials .......................................................................................................................... 20
5.1.4 Ground Stations ............................................................................................................... 20
5.1.5 Text Overlays ................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.6 Time Control ..................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.7 Status ............................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.8 Camera Animation............................................................................................................ 22
5.1.9 Cameras ........................................................................................................................... 22
5.1.10
Keyboard Shortcut ....................................................................................................... 23
5.1.11
Recording..................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.11.1 Fixed image ............................................................................................................. 23
5.1.11.2 Video sequence ....................................................................................................... 23
5.1.11.3 Log file ..................................................................................................................... 23
5.2
Engine Interface.................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.1 Satellite Engine ................................................................................................................ 24
5.2.2 Celestial Engine ...............................................................................................................24
6
Required Resources ................................................................................................................... 26
6.1
AIR²EO Application Data Files ............................................................................................. 26
6.2
Engines Data Files................................................................................................................ 30
6.2.1 Definition........................................................................................................................... 30
6.2.2 Animation file example ..................................................................................................... 31
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