SKYNET Applications Software Package (SASP) Operator's and User's Handbook.

摘要

The objective of the Defense Nuclear Agency 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 presents a new procedure for capturing and processing complex SGEMP transients. The method is incorporated into an SGEMP Transportable Automated Recording System (STARS). It reduces manual data handling significantly (a major source of errors);outputs data as computer compatible magnetic tapes,annotated hard copies,or both;and lessens the manpower requirements for data acquisition and processing. The software implementation, SKYNET Applications Software Package (SASP),is discussed here to provide STARS operators and users with the detailed information needed to effectively utilize the system. A companion volume,the SKYNET Applications Software Package (SASP) Programmer's Handbook,contains detailed summaries of all SASP source codes.