A software package for modeling the functioning of a multi-satellite orbital constellation

Аuthors

Privalov A. E.^*, Kalyuzhny A. V.^*, Fakkhro F.

Mlitary spaсe Aсademy named after A.F. Mozhaisky, 197198, St. Petersburg, Zhdanovskaya St., 13

*e-mail: vka@mil.ru

Abstract

The article discusses the key aspects of the development of a software package for modeling the functioning of a multi-satellite orbital constellation. Modern space groupings, consisting of many satellites in various orbits, play an important role in providing global and regional communications, navigation, Earth monitoring, as well as other applied tasks. The development of comprehensive software for modeling a multi-satellite orbital constellation makes it possible to study issues related to the management, coordination and reliability of such systems.
The main task of the work is to create a software package with support for a multi-agent approach that allows you to simulate the interaction of individual satellites in a grouping, analyze their behavior, and evaluate the effectiveness of various scenarios. This approach allows us to take into account the multilevel structure of system interactions, starting from the model of individual satellites as independent agents to their complex interaction as part of a group.
The architecture of the software package is based on an object-oriented approach, which allows you to structure the model into logically separated components. The multi-agent model defines the logic of interaction of satellites in a grouping, which takes into account their possible states, information exchange and various actions depending on current tasks.
The software implementation of the complex uses the capabilities of the Python language and related libraries to create modeling and data processing interfaces. In particular, the PyOpenGL library was used to visualize the simulation results, which provides support for three-dimensional graphics in Python.
The key feature of the proposed software package is the possibility of detailed scenario analysis based on dynamic modeling and analysis of data received from agents of the satellite system. In addition, the complex supports integration with other tools and data formats, allowing the user to import real-world orbital parameters and other external data needed to build more accurate models.
Thus, the developed software package is a multifunctional tool that can be used both in scientific research and in industry. The introduction of an object and a multi-agent model, support for 3D visualization and a user-friendly interface for configuring and analyzing simulation results makes it a powerful tool for studying and optimizing satellite orbital groupings.

Keywords:

modeling software package, multi-agent model, multi-satellite orbital grouping, operational efficiency

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