Control Decks

The following file shows an example setup file that loads modules shown in the block diagram.

Note that the simulation to link to is specified on the first line. There is a single system in this case, called CubeSat, representing a single CubeSat satellite's control software. The modules are loaded into this system, and the module names below are actually links to the class pages. A single variable value is set, a camera data command. (The remaining variables use their default values.) The Variable commands map the specified DSim variables to ControlDeck variables.

Simulation /Library/Application Support/VisualCommander/Model Libraries/CubeSat.ds2
 
System CubeSat
 
TimeScale 1
 
# Time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Module CubeSat cs_timer                         Timer                   CS
 
# Time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Module CubeSat fsw_time                         Time                    CS
 
# Interfaces
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Module CubeSat fsw_gps_meas                     GPS_Processing          CS
Module CubeSat fsw_image_processing             Image_Processing        CS
Module CubeSat fsw_mems_imu_processing          IMU_Processing          CS
Module CubeSat cs_magnetometer_processing       Magnetometer_Processing CS
 
# Catalogs
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Module CubeSat fsw_star_catalog                 Star_Catalog            CS
 
# Utilities
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Module CubeSat fsw_ephemeris                    Ephemeris               CS
Module CubeSat fsw_co_id                        Celestial_Object_ID     CS
 
# Estimation
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Module CubeSat fsw_attitude_determination       Attitude_Determination  CS
 
# Control and Estimation
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Module CubeSat fsw_mass                         Mass                    CS
Module CubeSat fsw_attitude_control             Attitude_Control        CS
Module CubeSat cs_momentum_mgmt                 Momentum_Management     CS
Module CubeSat cs_torquer_interface     Magnetic_Torquer_Control        CS
Module CubeSat cs_rwa_interface                 RWA_Control             CS
 
# Initial values
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Set CubeSat camera_data_command   [25 15 15 1024 1024 75 7.25e12]
 
# Inputs
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Variable CubeSat|Time:julianDate                CubeSat jd_sim
Variable CubeSat:quaternion                     CubeSat q_eci_to_body_sim
Variable CubeSat:bodyRate                       CubeSat omega_sim
Variable CubeSat:position                       CubeSat position_sim
Variable CubeSat:velocity                       CubeSat velocity_sim
Variable CubeSat:mass                           CubeSat mass_sim
Variable CubeSat:center_mass                    CubeSat center_of_mass_sim
Variable CubeSat:inertia                        CubeSat inertia_sim
 
# Ephemeris
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Variable CubeSat|Gravity:observer               CubeSat observer_sim
Variable CubeSat|Gravity:rotationMatrixBody     CubeSat rotation_matrix_planet_sim
Variable CubeSat|Gravity:planet_index           CubeSat planet_index_sim
Variable CubeSat|Gravity:positionBody           CubeSat position_planet_sim
Variable CubeSat|Gravity:muBody                 CubeSat planet_mu_sim
Variable CubeSat|Gravity:radiusBody             CubeSat planet_radius_sim
 
# Magnetometer
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Variable CubeSat|Magnetometer:b_measured        CubeSat b_field_sim
 
# GPS
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Variable CubeSat|GPS:gps_message                CubeSat gps_message_sim
 
# Imager
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
Variable CubeSat|IMU:body_rate_measured         CubeSat body_rate_camera_sim
Variable CubeSat|Imager:centroid                CubeSat centroid_camera_sim
Variable CubeSat:rWARate                        CubeSat rwa_rate_sim
 
# Output
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
Variable CubeSat|RWA:voltage_command            CubeSat rwa_voltage_demand
Variable CubeSat|Torquer:pulsewidth_command     CubeSat magnetic_torquer_pulsewidth_demand
Variable CubeSat|Torquer:magnetic_torquer_sign  CubeSat magnetic_torquer_sign