Antenna

This example shows how the Antenna resource is used.

Create Antenna SatTranponderAntenna DSNReceiverAntenna DSNTransmitterAntenna;

Create Transponder SatTransponder;
SatTransponder.PrimaryAntenna   = SatTranponderAntenna

Create Spacecraft Sat
Sat.AddHardware                 = {SatTransponder, SatTranponderAntenna};

Create Transmitter DSNTransmitter
DSNTransmitter.PrimaryAntenna   = DSNTransmitterAntenna

Create Receiver DSNReceiver
DSNReceiver.PrimaryAntenna      = DSNReceiverAntenna;

Create GroundStation DSN;
DSN.AddHardware                 = ...
 {DSNTransmitter, DSNReceiver, DSNTransmitterAntenna, DSNReceiverAntenna};
BeginMissionSequence;

Since the Antenna resource currently has no fields and thus has no function, for this GMAT release, we only need to create one Antenna resource that can be used multiple times. Thus, the example above simplifies as shown below.

Create Antenna GenericAntenna;

Create Transponder SatTransponder;
SatTransponder.PrimaryAntenna     = GenericAntenna

Create Spacecraft Sat
Sat.AddHardware                   = {SatTransponder, GenericAntenna};

Create Transmitter DSNTransmitter
DSNTransmitter.PrimaryAntenna     = GenericAntenna
Create Receiver DSNReceiver
DSNReceiver.PrimaryAntenna        = GenericAntenna;

Create GroundStation DSN;
DSN.AddHardware                   = ...
                       {DSNTransmitter, DSNReceiver, GenericAntenna};
BeginMissionSequence;