Platform

Platform in satellite scenario

Since R2024a

Description

A Platform object defines a platform in a satellite scenario. A platform can be a moving site, aircraft, or a ship.

Creation

You can create Platform objects using the platform function of the satelliteScenario object.

Properties

Name — Platform name

string scalar | string vector | character vector | cell array of character vectors

You can set this property only when calling the platform function. After you call platform function, this property is read-only.

Platform name, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'Name' and a string scalar, string vector, character vector, or a cell array of character vectors.

• String scalar or character vector when you add only one platform.

• String scalar or character vector when you add multiple platforms and all platforms have the same name.

• String vector or cell array of character vectors when you add multiple platforms and each platform has a unique name. The number of elements in the string vector or cell array of character vectors must equal the number of platforms.

Data Types: string

ID — Platform ID assigned by simulator

real positive scalar

This property is set internally by the simulator and is read-only.

Platform ID assigned by the simulator, specified as a positive scalar.

ConicalSensors — Conical sensors

row vector of conical sensors

You can set this property only when calling the conicalSensor. After you call the conicalSensor function, this property is read-only.

Conical sensors attached to the Platform, specified as a row vector of conical sensors.

Gimbals — Gimbals

row vector of Gimbal objects

You can set this property only when calling gimbal. After you call gimbal, this property is read-only.

Gimbals attached to the Platform, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Gimbals' and a row vector of Gimbal objects.

Accesses — Access analysis objects

row vector of Access objects

You can set this property only when calling access. After you call access, this property is read-only.

Access analysis objects, specified as a row vector of Access objects.

Eclipse — Eclipse analysis objects

empty | scalar

You can set this property only when calling eclipse. After you call access, this property is read-only.

Eclipse analysis object, specified as an empty or a scalar Eclipse object.

CoordinateAxes — Coordinate axes triad graphic object

CoordinateAxes object (default)

You can set this property only when calling coordinateAxes. After you call coordinateAxes, this property is read-only.

Coordinate axes triad graphic object, specified as CoordinateAxes object.

Path — Path graphic

Path object

Path visualization for a platform, specified as a Path (Satellite Communications Toolbox) object. Only these object properties are relevant for this function.

LineColor — Color of path

[0.494 0.184 0.556] (default) | RGB triplet | hexadecimal color code | 'r' | 'g' | 'b'

Color of the path, specified as an RGB triplet, hexadecimal color code, a color name, or a short name.

For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.

• An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range [0,1], for example, [0.4 0.6 0.7].

• A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (#) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from 0 to F. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes "#FF8800", "#ff8800", "#F80", and "#f80" are equivalent.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet	Hexadecimal Color Code	Appearance
"red"	"r"	[1 0 0]	"#FF0000"
"green"	"g"	[0 1 0]	"#00FF00"
"blue"	"b"	[0 0 1]	"#0000FF"
"cyan"	"c"	[0 1 1]	"#00FFFF"
"magenta"	"m"	[1 0 1]	"#FF00FF"
"yellow"	"y"	[1 1 0]	"#FFFF00"
"black"	"k"	[0 0 0]	"#000000"
"white"	"w"	[1 1 1]	"#FFFFFF"
"none"	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	No color

Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB^® uses in many types of plots.

RGB Triplet	Hexadecimal Color Code	Appearance
[0 0.4470 0.7410]	"#0072BD"
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]	"#D95319"
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]	"#EDB120"
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]	"#7E2F8E"
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]	"#77AC30"
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]	"#4DBEEE"
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]	"#A2142F"

Example: 'blue'

Example: [0 0 1]

Example: '#0000FF'

LineWidth — Visual width of path

1 (default) | scalar in the range (0, 10)

Visual width of the path in pixels, specified as a scalar in the range (0, 10).

The line width cannot be thinner than the width of a pixel. If you set the line width to a value that is less than the width of a pixel on your system, the line displays as one pixel wide.

VisibilityMode — Visibility mode of path graphic

'inherit' (default) | 'manual'

Visibility mode of the path graphic in the satellite scenario viewer, specified as one of these values.

• 'inherit' — Visibility of the path graphic matches that of the parent platform.

• 'manual' — Visibility of the path graphic is not inherited and is independent of the parent platform.

Note

Path graphic is always invisible in 2-D viewers.

Data Types: char | string

MarkerColor — Color of marker

[0.494 0.184 0.556] (default) | RGB triplet | string scalar of color name | character vector of color name

Color of the marker, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'MarkerColor' and either an RGB triplet or a string or character vector of a color name.

For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.

• An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range [0,1], for example, [0.4 0.6 0.7].

• A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (#) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from 0 to F. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes "#FF8800", "#ff8800", "#F80", and "#f80" are equivalent.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet	Hexadecimal Color Code	Appearance
"red"	"r"	[1 0 0]	"#FF0000"
"green"	"g"	[0 1 0]	"#00FF00"
"blue"	"b"	[0 0 1]	"#0000FF"
"cyan"	"c"	[0 1 1]	"#00FFFF"
"magenta"	"m"	[1 0 1]	"#FF00FF"
"yellow"	"y"	[1 1 0]	"#FFFF00"
"black"	"k"	[0 0 0]	"#000000"
"white"	"w"	[1 1 1]	"#FFFFFF"

Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.

RGB Triplet	Hexadecimal Color Code	Appearance
[0 0.4470 0.7410]	"#0072BD"
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]	"#D95319"
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]	"#EDB120"
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]	"#7E2F8E"
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]	"#77AC30"
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]	"#4DBEEE"
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]	"#A2142F"

MarkerSize — Size of marker

10 (default) | positive scalar less than 30

Size of the marker, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'MarkerSize' and a real positive scalar less than 30. The unit is in pixels.

ShowLabel — State of Platform label visibility

true or 1 (default) | false or 0

State of Platform label visibility, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'ShowLabel' and numerical or logical value of 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Data Types: logical

LabelFontColor — Font color of Platform label

[1,0,0] (default) | RGB triplet | string scalar of color name | character vector of color name

Font color of the Platformlabel, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'LabelFontColor' and either an RGB triplet or a string or character vector of a color name.

For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.

• An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range [0,1], for example, [0.4 0.6 0.7].

• A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (#) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from 0 to F. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes "#FF8800", "#ff8800", "#F80", and "#f80" are equivalent.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet	Hexadecimal Color Code	Appearance
"red"	"r"	[1 0 0]	"#FF0000"
"green"	"g"	[0 1 0]	"#00FF00"
"blue"	"b"	[0 0 1]	"#0000FF"
"cyan"	"c"	[0 1 1]	"#00FFFF"
"magenta"	"m"	[1 0 1]	"#FF00FF"
"yellow"	"y"	[1 1 0]	"#FFFF00"
"black"	"k"	[0 0 0]	"#000000"
"white"	"w"	[1 1 1]	"#FFFFFF"

Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.

RGB Triplet	Hexadecimal Color Code	Appearance
[0 0.4470 0.7410]	"#0072BD"
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]	"#D95319"
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]	"#EDB120"
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]	"#7E2F8E"
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]	"#77AC30"
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]	"#4DBEEE"
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]	"#A2142F"

LabelFontSize — Font size of Platform label

15 (default) | positive scalar in the range [6 30]

Font size of the Platform label, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'LabelFontSize' and a positive scalar in the range [6 30].

Visual3DModel — Name of 3-D model file

zero-length string (default)

Name of the visual 3-D model file that you want to render in the viewer, specified as a string with .GLTF, .GLB, or .STL extension. For GLB and GLTF models, gITF uses a right-hand coordinate system. gITF defines +Y as up, and +Z as forward, and -X as right. A gITF asset faces +Z. For more information, see https://registry.khronos.org/glTF/specs/2.0/glTF-2.0.html#coordinate-system-and-units. The mesh of the GLB is in meters.

Note

You can set this property NarrowBodyAirliner.glb to add a 3-D model of an aircraft to satellite scenario viewer.

Data Types: string

Visual3DModelScale — Linear scaling of 3-D model

1 (default) | nonnegative integer

Linear scaling of the visual 3-D model rendered in the viewer, specified as a nonnegative integer. The scaling assumes that the GLB model is in meters.

Data Types: double

Object Functions

access	Add access analysis objects to satellite scenario
aer	Calculate azimuth angle, elevation angle, and range of another satellite or ground station in NED frame
conicalSensor	Add conical sensor to satellite scenario
eclipse	Add eclipse analysis object to satellite or ground station
gimbal	Add gimbal to satellite, platform, or ground station
groundTrack	Add ground track object to satellite or platform in scenario
coordinateAxes	Visualize coordinate axes triad of satellite scenario assets
states	Obtain position and velocity of satellite or platform
path	Visualize platform path in satellite scenario
show	Show object in satellite scenario viewer
hide	Hide satellite scenario entity from viewer

Examples

Visualize Platform Using geoTrajectory

Create a scenario using satelliteScenario.

sc = satelliteScenario();
viewer = satelliteScenarioViewer(sc);

Consider an aircraft taking off from Delhi International Airport, flying over Bangalore, and then landing in Dubai. The total flying time is three hours. Create a trajectory using geoTrajectory.

trajectory = geoTrajectory([28.5567,77.1006,10600;13.1989,77.7068,30600;25.2566,55.3641,5600],[0,3600,3*3600],AutoPitch=true,AutoBank=true);

Add a platform to the satellite scenario based on the trajectory.

pltf = platform(sc,trajectory)

pltf = 
  Platform with properties:

                  Name:  Platform 1
                    ID:  1
        ConicalSensors:  [1x0 matlabshared.satellitescenario.ConicalSensor]
               Gimbals:  [1x0 matlabshared.satellitescenario.Gimbal]
          Transmitters:  [1x0 satcom.satellitescenario.Transmitter]
             Receivers:  [1x0 satcom.satellitescenario.Receiver]
              Accesses:  [1x0 matlabshared.satellitescenario.Access]
               Eclipse:  [1x0 Aero.satellitescenario.Eclipse]
           GroundTrack:  [1x1 matlabshared.satellitescenario.GroundTrack]
                  Path:  [1x1 matlabshared.satellitescenario.Path]
        CoordinateAxes:  [1x1 matlabshared.satellitescenario.CoordinateAxes]
           MarkerColor:  [0.7176 0.2745 1]
            MarkerSize:  6
             ShowLabel:  true
        LabelFontColor:  [1 1 1]
         LabelFontSize:  15
         Visual3DModel:  
    Visual3DModelScale:  1

hide(pltf.Path);
show(pltf.GroundTrack);

Play viewer.

play(sc);

References

[1] Hoots, Felix R., and Ronald L. Roehrich. Models for propagation of NORAD element sets. Aerospace Defense Command Peterson AFB CO Office of Astrodynamics, 1980.

Version History

Introduced in R2024a