PASAP
Optimization of Communication Networks with Geodesic Dome Phased Array Antennas using Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Given an allocation of beams to transmit/receive on the antenna, a path across the topography of a geodesic dome antenna surface must be established that preserves the assignments without overloading or violating communication constraints. Although the PASAP tool was developed with the specific constraints of existing GDPAA designs in mind, it is intentionally abstract in order to apply for a broader range of potential constraint satisfaction problems with different kinds of phased arrays. The initial GDPAA application was designed to contribute to the overall feasibility of GDPAA utilization by demonstrating an automated means of optimizing the increased capacity that comes with such a platform, which holds the potential to not only reduce the manpower requirements for the scheduling activity, but also to contribute to greater overall satellite communication capacity.