Satellite Communication Toolbox for MATLAB....version 1.0

Want to buy a educational software using MATLAB on Satellite Communication? Then you are at the right place...  

Satellite communications is one of the growing fields in the communication area where terrestrial infrastructures are unable or ineffective to supply communication links. During natural disasters where ground services are stopped, satellite communications has great importance.Satellites are present in and impact our lives in more ways than we may realize.  From driving a vehicle (GPS), to entertainment (TV), telecommunications (mobile communications) and military strategies (missiles attacks), the importance of satellites in our daily lives is growing. The teaching methods in satellite communications have changed over the years from the simple “lecture-only” format to a more integrated “lecture-laboratory” environment in which practical hands-on issues are taught using softwares. For effective teaching of Satellite Communications, the lecture component must also make extensive use of computer-based explanations, examples, and exercises. 

For the past several years, the MATLAB^® software developed by The MathWorks, Inc. has established itself as the de facto standard for computations in the engineering field. There are several reasons for this development, but the most important reason is that MATLAB^® is available on practically all-computing platforms. Many problems or design algorithms in Satellite Communications require considerable computation. It is for reasons these that MATLAB^® provides a convenient tool so that many scenarios can be tried with ease. Such an approach can enhance the learning process. We have designed a toolbox based on MATLAB^®, “SatComToolBox”.

When you type SatComToolBox in command window of MATLAB, you will get the GUI from where you can use any function and other utilities of the Toolbox.

Major contributions of  SatCom  Toolbox :

      •   More than 10,000 lines of coding in MATLAB®.

•   More than 100 function files for calculating different             Satellite parameters.

•  More than 20 demo programs for the toolbox.

• Inclusive of more than 10 program files for showing graphs/figures related to SatCom.

• 4 Different GUI’s are designed for major complex calculations.

• 1 SatCom link signal level Simulink model is designed.

• 1 Overall GUI is designed to integrate the whole toolbox and enable access to the       whole toolbox using a single command “SatComToolBox”.

• Extensive Help files and User’s manual for the use of the toolbox. 

For the overview of how to use the toolbox and different utilities present inside SatComToolBox, please download our USER MANUAL given below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2LDJzigGtjEbGF4b3RDT0pHWWs/view?usp=sharing

If you are a student/teacher/researcher and are interested in buying some part/full of our software, you can contact us on:

(1) Dr. Kiran R. Parmar, email: krparmar2006@yahoo.co.in

(2) Prof. Alpesh H. Dafda, email: sadafda@gmail.com

SatComToolBox developers:

Dr. Kiran Parmar completed his B.E., M.E. and PhD from M. S. University, Baroda in 1991, 1993 and 2009 respectively. He has more than 20 years of teaching experience in the field. He has completed AICTE sponsored MODROB project in the area of Digital Communications. He has published a number of research papers in national and international conferences/journals. He is the author of the book Basic Electronics published by Mahajan Publications, Ahmedabad in January-2015. He has guided more than 100 post graduate students in the areas of Satellite Communication, Wireless Communications and Digital Signal Processing. His research interest is in the field of 3G and 4G Wireless Communications.

Prof. Alpesh Dafda completed his B.E. (Electronics) from B.V.M. Engineering College, Sardar Patel University, V.V.Nagar in August-2000. He has completed his M.E. from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad in Communication Systems Engineering under Gujarat Technological University in 2012.  In addition to some industrial experience he has more than 14 years of teaching experience. He has published a number of research papers in national and international conferences/journals. He is the co-author of the book Basic Electronics published by Mahajan Publications, Ahmedabad in January-2015. His research interest is in the field of Satellite Communications, Optical Fiber communications, Basic Electronics and Audio and Video engineering. Currently he is working as an Assistant Professor in Electronics and Communication Engineering department at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad.