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1. Time from start s start W 1252 S 432008 end W 1252 S 493178 From the main window the 5 different parts can be seen 1 Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 48 of 70 Time Frame Selection Display of time begin end and offset Data List Frame List of available data for plotting lonospheric Grid points List of grid points to plot Action buttons Detach Fig Plot 4 9 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the lono Correction Time Plot GUI are described Step 1 Select Data to plot Step 2 Select Grid Point to plot the user can select latitude and longitude for all existing points in the lonospheric Mask Bands If a point that is not supported by the Service provider plots empty graph Step 3 Click On Plot button For more detailed description see the Time series plots chapter 4 1 4 9 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 9 3 1 The lonospheric grid Point frame 4 9 3 2 Other frames See the Time series plots chapter 4 1 4 10 SBAS Message distribution and time difference This time plot allows the plotting of the SBAS Message distribution
2. Prediction Output Procedure Visualisation Dynamics Output Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 53 of 70 The files to run presents the user selected files to be executed The Select Input button and the edit box Inputs give the possibility to the user to select and visualise the inputs for each script to be executed Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 54 of 70 2 Figures Part of the Interface The Create image files directly check box is used when the user need to extract the graphical results of the selected script directly to image files In this case the graphics are not displayed on the screen but are redirected to image files which are created in the extended meta file format emf The Select Folder button gives the possibility to the user to select the folder where the created files will be stored 3 Summary of the Interface A more detailed description of each element of the software is done below using the numbering of the items in the following figure M File Runner EE EJ Fics 1 Analyze Fast Correction Analyze Slow Correction Ea Analyze lono Correction View lono Correction Analyze Update Interval Em Analyze Position Analyze Horizontal Analyze Vertical Ea Select Input EB ition fiption here
3. Item 0 Name Analyze Fast Correction Argument D Programs pplus Data Jobs test 01_ Convertor 01 Convertor Item 1 Name Analyze Position Argument D Programs pplus Data Jobs test 02 WinGPSA11 02 WinGPSAll csv B 2 2 Description file System Itemsize 3 Item 0 Name Analyze Fast Correction Description Analyse PRN mask and evaluates fast correction data Executable MFiles exe AnalyzeFastCor exe Extension 0 Item 1 Name Analyze Position Description Analyse the position error and protection level data Executable MFiles exe AnalyzePos exe Extension 1 Item 2 Name Display Data File Description Displays a specific data file Executable MFiles exe display exe Extension 0 Filetype Data files dat data Filefilter dat data Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 70 of 70 END OF DOCUMENT
4. PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 7 of 70 6 2 Low Level M Files 6 2 1 M Function readmt00 6 2 2 M Function readmt01 6 2 3 M Function readmtfc 6 2 4 M Function readmt07 6 2 5 M Function readmt12 6 2 6 M Function readmt18 6 2 7 M Function readmt25 6 2 8 M Function readmt26 6 2 9 M_Function readmtx 6 2 10 M Function readpos 6 2 11 M Function AnalyzeAPV_ 6 2 12 M Function AnalyzeAPV_IlI 6 2 13 M Function AnalyzeCAT_ 6 2 14 Other Files APPENDIX B FORMAT AND DESCRIPTION OF INI FILE AND DESCRIPTION FILE B 1 File Contents B 2 Sample File B 2 1 INI file B 2 2 Description file Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 8 of 70 1 Introduction 1 1 Purpose of this document This document is intended to serve as a handbook for the users of the PEGASUS modules MFILE and MFILERUNNER As the purpose of the PEGASUS is mainly based on the processing of data collected in flight and on ground with satellite navigation systems especially the EGNOS Satellite Test bed ESTB a background in the fields of satellite navigation and air traffic management is also necessary for every user working with the PEGASUS software programs The tools developed allow experimental use of satellite navigation and augmentation systems notably the European Satellite Test bed ranging and wide area differential ranging proces
5. Statistics Grid Plot Series Graphical Interface 4 8 1 Main GUI 4 8 2 Step by step Overview 4 8 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 8 3 1 The Data list 4 8 3 2 Statistics Type radio buttons 4 8 3 3 The Plot button 4 8 3 4 The Detach Fig button 4 8 3 5 The Range frame 4 9 SBAS lono Corrections time plot 4 9 1 Main GUI 4 9 2 Step by step Overview 4 9 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 9 3 1 The lonospheric grid Point frame 4 9 3 2 Other frames 4 10 SBAS Message distribution and time difference 4 10 1 Main GUI 4 10 2 Step by step Overview 4 10 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 10 3 1 The PRN list 4 10 3 2 SBAS Message type frame 4 10 3 3 The Difference button 4 10 3 4 The Plot button 5 M FILE RUNNER 5 1 Introduction 5 2 Operating Modes and Use of the Software 5 2 1 Detailed Interface descriptions 5 2 1 1 Normal mode interface 5 2 1 2 Image extraction mode interface 5 2 2 Starting the MFILERUNNER 5 2 2 1 Starting in Normal mode 5 2 2 2 Starting in background 5 2 2 3 Starting with initialisation file ini file 5 2 2 4 Starting with non default description file 5 2 3 Starting a sequence 5 3 Data Input 5 4 Data Output 6 MATLAB ROUTINES 6 High Level M Files 1 M Function AnalyzeFastCor M Function AnalyzeSlowCor M Function AnalyzelonoCor M Function AnalyzeMessageDistr M Function AnalyzeHorizontal and AnalyzeVertical M Function AnalyzePos Project EUROCONTROL Doc No
6. 00 00 Begin 1214 0 13 Apr 2003 11 06 40 End 1214 40000 Init Offset 40000 Data Geometric Dilution of Precis Horizontal NSE in NED Instantaneous HNSE Availa Vertical NSE in NED CRAG HDI in ME nd 4 gt Detach Fig Plot Clear Horizontal NSE in NED Vertical NSE in NED Figure 4 1 1 Time series main window From the main window 4 different parts can be seen Graphics sub window where all the graphics will be displayed Time Frame Selection Display of time begin end and offset Data List List of available data for plotting Action buttons Detach Fig Clear Plot 4 1 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Time Plot GUI are described Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 18 of 70 Step1 Select Data to plot Single plot select a data by clicking on its description in the Data list list box Multiple subplots hold the control key Ctrl and click on one or more data that you want to plot in the Data list list box Step 2 Click On Clear button A click on this button will delete all graphics in current GUI if any This button will have no effect if nothing is plotted yet Step 3 Click On Plot button When you click on this button the data you have sele
7. 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 41 of 70 4 7 Instantaneous Grid Plot Series Graphical Interface The following section provides an overview of the graphical user interface of the Instantaneous Grid Plot Series GUI This GUI differs from the Time series in that the data is not simply plotted as a function of time Instead the data are plotted as a function of the receiver horizontal position Latitude Longitude for a given time 4 7 1 Main GUI The Instantaneous Grid Plot Series GUI is presented in Figure 4 7 1 File Edit View Insert Toos Window Help Export Copy zoom Horizontal NSE in NED 90 Geometry related predicted data GPS Week GPS ee 4 gt 13 Apr 2003 00 01 51 Data Horizontal NSE in NED v Detach Fig Plot IV Interpolated Shadin g MAXValue 2 a MIN Value 0 Init a D ke Z f 100 60 20 20 Longitude deg Figure 4 7 1 Instantaneous Grid Plot Series GUI main window From the main window the 5 different parts can be seen 1 Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go Time Frame Selection of time of application Data List List of available data for processing and display Action Frame Action buttons Detach Fig Plot and Selection of Plot Type Range Frame Set or Initialise minimum and maximum values for current plots Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG
8. CLASSIFICATION Working Draft Executive Task General Public Draft Specialist Task Proposed Lower Layer Task Restricted Issue Released Issue ELECTRONIC BACKUP INTERNAL REFERENCE NAME SUM_MFR Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 3 of 70 CHANGE RECORD Issue Date Chapter Description of Changes Previous Issues for Software Versions 0 9 to 1 2 PEGASUS Software User Manual PEG SUM 01 Issue F 17 01 2003 Issue associated with PEGASUS Plus 2 0 Restructuring of document due to a significant change in the architecture of the Software and modularisation Inclusion of MfileRunner sections from previous PEGASUS Plus SUM 09 04 2003 App B Reviewed Issue associated with PEGASUS Plus 2 1 17 06 2003 All Minor editorial changes 24 09 2003 3 2 5 3 3 9 4 Mfile replaced new files and description added mfilerunner removed reduced mode 16 01 2004 Update and Merge with the GBAS MARS2 Graphic routines document Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 4 of 70 TABLES OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Purpose of this document Definitions Acronyms and Abbreviations References Overview INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Installation System Requirements GENERAL GRAPHICAL ROUTINES Introduction Getting started Detailed Description of the Graphi
9. GUI is presented in Figure 4 8 1 Statistics Grid Plottings 7 loj x File Edit View Insert Tools Window Help Export Copy zoom Horizontal NSE in NED 90 Statistics on predicted data Data Horizontal NSE in NED C Minimum C Maximum Outage Duration C Average Outage Duration C Maximum time between Outa C Average time between outa C Average Availability MAX Value 2 ABRY MIN Vale 0 init D D 5 Z B oe 20 20 Longitude deg Figure 4 8 1 Statistics Grid Plot Series GUI main window From the main window the 5 different parts can be seen 1 Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go Data List List of available data for processing and display Statistics Type frame List of available statistics for grid plotting Action Frame Action buttons Detach Fig Plot and Selection of Plot Type Range Frame Set or Initialise minimum and maximum values for current plots Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 45 of 70 4 8 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Instantaneous Grid Plot Series GUI are described Step 1 Select Data to analyse for statistics plot Step 2 Select type of Statistics Grid Plot Step 3 Click On Plot button When you right click on this button the Inst
10. MOPS DO 229B Doc No GMV ESTB_UPG TN 001 01 10 ESTB SIS User Interface Description ESA Doc No E TN ITF E31 0008 ESA issue 0 revision 1 20 06 00 11 NAVSTAR Global Positioning System System Characteristics NATO MAS STANAG 4294 May 1995 1 The PEGASUS Plus project established an extension to the original PEGASUS project that decode process and evaluate the GNSS SBAS data Recent developments have integrated all these modules into a PEGASUS frame and the necessary documentation has been modified accordingly except for the URD where it has been decided not to generate a new issue Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 10 of 70 12 _OEM4 User Manual Volume 2 Command and Log Reference NovAtel Inc Pub No OM 20000047 Revision Level 7 2001 06 21 13 Millennium GPSCard Software Version 4 50 NovAtel Inc Doc No OM 2000000041 Revision Level 1 1998 14 Aquarius 5000 Series User s Manual Dassault Sercel Navigation Products DSNP Doc No 0311374 Rev B Jan 1999 15 _ConfPack Configuration Software for DSNP GNSS GPS Receivers Reference Manual Dassault Sercel Navigation Products DSNP Doc No 0311373 Rev B Jan 1999 16 Septentrio PolaRx evaluation kit description V1 01 July 2001 17 Portable MEDLL Receiver Installation and Operation Manual NovAtel OM 20000065 Rev OC 26 09 2001 18 SAPPHIRE Inte
11. PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 9 of 70 PRN Pseudo Random Noise Satellite Identifier RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring RINEX Receiver Independent Navigation Exchange RTCA Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics SAPPHIRE Satellite and Aircraft Database Project for System Integrity Research SARPS Standards and Recommended Practices SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation Systems SIS Signal In Space SUM Software User Manual TBD to be determined defined TN Technical Notes URD User Requirements Document UTC Universal Time Co ordinated WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System WGS84 World Geodetic System 1984 1 3 References 1 PEGASUS Interface Control Document Doc No PEG ICD 01 2 PEGASUS User Requirement Document Doc No PEG URD 01 3 PEGASUS Plus User Requirement Document Doc No PEG URD 01 4 PEGASUS Technical Notes Doc No PEG TN SBAS 5 PEGASUS Software User Manual Frame Doc No PEG SUM 01 6 RTCA Minimal Operational Performance Standards for GPS WAAS Airborne Equipment Doc No Do 229 June 1996 Including Change 1 July 1997 7 RTCA Minimal Operational Performance Standards for GPS WAAS Airborne Equipment Doc No Do 229 A June 1998 8 RTCA Minimal Operational Performance Standards for GPS WAAS Airborne Equipment Doc No Do 229 B October 1999 9 ESTB CPF Improvements and Corrective Maintenance ESTB UPG Analysis of compliance with
12. PRN Statistics series GUI This GUI differs from the per PRN Time series in that the data is not simply displayed as a function of time Instead the statistical properties of the data is analysed and three type of plot are offered to the user histograms PDF and CDF This GUI differs from the Statistics series one in that the user can select the data he wants to analyse statistics for on a per PRN basis This implies that multiple data cannot be plotted in the same subplot 4 4 1 Main GUI The Statistics series GUI is presented in Figure 4 4 1 Histogram per PRN Plottings a File Edit View Insert Toos Window Help Export Copy zoom Multipath Data Multi Path D U MP_DU ea Begin 197 394489 19 Dec 2002 13 59 20 End 1197 395960 Init Offset 1471 rarr Data Sat Elevation Multi Path Delay Multi Path Phase Signalto Noise ratio 4 F Use all PRN PRNs 14 24 z C Histogram C Probability Density Function Cumulative Density Function Number of Bins 100 Detach Fig Plot Desired 0 9 Clear Search Figure 4 4 1 Per PRN Statistics series main window From the main window the 5 different parts can be seen Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go Time Frame Selection Display of time begin end and offset Data List List of available data for processing and display Action Frame Selection of Statistics T
13. Plot Series Graphical Interface The following section provides an overview of the graphical user interface of the Color Sky Plot Series GUI This GUI differs from the Time series in that the data is not simply displayed as a function of time Instead the data are first sorted on a Elevation Azimuth basis and three types of Color Sky Plot are offered to the user minimum Value maximum Value and mean Value 4 5 1 Main GUI The Color Sky Plot Series GUI is presented in Figure 4 5 1 Color Sky Plottings E p File Edit View Insert Toos Window Hep Export Copy zoom r Multipath Data Maximum Multi Path D U 19 Dec 2002 13 34 49 N Begin F197 394483 0 19 Dec 2002 13 59 20 Ena 1197 395960 Init Offset 1471 Data Sat Elevation Multi Path Delay Multi Path Phase SignalHto Noise ratio Residual Average Residual Std Dev Pseudorange Error due tc Y gt C Minimum value Maximum value C Mean value Detach Fig Plot MAX Value 39 ed MIN Value 31 Init Figure 4 5 1 Color Sky Plot series main window From the main window the 5 different parts can be seen Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go Time Frame Selection Display of time begin end and offset Data List List of available data for processing and display Action Frame Selection of Plot Type and Action buttons Detach Fig Plot Ra
14. SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 42 of 70 4 7 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Instantaneous Grid Plot Series GUI are described e Step 1 Select Data to analyse for statistics plot Step 2 Click on Plot button When you right click on this button the Instantaneous Grid Plot of the data selected in the first step will be plotted The time of application is displayed in the Time frame Step 3 Click on the Interpolated shading check box This will change the grid plot aspect to an interpolated shading Step 4 Change the time of application Right click on the right or left arrow of the Time frame slider to navigate the Grid Plot chronologically Step 5 Click on Detach Fig button Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure Step 6 Save the figure Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format 4 7 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 7 3 1 The Time frame The Time frame allows the user to change the time of application of the Instantaneous Grid Plot currently under display This frame is composed of e two edit boxes to let the user input GPS time Week and Sec manually e a time slider to move the time chronologically e a date time text to display the curre
15. can be operated in two modes 1 Embedded Mode The executables are run inside the PEGASUS frame via the M file runner module This mode of operation is described in Error Reference source not found 2 Command line Mode The Graphical routines for a given supported module can be started in command line mode by typing lt Module Name gt _visu exe xxx the xxx input argument contains the path and file name of ini file used by the module without its extension For example in order to visualize the output of the Prediction module the user shall type in the command prompt prediction_visu exe C data prediction Where C data prediction ini is the ini file used by the prediction module to generate its output s Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 17 of 70 4 Services 4 1 Time series Graphical Interface The following section provides an overview of the graphical user interface of the Time series GUI 4 1 1 Main GUI The Time series GUI is presented in Figure 4 1 1 ES E File Edit View Insert Tools Window Help Export Copy zoom Geometry related predicted data 2 erga ne r A aaa a H Ae Li Sete ee r S a liotain hialo itatis faia iaiia 7 3 C hh mm ss Time Horizontal Dilution of Precision GPS Time Vertical Dilution of Precision 13 Apr 2003 00
16. folder for extraction button 5 2 1 2 Image extraction mode interface The program is running in this mode when the report button in the PEGASUS interface is pressed For this mode no interface is available The program is running as a background process Figures are displayed on the screen and closed immediately at the end of the processing 5 2 2 Starting the MFILERUNNER The M File Runner can be started in several ways gt From icon on the desktop gt From an executable file gt From a command line in Command Prompt Using a command prompt there is the possibility to provide command line arguments and thus to start the program in different modes 5 2 2 1 Starting in Normal mode To start the program in normal mode a simple click on the M File Runner icon on the PEGASUS desktop is sufficient if the icon is present Another way to start the program is to run the executable file from a command line or from the Windows Explorer Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 56 of 70 5 2 2 2 Starting in background To start the program in background it must be started by a command prompt using the argument b Ex In the Command Prompt the following line starts the MFILERUNNER in background mode mfilerunner exe b 5 2 2 3 Starting with initialisation file ini file To start the program with ini file it must be started using the command pr
17. interfaces of the normal and the reduced mode are similar In this chapter description of the normal and reduced mode user interface is done 5 2 1 1 Normal mode interface The following image shows the General interface of the M File Runner program The normal mode user interface is composed of two parts gt General part gt Figures part Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 52 of 70 M File Runner Version 3 2 RB ES Options Log General Available Files Files to run Analyze WinGPSAll MEDLL Output Prediction Output Procedure Visualisation Dynamics Output Select Input Description sre Position error and Inputs g eometric figures Jus software exe WinGPSALL Figures I Create image files directly Select Folder Figure 1 M file runner interface general view 1 General Part of the Interface The available files contains all the available scripts for the visualisation of the results Some description for each script is available in the Description box All the items in the list are executable files which are described in the description file of the software mrunner dsc and can be executed independently This file contains also some description for each script In the current version of M File runner the following files are available Analyse SBAS Messages Analyse WinGPSAIl MEDLL Output
18. of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windows Metafile emf extension e 256 colours Windows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure eto Clipboard in Metafile format Project EUROCONTROL PEGASUS Software User Manual MFILERUNNER eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer Doc No Issue Sheet K PEG SUM MFR Date 20 of 70 16 01 2004 Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 21 of 70 4 2 Per PRN Time series Graphical Interface The following section provides an overview of the graphical user int
19. of statistics is not applicable for currently selected data egg there is no outage e If the Grid Plot displayed has a constant value of 2 means that this type of statistics is not calculated in current version of the GBAS MARS 2 Prediction Tool module 4 8 3 4 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windows Metafile emf extension e 256 colours Windows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure eto Clipboard in Metafile format eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer 4 8 3 5 The Range frame This frame allows the user to fix minimu
20. of the GUI 4 6 3 1 The Time frame This group of edit boxes and button allows to control the time windows that applies to current plots When edited the user can change any of the following information e Beginning of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time begin of the plot s e End of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time end of the plot s e Offset time Second only edit box The displayed time refers to the time window length in seconds It is always equal to elapsed time between time begin and time end To change any of these times edit one of the five edit boxes and click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard Remark 1 The Gregorian date time above these edit boxes will automatically reflect the time change Remark 2 The time displayed in the edit boxes are automatically updated to reflect any change done manually by the user in one of the edit boxes The Init button permits to initialise the time window to the time begin and time end of the original data 4 6 3 2 The PRN list frame The user can choose here the PRN for which he wants to analyse the Data selected in the Data list frame The check box Use All PRN allows to select all the PRN displayed in the list box in one go Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILE
21. the time window to the time begin and time end of the original data 4 4 3 2 The Data list frame This list box display a list of data available for plotting The user can select more than one data by pressing the Ctrl key before left clicking with the mouse 4 4 3 3 The PRN list frame The user can choose here the PRN for which he wants to analyse the Data selected in the Data list frame The check box Use All PRN allows to select all the PRN displayed in the list box in one go 4 4 3 4 The All PRN as one toggle button When this toggle button is set by right clicking on it the PRN selected in the PRN list frame will be grouped for each data selected in the Data list frame Then the new All PRN as one data will be used for the calculation 4 4 3 5 The Statistics Type radio buttons A right click on one of the three radio buttons allows the user to select histograms PDF Probability Density Function or CDF Cumulative Density Function 4 4 3 6 The Number of bins edit box This edit box allows the user to change the number of bins used for statistics calculation To change this value right click on it and type in the value you want To validate this new number of bins right click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 3
22. type data for MT 01 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmt01 Input file name of the MT 01 data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 m01 Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 61 of 70 6 2 3 M Function readmtfc The low level m function file readmtfc can be used to load the SBAS message type data for MT 02 05 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmttfc Input file name of the MT FC data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 mfc 6 2 4 M Function readmt07 The low level m function file readmt07 can be used to load the SBAS message type data for MT 07 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmt07 Input file name of the MT 07 data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 m07 6 2 5 M Function readmt12 The low level m function file readmt12 can be used to load the SBAS message type data for MT 12 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevan
23. unsupported IGPs SBAS Message Distribution analyses the quantity distribution the time distribution and the broadcast frequency of the messages It will generate a table with the number of broadcast messages and will display the message type distribution and time difference plots see chapter 4 10 3 3 2 WinGSPAIl visualisation The WinGPSAIl Visualisation module generates graphs for position solution protection levels integrity and availability using data computed by the WinGPSAIl module The interface is separated in five main parts e Interactive Plots including time series cf 4 1 visualising WinGPSAIl module output Standford Plots analyses the horizontal and vertical situation for integrity and availability purposes It will produce a graphic identical to the one which can be achieved by the Stanford University approach North East error analyses the horizontal position error on North east basis Time Series for Position error and Protection levels analyses the position error and protection level data on time basis It will produce graphics of the horizontal and vertical position error and of the horizontal and vertical protection levels Statistics series analyses the position error and protection level data and produces histograms of the relevant data Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 14 of 70 3 3 3 MEDLL visualisatio
24. used by the prediction module to generate its output s Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 13 of 70 3 3 Detailed Description of the Graphical Routines 3 3 1 SBAS Messages visualisation The SBAS Visualisation module generates graphs for SBAS Messages analysis containing Slow Fast and lono corrections together with SIS statistics The interface is separated in four main parts e SBAS Fast Corrections analysis includes time and statistics series cf 4 1 and 4 4 analyses the PRN mask and evaluates the fast correction data It will produce time and statistics interactive plots for the PRC and the UDREI for the satellites that are currently contained in the PRN mask SBAS Slow Correction analysis includes time and statistics series cf 4 1 and 4 4 analyses the PRN mask and evaluates the slow correction data It will produce time and statistics interactive plots for the slow corrections for both velocity codes for the satellites that are currently contained in the PRN mask SBAS lono Corrections analyses the IGP mask and evaluates the vertical delays and the GIVEI for the transmitted bands and block It will produce time interactive plots of the vertical delays and GIVEI per point see chapter 4 9 and an area plot for the whole geographic area see chapter 4 7 Additionally it will produce a graph of the area with the currently supported
25. 10 3 3 The Difference button When pressed this button allows to plot the difference in the reception time for two instances of the selected message type update interval 4 10 3 4 The Plot button This button when is pressed plots time distribution for the selected messages and PRN number When the Difference button is pressed the update interval is plotted Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 51 of 70 5 M FILE RUNNER 5 1 Introduction The software M File Runner is developed as a part of the PEGASUS software and is used for visualisation of the graphical results presented as MATLAB functions and detailed in the preceding section 5 2 Operating Modes and Use of the Software There are two main running modes of M File runner and respectively three different types of interface for each mode gt Normal mode This mode is used when the M File runner is run as a stand alone program independently from Pegasus In this mode all the functionality of the software are present gt Image extraction mode This mode is used when the program is started from the PEGASUS interface to create the standard report In this mode no interface is available 5 2 1 Detailed Interface descriptions As described before the three running modes has different interfaces The image extraction mode has no user interface and is running as a background process The
26. 2 of 70 4 4 3 7 The Plot button This button allows to plot statistics for the data selected in the Data List and the PRN selected in the PRN list frame Important Notes e The number of subplots will be equal to the number of data selected All previous graphics will be deleted e If All PRN as One toggle button is set the number of curves will be equal to the number of PRN selected in the PRN list frame else there will be only one curve The statistics are calculated with the displayed number of bins just before being plotted Only the subset of data corresponding to the time window displayed in the Time Frame and the PRN selected in the PRN list frame will be used for the calculation 4 4 3 8 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windows Metafile emf extension e 256 colours W
27. 4 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 11 of 70 2 Installation and System Requirements 2 1 Installation The installation and de installation of the program is done via the installation routines of the PEGASUS software For more information please refer to the chapter Installation from the PEGASUS Frame User manual 5 Separate installation is discouraged due to DLL dependencies 2 2 System Requirements The MFILERUNNER has been successfully tested on WinNT 4 0 SP 5 6 Win95 and on Win2000 It is expected to run as well using Win98 and WinXP The minimum system requirements are 16 MB RAM and a processor with a performance similar to Pentium with 133 MHz A graphical display of 800x600 pixel will be sufficient to use the program However since other modules will need to have a 1024X768 pixel display it is recommended to use the 1024X768 pixel resolution for the MFILERUNNER program as well The MFILES have been successfully tested with MATLAB versions 4 2 5 0 5 3 and 6 1 Most of the functionality of these m files can be accessed by using the standard set of MATLAB functions however a few calls to functions of the statistics toolbox are made If this toolbox is not available the calls to these functions can be easily commented out Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 12 of 70 3 General Graphical Routines The fol
28. Click On Plot button When you click on this button depending on what type of statistics you selected in the previous step histogram s PDF s or CDF s of the data selected in the first step will be plotted Step 5 Click On Detach Fig button Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure Step 6 Save the figure Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format 4 3 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 3 3 1 The Time frame This group of edit boxes and button allows to control the time windows that applies to current plots When edited the user can change any of the following information e Beginning of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time begin of the plot s e End of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time end of the plot s e Offset time Second only edit box The displayed time refers to the time window length in seconds It is always equal to elapsed time between time begin and time end Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 27 of 70 To change any of these times edit one of the five edit boxes and click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard Remark 1 The Gregorian date time above these edit boxes will automatically reflect the t
29. EFA Te reate image files directly E Folder CE Run Exit Figure 2 M file runner interface description gt Item 1 List of available scripts gt Item 2 Move right button Used to select a script to be added to the list of files to be executed This button adds the selected script from the left list to the right list Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 55 of 70 gt Item 3 Move left Used to remove a script from the list of files to be executed This button remove the selected script from the right list gt Item 4 List of scripts to be executed gt Item 5 Button to select an input file for a script This button open a file dialog box to select the input file for the selected script in the list The same result is produced on double click on a script gt Item 6 Run button Run all the scripts in the list for execution For each item in the list a console window is open before the visualisation of the graphics if the direct creation of images is not chosen otherwise the graphics windows are shown and closed immediately Item 7 Exit button Exit from the program Item 11 Description of the selected script Item 14 Input for the selected script Item 16 Check box for extraction of the results to image files Item 17 Edit box for visualisation of the folder the images to be extracted Item 18 Select
30. EG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 25 of 70 4 3 Statistics series Graphical Interface This section provides an overview of the graphical user interface of the Statistics series GUI This GUI differs from the Time series in that the data is not simply displayed as a function of time Instead the statistical properties of the data are analysed and three types of plot are offered to the user histograms PDF and CDF The following section will help the user understanding the workings of this GUI 4 3 1 Main GUI The Statistics series GUI is presented in Figure 4 3 1 Histogram Plottings B loj x File Edit View Insert Tools Window Hep Export Copy zoom Geometry related predicted data Trs 13 Apr 2003 00 00 00 oa Begin 1214 0 13 Apr 2003 11 06 40 End 1214 40000 wr Offset 40000 Data Horizontal Dilution of Precision Vertical Dilution of Precision North Dilution of Precision Vertical Dilution of Precisio iia Instantaneous VDOP Availe Time Dilution of Precision Horizontal Dilution of Precis v C Histogram C Probability Density Function Cumulative Density Function Number of Bins 100 Detach Fig Clear Plot Horizontal NSE in NED Vertical NSE in NED Desired 0 5 Clear Search Figure 4 3 1 Statistics series main window From the
31. INI File and description file The user options and settings for the MFILERUNNER program will be kept in corresponding initialisation files They will be saved on program exit so that they will be available on the next start The files may however also be edited manually or generated externally e g by the PEGASUS frame for more information the interested reader is referred to 3 Therefore the following sections describe the initialisation file contents and shows a sample file The user options are kept in a INI file and describe the possible settings for the M files The MFILERUNNER INI file is named MRUNNER INI and located in the MFILERUNNER working directory The program options are kept in a corresponding description file and describe the possible scripts to be run using the program The MFILERUNNER description file is named MRUNNER DSC and located in the MFILERUNNER working directory B 1 File Contents The description of the complete format for the MFile Runner initialisation file can be found in the following table Any parameter that is not specified takes its default value as is the case when no initialisation file can be found at all Key name Description Type Limits amp Specifications Default System section Items Number of the files to be run Int Items gt 0 0 Images Automatic creation of the images Int 0 no 1 yes 0 ImgFolder Path to the folder where the created String m
32. Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure eto Clipboard in Metafile format eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer 4 7 3 5 The Range frame This frame allows the user to fix minimum and maximum values for the Sky Plots currently under display The frame is composed of a MIN Value edit box to input the minimum desired value a MAX Value edit box to input the maximum desired value an Apply button to apply minimum and or maximum value currently displayed in the MIN and MAX edit boxes a Keep toggle button to force any new plot to use current range values an Init button to initialise MIN and MAX edit boxes to the true minimum and maximum values of the currently selected data Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 44 of 70 4 8 Statistics Grid Plot Series Graphical Interface The following section provides an overview of the graphical user interface of the Statistics Grid Plot Series GUI This GUI differs from the Instantaneous Grid Plot series in that it is independent of time This GUI has been designed to visualise the GBAS MARS 2 Prediction Tool module statistics output 4 8 1 Main GUI The Statistics Grid Plot Series
33. Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 1 of 70 PEGASUS Software User Manual Module MFILERUNNER Prepared by GNSS Tools Team 16 01 2004 Checked by GNSS Tools Review Team Distribution PEGASUS development team EEC GNSS PEGASUS development team TU BS IFF Software Engineering Unit EEC SEU SBAS Project EEC GNSS GBAS Project EEC GNSS This document and the information therein is the property of EUROCONTROL It must not be reproduced in whole or in part or otherwise disclosed without prior written consent of the Director EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre The contents of this document only express the opinions of the author and does not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the Agency Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 2 of 70 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION SHEET DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Document Title PEGASUS Software User Manual Module MFILERUNNER EDITION K EDITION DATE 16 01 2004 Abstract Software User Manual for the graphics configuration and graphical output module of the PEGASUS data processing and analysis system Keywords GPS GLONASS GBAS Satellite navigation ESTB Software user manual Graphical output M files Result display CONTACT EATMP GNSS 33 1 6988 7571 UNIT GNSS Tools PERSON Programme DOCUMENT STATUS STATUS CATEGORY
34. RUNNER Sheet 40 of 70 4 6 3 3 The Plot button This button allows to plot Sky Plot s for each selected PRN Important Note e Only the subset of data corresponding to the time window displayed in the Time Frame will be used for the calculation 4 6 3 4 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windows Metafile emf extension e 256 colours Windows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure eto Clipboard in Metafile format eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date
35. Step 6 Save the figure Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 36 of 70 4 5 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 5 3 1 The Time frame This group of edit boxes and button allows to control the time windows that applies to current plots When edited the user can change any of the following information e Beginning of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time begin of the plot s e End of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time end of the plot s e Offset time Second only edit box The displayed time refers to the time window length in seconds It is always equal to elapsed time between time begin and time end To change any of these times edit one of the five edit boxes and click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard Remark 1 The Gregorian date time above these edit boxes will automatically reflect the time change Remark 2 The time displayed in the edit boxes are automatically updated to reflect any change done manually by the user in one of the edit boxes The Init button permits to initialise the time window to the time begin and time end of the original data 4 5 3 2 The Data list frame This list box display a list of data available fo
36. ain GUI 4 4 2 Step by step Overview 4 4 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 4 3 1 The Time frame 4 4 3 2 The Data list frame 4 4 3 3 The PRN list frame 4 4 3 4 The All PRN as one toggle button 4 4 3 5 The Statistics Type radio buttons 4 4 3 6 The Number of bins edit box 4 4 3 7 The Plot button 4 4 3 8 The Detach Fig button 4 4 3 9 The Desired Probability frame 4 5 Color Sky Plot Series Graphical Interface 4 5 1 Main GUI 4 5 2 Step by step Overview 4 5 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 5 3 1 The Time frame 4 5 3 2 The Data list frame 4 5 3 3 The Plot Type radio buttons 4 5 3 4 The Plot button 4 5 3 5 The Detach Fig button 4 5 3 6 The Range frame 4 6 Per PRN Sky Plot Series Graphical Interface 4 6 1 Main GUI 4 6 2 Step by step Overview 4 6 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 6 3 1 The Time frame 4 6 3 2 The PRN list frame 4 6 3 3 The Plot button 4 6 3 4 The Detach Fig button 4 7 Instantaneous Grid Plot Series Graphical Interface 4 7 1 Main GUI 4 7 2 Step by step Overview 4 7 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 7 3 1 The Time frame 4 7 3 2 The Data list frame 4 7 3 3 The Plot button Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 6 of 70 4 7 3 4 The Detach Fig button 4 7 3 5 The Range frame 4 8
37. and the update interval on time bases 4 10 1 Main GUI From the main window the 5 different parts can be seen 1 Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go 2 PRN frame Selection of the broadcasting SBAS satellite 3 Message type Frame List of all SBAS message types for plotting Action buttons Difference Plot Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 49 of 70 mtdistr_gui File Figure Message Distribution by time for PRN 126 SBAS Message type M All SBAS message Type Difference 46 47 GPS Time sec 4 10 2 Step by step Overview Step 1 PRN of the broadcasting GEO satellite to be analysed Step 2 Select Message type to be plot Step 3 Click On Plot button in order to plot the time of message reception Step 4 Click on the Difference button in order to plot the message update interval 4 10 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 10 3 1 The PRN list This menu allows to select the PRN of the Broadcasting Geo satellite that dhould be analysed Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 50 of 70 4 10 3 2 SBAS Message type frame This part allows to select the message type to be analysed Multiple selection is possible The Check box All allows to select all the messages at the same time 4
38. antaneous Grid Plot of the data selected in the first step will be plotted The time of application is displayed in the Time frame Step 4 Click on the Interpolated shading check box This will change the grid plot aspect to an interpolated shading Step 5 Click On Detach Fig button Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure Step 6 Save the figure Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format 4 8 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 8 3 1 The Data list This is a pop up menu allowing the user to select one data for Statistics Grid Plotting 4 8 3 2 Statistics Type radio buttons Height radio buttons are available for the user to select the statistics of his choice e Minimum minimum value of the data will be plotted Maximum maximum value of the data will be plotted Average average value of the data will be plotted Maximum outage duration Average outage duration Maximum time between outages Average time between outages Average availability 4 8 3 3 The Plot button This button allows to Grid Plot selected statistics for the data selected in the Data List Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 46 of 70 Important Notes e If the Grid Plot displayed has a constant value of 1 means that this type
39. ata to plot Single plot select a data by clicking on its description in the Data list list box Multiple subplots hold the control key Ctrl and click one or more time on the data you want to plot in the Data list list box Select PRN s to plot Single PRN select a PRN by clicking on it in the PRN list list box Multiple PRN hold the control key Ctrl and click one or more time on the PRN s you want to plot in the PRN list list box All PRN click on the All PRN check box Step 3 Click On Plot button When you click on this button the data you have selected in the first step will be plotted as a function of time for all selected PRN in step 2 Step 4 Click On Detach Fig button Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure Step 5 Save the figure Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format 4 2 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 2 3 1 The Time frame This group of edit boxes and button allows to control the time windows that applies to current plots When edited the user can change any of the following information e Beginning of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time begin of the plot s e End of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time end of the plot s e Offset time Second only edit box The displayed tim
40. automatic creation of images path to the folder with the images Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 csv Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 64 of 70 This file is used by AnalyzeVertical described in chapter 3 2 8 6 2 14 Other Files There are other m files that can be found in the PEGASUS tools These are m files that are needed for the compilation of the m file sources to obtain executable programs for the PEGASUS tools gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt addikmenu m m file to add a menu on the graphical displays bmpdlg m m file to save a graphic in BMP format emfdlg m m file to save a graphic in EMF format jpgdig m m file to save a graphic in JPEG format coasts mat matlab binary file containing the world coastlines worldmap m m file to display the world coastlines in a graphic compileall bat batch file to compile all m files with a MATLAB compiler function PlotDistrTable m m file to plot the Message Distribution table PlotDistrpie m m file to plot the Message Distribution pie Plottimedistr m m file to plot the time distribution for the SBAS messages Plottimediff m m file to plot the broadcast time interval for the SBAS messages Mtdistr_gui m and Mtdistr_gui fig interface for the Message Distribution Time Pl
41. ax 255 characters empty images should be stored Item section Name Name of the script to be run string max 255 characters Argument Argument for the script string max 255 characters The description of the complete format for the MFile Runner Description file can be found in the following table Key name Description Type Limits amp Specifications Default System section Itemsize Number of the scripts Int Items gt 0 Item section Name Name of the script to be run string max 255 characters Description Short description of the script string max 255 characters functionality Executable Executable file related to the script string max 255 characters To be run when the script is run Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 69 of 70 Key name Description Type Limits amp Specifications Default Extension Shows if the argument is a file with or Int gt 0 without extension Filetype Describes the files to be used as string max 255 characters input Filefilter Displays the extensions of the files string max 255 characters that can be used as input for the executable B 2 Sample File B 2 1 INI file System Items 2 ImgFolder D Programs pplus Data Jobs test img Images 0
42. by the user in one of the edit boxes The Init button permits to initialise the time window to the time begin and time end of the original data Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 19 of 70 4 1 3 2 The Data list frame This list box display a list of data available for plotting The user can select more than one data by pressing the Ctrl key before left clicking with the mouse 4 1 3 3 The Plot button This button allows to plot the data selected in the Data List against the time window displayed in the Time Frame Important Note e The number of subplots will be equal to the number of data selected Each time the user click on the plot button the software will first check the current state of the graphics sub window If empty the software will create one or more subplot depending on the selected data If not empty and if the current number of subplot is different from the number of data selected the software will erase the current subplot s before plotting the new one s If not empty and if the current number of subplot is equal to the number of data selected the software will plot the new data onto current subplot s while conserving current graphics 4 1 3 4 The Clear button This button deletes all the graphics of current GUI 4 1 3 5 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics
43. cal Routines SBAS Messages visualisation 3 3 2 WinGSPAIl visualisation 3 3 3 MEDLL visualisation 3 3 4 Prediction Tool visualisation 3 3 4 1 Point mode and Track mode 3 3 4 2 Grid mode 3 3 5 Carrier Phase visualisation 3 3 6 Dynamics visualisation 3 3 7 Procedure visualisation 3 4 4 2 Operating Modes SERVICES Time series Graphical Interface Step by step Overview Detailed Description of the GUI The Time frame The Data list frame The Plot button The Clear button The Detach Fig button Per PRN Time series Graphical Interface 4 2 1 4 2 2 Step by step Overview 4 2 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 2 3 1 The Time frame 4 2 3 2 The Data list frame 4 2 3 3 The PRN list frame 4 2 3 4 The Plot button 4 2 3 5 The Detach Fig button 4 3 Statistics series Graphical Interface Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 5 of 70 4 3 1 Main GUI 4 3 2 Step by step Overview 4 3 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 3 3 1 The Time frame 4 3 3 2 The Data list frame 4 3 3 3 The Statistics Type radio buttons 4 3 3 4 The Number of bins edit box 4 3 3 5 The Plot button 4 3 3 6 The Clear button 4 3 3 7 The Detach Fig button 4 3 3 8 The Desired Probability frame 4 4 Per PRN Statistics series Graphical Interface 4 4 1 M
44. ceiver position used by the Prediction Tool module Per PRN Time series cf 4 2 To visualise Prediction Tool predicted value for satellite information position velocity etc Time series cf 4 1 To visualise Prediction Tool predicted value for DOP Protection levels NSE etc Statistics series cf 4 3 To visualise the statistics histograms PDF and CDF of Prediction Tool predicted value DOP Protection levels NSE etc Per PRN Sky Plots cf 4 6 To visualise the course of the satellites with regard to the receiver Elevation Azimuth positions Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 15 of 70 3 3 4 2 Grid mode Please find below a list of launched GUI for this mode e Instantaneous Grid Plot Series cf 4 7 To visualise the instantaneous Grid Plot of Prediction Tool predicted value DOP Protection levels NSE etc e Statistics Grid Plot Series cf 4 8 To visualise the Grid Plot of statistics for Prediction Tool predicted value DOP Protection levels NSE etc 3 3 5 Carrier Phase visualisation The Carrier Phase module generates timed data such as the receiver antenna position for example By launching the carrierphase_visu executable with the proper input argument the user will be able to visualise and analyse the output data of the module with the Time ser
45. cs of the PRC and the UDREI for the satellites that are currently contained in the PRN mask Additionally it will produce a graphic of the currently existing fast correction degradation factors Al Syntax AnalyzeFastCor Input file name basis for the ESTB data i e the file name without the extensions Output none Note the input file name basis should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 6 1 2 M Function AnalyzeSlowCor The m function file AnalyzeSlowCorr loads the following message types into the MATLAB workspace gt message type MT 01 file gt message type MT 25 file and analyses the PRN mask and evaluates the slow correction data It will produce graphics of the slow corrections for both velocity codes for the satellites that are currently contained in the PRN mask Syntax AnalyzeSlowCor Input file name basis for the ESTB data i e the file name without the extensions Output none Note the input file name basis should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 59 of 70 6 1 3 M Function AnalyzelonoCor The m function file AnalyzelonoCorr loads the following message types into the MATLAB workspace gt message type MT 18 file gt message type MT 26 file and analyses the IGP mask and evaluates the vertical delays and the GIVEI for the transmitted bands and block It will pr
46. cted in the first step will be plotted as a function of time See section 4 1 3 3 for more explanations on this feature Step 4 Click On Detach Fig button Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure See section 4 1 3 5 for more explanations on this feature Step 5 Save the figure Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format See section 4 1 3 5 for more explanations on this feature 4 1 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 1 3 1 The Time frame This group of edit boxes and button allows to control the time windows that applies to current plots When edited the user can change any of the following information e Beginning of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time begin of the plot s e End of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time end of the plot s e Offset time Second only edit box The displayed time refers to the time window length in seconds It is always equal to elapsed time between time begin and time end To change any of these times edit one of the five edit boxes and click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard Remark 1 The Gregorian date time above these edit boxes will automatically reflect the time change Remark 2 The time displayed in the edit boxes are automatically updated to reflect any change done manually
47. e refers to the time window length in seconds It is always equal to elapsed time between time begin and time end To change any of these times edit one of the five edit boxes and click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard Remark 1 The Gregorian date time above these edit boxes will automatically reflect the time change Remark 2 The time displayed in the edit boxes are automatically updated to reflect any change done manually by the user in one of the edit boxes Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 23 of 70 The Init button permits to initialise the time window to the time begin and time end of the original data 4 2 3 2 The Data list frame This list box display a list of data available for plotting The user can select more than one data by pressing the Ctrl key before left clicking with the mouse 4 2 3 3 The PRN list frame The user can choose here the PRN for which he wants to analyse the Data selected in the Data list frame The check box Use All PRN allows to select all the PRN displayed in the list box in one go 4 2 3 4 The Plot button This button allows to plot the data selected in the Data List for the PRN selected in the PRN list frame against the time window displayed in the Time Frame Important Notes e The number of subplots will be equal to
48. ed Step 5 Click On Detach Fig button Right Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure Step 6 Save the figure Right Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format 4 4 3 Detailed Description of the GUI 4 4 3 1 The Time frame This group of edit boxes and button allows to control the time windows that applies to current plots When edited the user can change any of the following information e Beginning of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time begin of the plot s Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 31 of 70 e End of GPS time Week and Second edit boxes The displayed time refers to the time end of the plot s e Offset time Second only edit box The displayed time refers to the time window length in seconds It is always equal to elapsed time between time begin and time end To change any of these times edit one of the five edit boxes and click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard Remark 1 The Gregorian date time above these edit boxes will automatically reflect the time change Remark 2 The time displayed in the edit boxes are automatically updated to reflect any change done manually by the user in one of the edit boxes The Init button permits to initialise
49. erface of the Per PRN Time series GUI This GUI differs from the Time series one in that the user can select the data he wants to plot on a per PRN basis This implies that multiple data cannot be plotted in the same subplot 4 2 1 Main GUI The Per PRN Time series GUI is presented in Figure 4 2 1 PRN and TIME PLOT E File Edit View Insert Toos Window Hep Export Copy zoom Multipath Data Multi Path D U C hh mm ss Time GPS Time 19 Dec 2002 13 34 49 Begin 1197 394489 Hh I 19 Dec 2002 13 59 20 A End 1197 395960 AUR Mi 1 li WN me Offset 1471 Wi mM Mv n 1 1 1000 1200 F Use all PRN Pseudorange Error due to Multi Path Detach Fig iil vi fl he nt th nh it Iai 400 1200 Figure 4 2 1 Per PRN Time series main window From the main window the 5 different parts can be seen Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go Time Frame Selection Display of time begin end and offset Data List Frame List of available data for plotting PRN List Frame List of available PRN for plotting bb Action buttons Detach Fig Plot 4 2 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Per PRN Time Plot GUI are described Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 22 of 70 Select D
50. grity Monitoring Technical Note 1996 19 SAPPHIRE II Integrity Monitoring Technical Note 1998 20 SAPPHIRE DUAU User Manual Doc No DUAU TN 2472 002 Issue J May 1999 21 PEGASUS Module Integration Description Document Doc No PEG MID 01 1 4 Overview The PEGASUS frame and modules are based on several main software programs allowing the user to decode GNSS data that are then used to perform a GNSS navigation solution The user is then able to perform further calculation described in the complete set of PEGASUS Software User Manuals which are contained in the Software User Manual for the PEGASUS FRAME program 5 This document contains the Software User Manual for the PEGASUS modules MFILE and MFILERUNNER This section contains a short introduction to the PEGASUS approach of GPS SBAS data processing In chapter 2 of this document a short description for the installation and de installation of the modules MFILE and MFILERUNNER is given when they are used as stand alone programs Chapter 3 will describe the use of the MFILE module and chapter 4 illustrates the use of the MFILERUNNER module The Appendix A provides a list of possible error warnings and the associated recovery procedures for the modules MFILE and MFILERUNNER and the Appendix B contains a description of the initialisation file which is associated with the modules MFILE and MFILERUNNER Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 200
51. he MT 26 data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 m26 6 2 9 M_Function readmtx The low level m function file readmtx can be used to load the SBAS message types broadcast information into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations This function uses the function readcsv m in order to read the mtx file Syntax readmtmtx Input file name of the MTX data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 mtx 6 2 10 M Function readpos The low level m function file readpos can be used to load the PEGASUS output file into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readpos Input file name of the output file Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 63 of 70 Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 csv 6 2 11 M Function AnalyzeAPV_ The low level m function file AnalyzeAPV_ loads the PEGASUS related output file of WinGPSALL module into the MATLAB workspace and analyses the vertical error situation for integrity and availability purposes It will produce a graph of the vertical protection level
52. he m file Recovery The user should check the path and file name for the file It should be noted that for the analysis of the ESTB SIS the file name must be specified without the extensions whereas for the analysis of the ESTB positioning and integrity the file name must be specified using the extension Error Message too many output arguments Cause The user has specified too many output arguments This error message will appear only if the low level M File functions have been called by the user itself MATLAB stops the execution of the m file Recovery The user should check the number of output arguments to be used with the particular function The MATLAB help feature will display the relevant information Error Message undefined function or variable Cause The user has forgotten to enclose the second input argument of the function call with a character MATLAB stops the execution of the m file Recovery The user should check the second input argument for a character at the start of the argument Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 67 of 70 Error Message missing at the end of a string or misplaced transpose character Cause The user has forgotten to enclose the second input argument of the function call with a character MATLAB stops the execution of the m file Recove
53. ies GUI cf 4 1 3 3 6 Dynamics visualisation The Dynamics module generates timed data such as the Navigation system error for example By launching the dynamics_visu executable with the proper input argument the user will have multiple way to visualise and analyse the output data of the module e Time series cf 4 1 To visualise the Dynamics module output data temporally e Statistics series cf 4 3 To visualise the statistics histograms PDF and CDF of the Dynamics module output data One to five additional figures might be generated depending on the configuration used for the Dynamics module processing defined in the ini file three dimensional plots of NSFP AFP and DFP Procedure display with corresponding NSFP and AFP Pressure versus height display Temperature versus height display Aircraft Dynamics display Acceleration Ground Speed and Attitude 3 3 7 Procedure visualisation Depending on the configuration contained in the ini file one to three figures are generated e Procedure display always generated e Message type 2 display generated if message available e Message type 4 display generated if message available All three figures does not require any interaction with the user Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 16 of 70 3 4 Operating Modes All five module visualisation executables
54. ile not be present an error message is displayed gt If saving of the created figures on disk is desired the Figures checkbox should be marked and an output location selected gt Run starts the graphics generation The INI file created during an interactive sequence may subsequently be used to start the same sequence in background mode noting that the figures must imperatively be stored on disk for the program to operate properly in this mode 5 3 Data Input Required input data are determined by the individual M file sequence to be executed Please refer to the descriptions in Section 3 5 4 Data Output Output of the operation of the module will be graphic displays and figures stored on disk depending on the graphics files selected In addition an INI file and an error log file are created either in the installation directory of the executable stand alone operation or in the directory of the source data operation within PEGASUS Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 58 of 70 6 MATLAB Routines 6 1 High Level M Files 6 1 1 M Function AnalyzeFastCor The m function file AnalyzeFastCorr loads the following message types into the MATLAB workspace gt message type MT 01 file gt message type MT 02 05 file gt message type MT 07 file and analyses the PRN mask and evaluates the fast correction data It will produce graphi
55. ime change Remark 2 The time displayed in the edit boxes are automatically updated to reflect any change done manually by the user in one of the edit boxes The Init button permits to initialise the time window to the time begin and time end of the original data 4 3 3 2 The Data list frame This list box display a list of data available for plotting The user can select more than one data by pressing the Ctrl key before left clicking with the mouse 4 3 3 3 The Statistics Type radio buttons Right click on the radio button of your choice to select histograms PDF Probability Density Function or CDF Cumulative Density Function 4 3 3 4 The Number of bins edit box This edit box allows the user to change the number of bins used for statistics calculation To change this value right click on it and type in the value you want To validate this new number of bins right click on the Plot button or type Enter key of your keyboard 4 3 3 5 The Plot button This button allows to plot statistics for the data selected in the Data List The number of subplots will be equal to the number of data selected All previous graphics will be deleted The statistics are calculated with the displayed number of bins just before being plotted Only the subset of data corresponding to the time window displayed in the Time Frame will be used for the calculation Each time the user click on the
56. indows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure eto Clipboard in Metafile format eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 33 of 70 4 4 3 9 The Desired Probability frame This frame allows the user to search for a desired probability for all the curves plotted in the Graphics sub window This frame is only visible in the Statistics Type is set to Cumulative Density Function c f 4 4 3 4 The frame is composed of e an edit box to input the desired probability Any value between 0 and 1 is allowed e a search button to search for the desired probability A right click on this button will search for the value displayed in the edit box above in all the curves plotted in the Graphics sub window It will also draw some line and circles to show found values see Figure 4 1 1 e aclear button to clear all the texts and lines drawn by the search button Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 34 of 70 4 5 Color Sky
57. lowing chapters give an overview of how to use the Graphical Routines for each supported module 3 1 Introduction The purpose of the m files that are delivered as a support for PEGASUS is to obtain an automated method to evaluate the current performance of the GPS SBAS GBAS data in a standardised way The m files will enable a user to produce graphs and displays of the current data 3 2 Getting started The following section provides an overview of each of the Graphical Routines module The following sub sections detail what kind of plot s the user can get for each supported module with the corresponding executable It also details what GUI are launched for each of the executables The Graphical routines for a given supported module can be started in command line mode by typing lt Module Code Name gt _visu exe xxx The lt Module Code Name gt prefix will be one of the following e medil for MEDLL module prediction for Prediction Tool module carrierphase for Carrier Phase module dynamics for the Aircraft Dynamics module procedure for the Procedure module the xxx input argument contains the path and file name of ini file used by the module without its extension For example in order to visualize the output of the Prediction module the user shall type in the command prompt prediction_visu exe C data prediction Where C data prediction ini is the ini file
58. m and maximum values for the Sky Plots currently under display The frame is composed of a MIN Value edit box to input the minimum desired value a MAX Value edit box to input the maximum desired value an Apply button to apply minimum and or maximum value currently displayed in the MIN and MAX edit boxes a Keep toggle button to force any new plot to use current range values Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 47 of 70 e an Init button to initialise MIN and MAX edit boxes to the true minimum and maximum values of the currently selected data 4 9 SBAS lono Corrections time plot This time plot allows the plotting of the lono delays and GIVEI on time bases This GUI is very similar to the Time series but it defers in that the user can select the data he wants to plot on a per Grid point basis 4 9 1 Main GUI The GUI is very similar to the Time series interface including a possibility to select the grid point to be used for plotting PRN and TIME PLOT 1O x lono Corrections Message lono Delays Types 18 and 26 hh mm ss Time GPS Time 09 Jan 2004 00 00 08 Begin 1252 432008 09 Jan 2004 16 59 38 End 1252 493178 Init Offset 61170 lonospheric Grid Point Latitude 45 hd Longitude fo x Detach Fig Plot PRN 126
59. main window the 5 different parts can be seen 1 Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go 2 Time Frame Selection Display of time begin end and offset 3 Data List List of available data for processing and display 4 Action Frame Selection of Statistics Type and Action buttons Detach Fig Clear Plot Desired Probability Frame Set and search desired Probability this frame is not always visible c f 4 3 3 8 Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 26 of 70 4 3 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Statistics series GUI are described e Step 1 Select Data to analyse for statistics plot e Single plot select a data by clicking on its description in the Data list list box Multiple subplots hold the control key Ctrl and click one or more time on the data you want to plot in the Data list list box Step 2 Click On Clear button A click on this button will delete all graphics in current GUI if any This button will have no effect if there is nothing plotted yet Step 3 Select type of statistics e Histogram right click on Histogram radio button e PDF right click on Probability Density Function radio button e CDF right click on Cumulative Density Function radio button Step 4
60. muth with regard to the receiver for a certain time windows 4 6 1 Main GUI The Per PRN Sky Plot Series GUI is presented in Figure 4 6 1 per PRN Sky Plottings File Edit View Insert Toos Window Help Export Copy zoom Satellite informations 13 Apr 2003 00 00 00 Begin 1214 0 13 Apr 2003 11 06 40 End 1214 40000 Init Offset 40000 F Use all PRN Figure 4 6 1 Per PRN Sky Plot series main window From the main window the 4 different parts can be seen Graphics sub window where all the graphics will go Time Frame Selection Display of time begin end and offset PRN List List of available data for processing and display Action Frame Detach Fig and Plot buttons 4 6 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Per PRN Sky Plottings GUI are described Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 39 of 70 Step 1 Select PRN for Sky plots Step 2 Click On Plot button Sky Plot of each selected PRN will be plotted Step 3 Click On Detach Fig button Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure Step 4 Save the figure Click on the export menu to save the current figure in one of the proposed format 4 6 3 Detailed Description
61. n The MEDLL module generates per PRN timed data such as the Pseudorange error for example By launching the medIl_ visu executable with the proper input argument the user will have multiple way to visualise and analyse the output data of the module Per PRN Time series cf 4 2 To visualise the MEDLL module output data temporally Per PRN Statistics series cf 4 4 To visualise the statistics histograms PDF and CDF of MEDLL module output data Color Sky Plots cf 4 5 To visualise the MEDLL module output data grouped in Elevation Azimuth bins Per PRN Sky Plots cf 4 6 To visualise the course of the satellites with regard to the receiver Elevation Azimuth positions 3 3 4 Prediction Tool visualisation The Prediction Tool module generates multiple output data files By launching the prediction_visu executable with the proper input argument the user will have multiple way to visualise and analyse the output data of the module The launched GUls will vary depending on the processing configuration The output files will vary in number and in format depending on the configuration contained in the ini file Please refer to Prediction Tool module Software User Manual for a description of the 3 three possible computing modes Point mode Tracked mode Grid mode 3 3 4 1 Point mode and Track mode Please find below a list of launched GUI for this mode Time series cf 4 1 To visualise re
62. n be achieved by the Stanford University approach Syntax AnalyzeHorizontal Syntax AnalyzeVertical Input file name of the output data Output none Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 60 of 70 Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 csv 6 1 6 M Function AnalyzePos The m function file AnalyzePos loads the PEGASUS related output file of WinGPSALL into the MATLAB workspace and analyses the position error and protection level data It will produce graphics of the horizontal and vertical position error and of the horizontal and vertical protection level Additionally histograms of the relevant data will be produced Syntax AnalyzePos Input file name of the output data Output none Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 csv 6 2 Low Level M Files 6 2 1 M Function readmt00 The low level m function file readmt00O can be used to load the SBAS message type data for MT 00 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmt00 Input file name of the MT 00 data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 m00 6 2 2 M Function readmt01 The low level m function file readmt01 can be used to load the SBAS message
63. nge Frame Set or Initialise minimum and maximum values for current plots Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 35 of 70 4 5 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Color Sky Plot Series GUI are described e Step 1 Select Data to analyse for statistics plot e Single plot select a data by clicking on its description in the Data list list box Multiple subplots hold the control key Ctrl and click one or more time on the data you want to plot in the Data list list box Step 2 Click On Clear button A click on this button will delete all graphics in current GUI if any This button will have no effect if there is nothing plotted yet Step 3 Select type of Color Sky Plot e Minimum value minimum value of the data will be plotted e Maximum value maximum value of the data will be plotted e Mean value mean value of the data will be plotted Step 4 Click On Plot button When you click on this button depending on what type of statistics you selected in the previous step minimum Color Sky plot s maximum Color Sky plot s or mean Color Sky plot s of the data selected in the first step will be plotted Step 5 Click On Detach Fig button Click on this button to detach the current plots from the GUI by creating a new figure
64. nt Gregorian data time All components all linked to provide consistent display for each user operation on the UI controls 4 7 3 2 The Data list frame This is a pop up menu allowing the user to select one data for Instantaneous Grid Plotting Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 43 of 70 4 7 3 3 The Plot button This button allows to Instantaneous Grid Plot for the data selected in the Data List frame and the time of application displayed in the Time frame 4 7 3 4 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windows Metafile emf extension e 256 colours Windows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated
65. oduce graphics of the vertical delays and GIVEI Additionally it will produce a graph of the ECAC area with the currently supported unsupported IGPs 6 1 4 M Function AnalyzeMessageDistr The m function file AnalyzeMessageDistr loads all the SBAS message types into the MATLAB workspace and analyses the quantity distribution the time distribution and the broadcast frequency of the messages It will generate a pie chart a table with the number of broadcast messages and will display the message type distribution and time difference plots For the time distribution and the time difference plots an interactive interface is presented in order to select the PRN number the SBAS message and the type of the plot On the time plot interface there are two types of plot for each message type and PRN The user can plot the time distribution for one or more SBAS messages or the broadcast intervals for a selected message type Syntax AnalyzeMessageDistr Input file name basis for the ESTB data i e the file name without the extensions Output none Note the input file name basis should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 6 1 5 M Function AnalyzeHorizontal and AnalyzeVertical The m function file AnalyzeHorizontal and AnalyzeVertical loads the PEGASUS related output file of WinGPSALL into the MATLAB workspace and analyses the horizontal situation for integrity and availability purposes It will produce a graphic identical to the one which ca
66. ompt with the argument ini followed by the name and location of the ini file Ex In the Command Prompt the following line starts the MFILERUNNER runner using a particular initialisation file mfilerunner exe ini d mfilerunner ini mfile ini 5 2 2 4 Starting with non default description file If the name of the description file is not defined the program starts with default description file that is located in the folder of the executable file and its name is mrunner dsc To start the program with different description file it must be started using the command prompt with the argument d followed by the name of the description file Ex In the Command Prompt the following line starts the MFILERUNNER with a particular description file mfilerunner exe d d mfilerunner dsc personal dsc 5 2 3 Starting a sequence The sequence of producing a set of graphics using the normal interface is described below For the reduced interface a similar procedure applies gt Start Mfilerunner exe gt Select the desired files to run and transfer them to the right window using the gt button Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 57 of 70 gt Select the desired namebase and location for the input file s with the Select Input button gt The extension for the files needed by the M files will be automatically chosen Should a required f
67. ots Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 65 of 70 Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 66 of 70 Appendix A Errors Warnings and Recovery Procedures This appendix contains a list of errors and warning that are generated by the programs of the PEGASUS module MFILE and MFILERUNNER Additionally for each error message and warning a possible cause is given and an appropriate recovery procedure is proposed In this context errors are considered to be fault conditions that do not allow the associated program to run and to produce an output file Warnings are considered to be fault conditions that allow an associated program to run however due to the fault condition the result output file may be incomplete or less useful In contrast to that user notifications are considered to be conditions where the user has selected an option which may seem to be inappropriate for the associated program The user is presented at the time of the execution with a notification of the condition and the program proposes a suitable procedure to change the selected option These user notifications are not included in this appendix A 1 MFILES Error Message invalid file identifier Cause The user has specified a file which could not be found MATLAB stops the execution of t
68. over the vertical position error for APV Syntax AnalyzeAPV_ Input file name of the output file integer for automatic creation of images path to the folder with the images Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 csv This file is used by AnalyzeVertical described in chapter 3 2 8 6 2 12 M Function AnalyzeAPV_II The low level m function file AnalyzeAPV_II loads the PEGASUS related output file of WinGPSALL module into the MATLAB workspace and analyses the vertical error situation for integrity and availability purposes It will produce a graph of the vertical protection level over the vertical position error for APV II Syntax AnalyzeAPV_II Input file name of the output file integer for automatic creation of images path to the folder with the images Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 csv This file is used by AnalyzeVertical described in chapter 3 2 8 6 2 13 M Function AnalyzeCAT_ The low level m function file AnalyzeAPV_ loads the PEGASUS related output file of WinGPSALL module into the MATLAB workspace and analyses the vertical error situation for integrity and availability purposes It will produce a graph of the vertical protection level over the vertical position error for CAT Syntax AnalyzeCAT_ Input file name of the output file integer for
69. plot button the software will first check the current state of the graphics sub window If empty the software will create one or more subplot depending on the selected data If not empty and if the current number of subplot is different from the number of data selected the software will erase the current subplot s before plotting the new one s If not empty and if the current number of subplot is equal to the number of data selected the software will plot the new data onto current subplot s while conserving current graphics Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 28 of 70 4 3 3 6 The Clear button This button deletes all the graphics of current GUI 4 3 3 7 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windows Metafile emf extension e 256 colo
70. r plotting The user can select more than one data by pressing the Ctrl key before left clicking with the mouse 4 5 3 3 The Plot Type radio buttons Right click on the radio button of your choice to select minimum Color Sky plot maximum Color Sky plot or mean Color Sky plot 4 5 3 4 The Plot button This button allows to Color Sky Plot s for the data selected in the Data List Important Notes e The number of subplots will be equal to the number of data selected All previous graphics will be deleted e Only the subset of data corresponding to the time window displayed in the Time Frame will be used for the calculation Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 37 of 70 4 5 3 5 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windo
71. ry The user should check the second input argument for a character at the end of the argument Error Message improper function reference Cause The user has forgotten to enclose the first input argument of the function call with a character MATLAB stops the execution of the m file Recovery The user should check the first input argument for a character at the end of the argument Error Message missing variable at function Cause The user has forgotten to enclose the first input argument of the function call with a character MATLAB stops the execution of the m file Recovery The user should check the first input argument for a character at the start of the argument Warning Message Axes XTickLabels has been renamed XTickLabel for consistency with all other mode value property pairs whose root names are singular not plural Cause This warning message is generated because an older version of the m file function worldmap is used This message is displayed after the execution of the m file Recovery This warning message can be ignored No impact on other functionalities and features have been noticed A 2 MFILERUNNER The errors of the MFILERUNNER are output in a log file called mrunner log Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 68 of 70 Appendix B Format and Description of
72. sing of GPS and ESTB and combinations The purpose of the document is to describe the use of the software program MFILE and MFILERUNNER used either as module in the PEGASUS Project or as a standalone program In order to use the prototypes correctly it is recommended that the user should read the Interface Control Document ICD 1 which describes an important part of the data formats used and the Technical Notes TN 4 which describes the algorithmic implementation It will be helpful to read the ESTB User Interface documentation 10 although this document describes the ESTB Signal In Space V1 0 which is based in the specification contained in 6 It is important to acknowledge that the current ESTB SIS V1 2 conforms to a mix between the specifications 7 and 8 1 2 Definitions Acronyms and Abbreviations AAIM Aircraft Autonomous Integrity Monitoring ASCII Doc No DD EEC EGNOS ESTB ICD GBAS GLONASS GNSS GPS MT PEG PEGASUS American Standard Code for Information Interchange Document Number Design Document EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System EGNOS Satellite Test Bed Interface Control Document Ground Based Augmentation System Global Navigation Satellite System by Russia Global Navigation Satellite System Global Positioning System Message Type PEGASUS Prototype EGNOS GBAS Analysis System Using SAPPHIRE Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR
73. t information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmt12 Input file name of the MT 12 data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 m12 6 2 6 M Function readmt18 The low level m function file readmt18 can be used to load the SBAS message type data for MT 18 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmt18 Input file name of the MT 18 data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 m18 Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 62 of 70 6 2 7 M Function readmt25 The low level m function file readmt25 can be used to load the SBAS message type data for MT 25 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmt25 Input file name of the MT 25 data Output see MATLAB help functionality Note the input file name should be enclosed with single quotes estb120 m25 6 2 8 M Function readmt26 The low level m function file readmt26 can be used to load the SBAS message type data for MT 26 into the MATLAB workspace There the user can access the relevant information and perform own evaluations Syntax readmt26 Input file name of t
74. the number of data selected All previous graphics will be deleted e The number of curves will be equal to the number of PRN selected in the PRN list frame 4 2 3 5 The Detach Fig button This button allows all the graphics of current GUI to be copied onto a new figure This button should be used whenever the user is happy with the data displayed and wants to save the results This new figure does not contain any user interface control but permits to manipulate the graphics by means of the figure toolbar In addition the new figure contains some useful information about the displayed data in an info box at the right of the graphics sub window By clicking the export menu the user can save the current figure in one of the proposed format a popup window allows to name the graphics file e Enhanced Windows Metafile emf extension e 256 colours Windows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 24 of 70 eto Clipboard in Metafile format eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer Project EUROCONTROL Doc No P
75. urs Windows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure eto Clipboard in Metafile format eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer 4 3 3 8 The Desired Probability frame This frame allows the user to search for a desired probability for all the curves plotted in the Graphics sub window This frame is only visible in the Statistics Type is set to Cumulative Density Function c f 4 3 3 3 The frame is composed of e an edit box to input the desired probability Any value between 0 and 1 is allowed e a search button to search for the desired probability A right click on this button will search for the value displayed in the edit box above in all the curves plotted in the Graphics sub window It will also draw some line and circles to show found values see Figure 4 1 1 e aclear button to clear all the texts and lines drawn by the search button Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 29 of 70 4 4 Per PRN Statistics series Graphical Interface The following section provides an overview of the graphical user interface of the Per
76. ws Metafile emf extension e 256 colours Windows Bitmap bmp extension e JPEG image jpg extension e PNG image png extension e PDF format pdf extension e Encapsulated Postscript eps extension By clicking the copy menu the user can copy the current figure eto Clipboard in Metafile format eto Clipboard in Bitmap format eto Current Printer in color eto Current Printer in monochrome eto Selected Printer 4 5 3 6 The Range frame This frame allows the user to fix minimum and maximum values for the Sky Plots currently under display The frame is composed of a MIN edit box to input the minimum desired value a MAX edit box to input the maximum desired value an Apply button to apply minimum and or maximum value currently displayed in the MIN and MAX edit boxes a Keep toggle button to force any new plot to use current range values an Init button to initialise MIN and MAX edit boxes to the true minimum and maximum values of the currently selected data Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 38 of 70 4 6 Per PRN Sky Plot Series Graphical Interface The following section provides an overview of the graphical user interface of the Per PRN Sky Plot Series GUI This GUI allows the user to plot satellite position i e Elevation Azi
77. ype and Action buttons Detach Fig Clear Plot Project EUROCONTROL Doc No PEG SUM MFR PEGASUS Issue K Date 16 01 2004 Software User Manual MFILERUNNER Sheet 30 of 70 Desired Probability Frame Set and search desired Probability this frame is not always visible c f 4 4 3 9 4 4 2 Step by step Overview In the following sections the main steps how to use the Statistics series GUI are described e Step 1 Select Data to analyse for statistics plot Single plot select a data by clicking on its description in the Data list list box Multiple subplots hold the control key Ctrl and click one or more time on the data you want to plot in the Data list list box Select PRN s to plot Single PRN select a PRN by clicking on it in the PRN list list box Multiple PRN hold the control key Ctrl and click one or more time on the PRN s you want to plot in the PRN list list box All PRN click on the All PRN check box Select type of statistics Histogram right click on Histogram radio button PDF right click on Probability Density Function radio button CDF right click on Cumulative Density Function radio button Step 4 Click On Plot button When you right click on this button depending on what type of statistics you selected in the previous step histogram s PDF s or CDF s of the data selected in the first step will be plott

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