RSS Remote Sensing Simulator
The cosine RSS Remote Sensing Simulator models the performance of a large number of payload instruments for any orbit and celestial body. RSS is an elegant software tool that offers you a user friendly and fast way to predict the outcome of remote sensing instrumentation for planets.
The user can provide input for the response functions and define one or more performance indicators for the mission and instrument. After configuration the performance is integrated over the mission duration and orbit to determine the scientific return.
RSS comes as a software tool running on your PC with on request a graphical user interface. cosine provides a manual, installation instruction and user support. The configuration is done by configuration files and the graphical user interface. cosine also provides support to add your instrument into RSS.
RSS simulates:
- Imaging cameras: nadir-pointing and stereoscopic, visible and infra red
- Spectrometers: visible, infrared and ultraviolet
- Laser altimeter
- Gamma-ray and neutron spectrometers
- X-ray spectrometer and imager