Improved parameter determination link budget

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Feature

Desired Behavior / Functionality

Let the user determine modulation, BER (bit error rate), and desired link margin so that the required S/N ratio can be determined.

What Needs to Be Done

Currently the radio and optical link budget modelling use constant values for the required BER, required S/N ratio and S/N margin. In reality the desired BER and modulation determine the required S/N ratio. See for example, this table for the relationship between modulation scheme and S/N ratio for a BER of 10E-5. Similar tables could possibly be found for other BER's and for the optical communication as well. In which case the required S/N ratio could be determined instead of being set as a constant.

From Radio input based on Kirkpatrick, D. (1999). Space mission analysis and design (Vol. 8).
J. R. Wertz, W. J. Larson, & D. Klungle (Eds.). Torrance: Microcosm.

How Can It Be Tested

Can be checked by hand