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• Chapter 01- Impedance of pistons on a two layer medium with inviscid homogeneous flow.-
• Chapter 02- Acoustics of a mixed porosity felt airfoil.-
• Chapter 03- Generalizing the Butterfly Structure of the FFT.-
• Chapter 04- Development of an Aft Boundary Condition for a Horizontally Towed Flexible Cylinder.-
• Chapter 05- Tracking with Deterministic Batch Trackers.-
• Chapter 06- Moving Horizons Estimation for Wheelchair Trajectory Repeatability in the Home.-
• Chapter 07- Exact Solutions to the Spline Equations.-
• Chapter 08- Distributed Membership Games for Planning Sensor Networks.-
• Chapter 09- Statistical Models of Inertial Sensors and Integral Error Bounds.-
• Chapter 10- Developing Efficient Random Flight Searches in Bounded Domains.
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This multidisciplinary volume features invited contributions on mathematical applications in naval engineering. Seeking a more holistic approach that transcends current scientific boundaries, leading experts present interdisciplinary instruments and models on a broad range of topics. Each chapter places special emphasis on important methods, research directions, and applications of analysis within the field. Fundamental scientific and mathematical concepts are applied to topics such as the butterfly structure of the FFT, the acoustic impedance of pistons in a two-layer medium, deterministic batch trackers, spline equations, moving horizons estimation, membership games for planning sensor networks, statistical models of inertial sensors, random flight searches in bounded domains, the acoustics of a mixed porosity felt airfoil, and a novel aft boundary condition for a towed flexible cylinder. Carefully peer-reviewed and pedagogically presented for a broad readership, this volume is perfect for graduate and postdoctoral students interested in interdisciplinary research. Researchers in applied mathematics and sciences will find this book an important resource on the latest developments in the field. In keeping with the STEAM-H series, this volume hopes to inspire interdisciplinary understanding and collaboration.
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• Chapter 1: The Selections.-
• Chapter 2: The Nineteen.-
• Chapter 3: The Almost Astronauts.-
• Chapter 4: Preparing for Apollo.-
• Chapter 5: Supporting Apollo.-
• Chapter 6: Before this Decade is Out.-
• Chapter 7: Preparing for MOL.-
• Chapter 8: NASA's MOL(mag)nificent Seven.-
• Chapter 9: Where Blue Skies Turn Black.-
• Chapter 10: Riding 'The Stack'.-
• Chapter 11: After Space.- Afterword.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- About the Authors.- Other Works by the Authors.- Index.
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Resulting from the authors' deep research into these two pre-Shuttle astronaut groups, many intriguing and untold stories behind the selection process are revealed in the book. The often extraordinary backgrounds and personal ambitions of these skilled pilots, chosen to continue NASA's exploration and knowledge of the space frontier, are also examined. In April 1966 NASA selected 19 pilot astronauts whose training was specifically targeted to the Apollo lunar landing missions and the Earth-orbiting Skylab space station. Three years later, following the sudden cancellation of the USAF's highly classified Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) project, seven military astronauts were also co-opted into NASA's space program. This book represents the final chapter by the authors in the story of American astronaut selections prior to the era of the Space Shuttle. Through personal interviews and original NASA documentation, readers will also gain a true insight into a remarkable age of space travel as it unfolded in the late 1960s, and the men who flew those historic missions.
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• Chapter 1. Origins
• Chapter 2. Regulating Drones
• Chapter 3. The Brilliant
• Chapter 4. The Bad
• Chapter 5. The Beautiful Conclusion. Drones for Good?
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Against the backdrop of an increasingly dynamic world, driven by rapid digital innovation and technological advances, drones are becoming prolific within society. In this book, Andy Miah delivers a comprehensive analysis of the wide-reaching applications of drones, as well as a critical interrogation of the social, cultural and moral issues that they provoke. Delving into philosophical discussions about the implications of drone technology, this book shines a light on their real-world applications, the challenges they pose, and what they reveal about the human condition, when faced with a future of autonomous, intelligent robots.
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• Introduction
• Space economy overview
• The phases of development in space activities
• Public actors in the space economy: the space agencies
• The economic impact of space science
• Products and services deriving from space activities
• Venture capital investment in the space sector
• Industrial structure evolution and outlook
• Space military: strategy and economics
• Economic benefits deriving from international collaboration
• The economic effect of space regulation.

This volume deals with key issues of the space economy, defined as the full range of activities and the use of resources that create value and benefits for human beings in the course of exploring, researching, understanding, managing and utilizing space. These topics are treated from an economic perspective, with particular attention paid to the development of knowledge, as well as the set-up of technologies with high industrial impacts. The book, thus, provides a new and wider interpretation of the space economy, focusing on the (tangible) returns of the investments made in the space industry since the Space Race. It will particularly appeal to scholars, researchers and PhD students, as well as those in the space community.
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• 1. An Introduction to Weightlessness and Its Effects on Humans.-
• 2. Basic Mechanisms.-
• 3. Space Motion Sickness and Vestibular Adaptation to Weightlessness.-
• 4. Fluid Shifts and Loss.-
• 5. Cephalic Fluid Dynamics and Ocular Changes in Weightlessness.-
• 6. Loss of Muscle and Bone During Spaceflight.-
• 7. Countermeasures to Loss of Muscle and Bone During Spaceflight.-
• 8. Loss of Aerobic Capacity During Weightlessness.-
• 9. Neuromuscular Inhibition.-
• 10. Loss of Body Mass During Weightlessness.-
• 11. Accommodations to Weightlessness.
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This book focuses on all of the major problems associated with the absence of body weight in space, by analyzing effects, adaption, and re-adaptation upon returning to Earth, using sound scientific principles embedded in a historical context. Serious problems for space travelers range from Space Motion Sickness (SMS) to recently discovered ocular effects that may permanently impair vision. Fluid loss and shifts, spinal changes, and bone and muscle loss are also all results of weightlessness. Starting with a brief definition and history of weightlessness, the authors then address in detail each problem as well as the countermeasures aimed at alleviating them. In some cases, alternative hypotheses regarding what can and should be attempted are also presented. As plans for long-term missions to the Moon and Mars develop, it will be essential to find countermeasures to weightlessness that are effective for missions that could span years.
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• Immune system in evolution.- The immune system and man - environment interaction from the clinical and from fundamental research perspectives.- The effects of Space and Space like conditions on Immune functions from the clinical and from fundamental perspective.- The upcoming venues: Individualized preventive or therapeutic measure, - In vitro and in vivo tools to measure the efficacy of such measures.- Summary.
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This book gives insight into the mechanism of the immune system and the influence of the environment on earth. Further, the book explains the changes that occur in our immune system in the absence of gravity and their fundamental consequences. Several limiting factors for human health and performance in microgravity have been clearly identified as an unacceptable risk for long-term and interplanetary flights. Serious concerns arose whether spaceflight-associated immune system dysfunction ultimately precludes the expansion of human presence beyond Earth's orbit. The immune system has undergone many evolutionary steps to cope with a new and changing environment, but 'space' has not been evolutionary experienced before. Through endocrine orchestration of cell functions, cell to cell communications and intracellular mechanisms the human body and his immune system have an enormous capacity to adapt and react to altered environmental conditions. Thus, the special sensitivity to altered gravity renders the immune system an ideal biological model system to understand if and how gravity on Earth is required for the normal function of cells and cellular networks. It is one of the most fundamental challenges to find out, if our organism and our cellular machinery are able to live and to adequately perform without the gravity field of Earth. The book is written for immunologists and researchers in human physiology under normal and stressfull conditions.
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• Leveraging discrete variational mechanics to explore the effect of an autonomous three-body interaction added to the restricted problem
• An efficient sub-optimal motion planning method for attitude manoeuvres
• Bifurcations thresholds of halo orbits
• Unconventional solar sailing
• Two-body approximations in the design of low-energy transfers between Galilean moons
• Artificial equilibria in the RTBP for a solar sail and applications
• Terminal entry phase trajectory generator for reusable launch vehicles
• Two ASRE approaches with application to spacecraft Coulomb formations
• Novel approach on the optimisation of mid-course corrections along interplanetary trajectories
• Vision-based navigation around small bodies
• Analytical and semianalytical propagation of space orbits: the role of polar-nodal variables
• Small spacecraft formation flying using solar radiation pressure
• A note on dynamics about the coherent Sun-Earth-Moon collinear libration points
• The Trojan problem from a Hamiltonian perturbative perspective.-On distributed control strategies for spacecraft formation flying
• Formation flying guidance for space debris observation, manipulation and capture
• Low thrust relative motion control of satellite formations in deep space
• Efficient modelling of small bodies gravitational potential for autonomous proximity operations
• Sun-Earth L1 and L2 to Moon transfers exploiting natural dynamics
• An introduction to differential algebra and the differential algebra manifold representation
• Identification of new orbits to enable future missions for the exploration of the Martian moon Phobos.

These are the proceedings of the "AstroNet-II International Final Conference". This conference was one of the last milestones of the Marie-Curie Research Training Network on Astrodynamics "AstroNet-II", that has been funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme. The aim of the conference, and thus this book, is to communicate work on astrodynamics problems to an international and specialised audience. The results are presented by both members of the network and invited specialists. The topics include: trajectory design and control, attitude control, structural flexibility of spacecraft and formation flying. The book addresses a readership across the traditional boundaries between mathematics, engineering and industry by offering an interdisciplinary and multisectorial overview of the field

• Intro; Table of Contents; List of Symbols; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter One; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 CubeSat systems; 1.3 Orbital Dynamics; 1.4 Earth's Magnetic Field; 1.5 Launching Facility; 1.6 Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer; 1.7 CubeSat Form Factor; 1.8 Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS); References; Chapter Two; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Attitude Stabilization of Sp; 2.3 Passive Attitude Stabilization; 2.4 Active Attitude Stabilization; 2.5 Mode of Attitude Stabilization of a Spacecraft; References; Chapter Three

• 3.1 Introduction3.2 Reference Frames; 3.3 Dynamic Model; 3.4 Linearized Dynamic Model; 3.5 Disturbance Torques; 3.6 Complete Linearized Mathematical; 3.7 Test for Satellite's Motions; 3.8 State Space Modeling; References; Chapter Four; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Control Techniques; 4.3 The Proportional, Integral and Derivative; 4.4 Linear Quadratic Regulator; 4.5 Fuzzy Logic; 4.6 Fuzzy Logic Control; 4.7 Fuzzy Controller Design; 4.8 Fuzzy Logic Attitude Control; 4.9 Three-axis Fuzzy Controller Design; 4.10 Fuzzy Logic Controller Config; References; Chapter Five; 5.1 Introduction

• 5.2 PID Controller5.3 LQR controller; 5.4 Fuzzy Controller; 5.5 Comparison Between the Three Control Techniques; 5.6 Stability Problem Discussion; 5.7 Notes About Fuzzy Logic Controller; References; Appendix A; A.1 Introduction; A.2 Direction Cosine Matrix; Appendix B; B.1 Coil Design; B.2 American Wire Gauge; Appendix C; C.1 Initialization file for the CubeSat model; C.2 PID Controller Simulation Diagram; C.3 FLC Controller Simulation Diagram; Appendix D; D.1 The International Geomagnetic Reference Field; Index

This book explores CubeSat technology, and develops a nonlinear mathematical model of a spacecraft with the assumption that the satellite is a rigid body. It places emphasis on the CubeSat subsystem, orbit dynamics and perturbations, the satellite attitude dynamic and modeling, and components of attitude determination and the control subsystem. The book focuses on the attitude stabilization methods of spacecraft, and presents gravity gradient stabilization, aerodynamic stabilization, and permanent magnets stabilization as passive stabilization methods, and spin stabilization and three axis stab.

• Introduction
• Experimental platform configuration
• Experimental platform usage
• Experimental process
• Propulsion System Design Experiment
• Dynamic Modeling Experiment
• Sensor calibration experiment
• State estimation and filter design experiment
• Attitude controller design experiment
• Semi-autonomous control mode design experiment
• Failsafe logic design experiment
• Correction to: multicopter design and control practice.

As the sister book to "Introduction to Multicopter Design and Control, " published by Springer in 2017, this book focuses on using a practical process to help readers to deepen their understanding of multicopter design and control. Novel tools with tutorials on multicopters are presented, which can help readers move from theory to practice. Experiments presented in this book employ: (1) The most widely-used flight platform - multicopters - as a flight platform; (2) The most widely-used flight pilot hardware - Pixhawk - as a control platform; and (3) One of the most widely-used programming languages in the field of control engi-neering - MATLAB + Simulink - as a programming language. Based on the current advanced development concept Model-Based Design (MBD)process, the three aspects mentioned above are closely linked. Each experiment is implemented in MATLAB and Simulink, and the numerical simula-tion test is carried out on a built simulation platform. Readers can upload the controller to the Pixhawk autopilot using automatic code generation technology and form a closed loop with a given real-time simulator for Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing. After that, the actual flight with the Pixhawk autopilot can be performed. This is by far the most complete and clear guide to modern drone fundamentals I've seen.It covers every element of these advanced aerial robots and walks through examples and tutorials based on the industry's leading open-source software and tools. Read this book, and you'll be well prepared to work at the leading edge of this exciting new industry. Chris Anderson, CEO 3DR and Chairman, the Linux Foundation's Dronecode Project The development of a multicopter and its applications is very challenging in the robotics area due to the multidomain knowledge involved. This book systematically addresses the design, simulation and implementation of multicopters with the industrial leading workflow - Model-Based Design, commonly used in the automotive and aero-defense industries. With this book, researchers and engineers can seamlessly apply the concepts, workflows, and tools in other engineering areas, especially robot design and robotics ap-plication development. Dr. Yanliang Zhang, Founder of Weston Robot, EX-product Manager of Robotics System Toolbox at the MathWorks.
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• SARISTU: Six years of project management.- Morphing Wing integrated safety approach and results.- Development and validation of a Bird Strike Protection System for an Enhanced Adaptive Droop Nose.- Adaptive Trailing Edge: Specifications, Aerodynamics and Exploitation.- Structural Design of an Adaptive Wing Trailing Edge for Large Aeroplanes.- Design, Optimization, Testing, Verification, and Validation of the Wingtip Active Trailing Edge.- Winglet design, manufacturing and testing.- Ribbon tapes, shape sensors and hardware.- Methodologies for the Damage Detection based on Fiber Optic sensors. Applications to the fuselage panel and lower wing panel.- Methodologies for guided waves based SHM system implementation on composite wing panels: results and perspectives from SARISTU Scenario 5.- An electro-mechanical impedance based mobile system for structural health monitoring and reliability check of bonded piezoelectric sensors.- Damage Identification in Composite Panels
• Methodologies and Visualisation.- Manufacturing of CFRP panels with integrated sensor network and contacting of the network.- Flat and curved panel manufacturing.- Compression after multiple impacts: modelling and experimental validation on composite coupon specimens.- Piezochromic compounds able to be used in shock detecting paints.- Brittle coating layers for impact detection in CFRP.- Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Structural Composites.- Enhancement of primary structure robustness by improved damage tolerance.- Improvement of the electrical isotropy of composite structures- Overview.- Fabrication of carbon nanotubes doped veils.- Morphing value assessment on overall aircraft level.- Implementation of Morphing, Structural Health Monitoring and Nanomaterials on an Outer Wing Box.- Fuselage Demonstrators: An overview of the development approach.- Development of a Door Surround Structure with Integrated Structural Health Monitoring System.

The book includes the research papers presented in the final conference of the EU funded SARISTU (Smart Intelligent Aircraft Structures) project, held at Moscow, Russia between 19-21 of May 2015. The SARISTU project, which was launched in September 2011, developed and tested a variety of individual applications as well as their combinations. With a strong focus on actual physical integration and subsequent material and structural testing, SARISTU has been responsible for important progress on the route to industrialization of structure integrated functionalities such as Conformal Morphing, Structural Health Monitoring and Nanocomposites. The gap- and edge-free deformation of aerodynamic surfaces known as conformal morphing has gained previously unrealized capabilities such as inherent de-icing, erosion protection and lightning strike protection, while at the same time the technological risk has been greatly reduced. Individual structural health monitoring techniques can now be applied at the part-manufacturing level rather than via extending an aircraft's time in the final assembly line. And nanocomposites no longer lose their improved properties when trying to upscale from neat resin testing to full laminate testing at element level. As such, this book familiarizes the reader with the most significant develo pments, achievements and key technological steps which have been made possible through the four-year long cooperation of 64 leading entities from 16 different countries with the financial support of the European Commission.

• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Integrability and Non-Integrability of N-Body Problems
• Relative Equilibria in the Full N-Body Problem with Applications to the Equal Mass Problem
• Station Keeping Strategies for a Solar Sail in the Solar System
• Minimum Fuel Trip from a L2 Earth-Moon Halo Orbit to Asteroid 2006 RH120
• Low-Thrust Transfers Between Libration Point Orbits Without Explicit Use of Manifolds
• Time-Minimum Control of the Elliptic Restricted Three-Body Problem Applied to Space Transfer
• On Local Optima in Minimum Time Control of the Restricted Three-Body Problem.

This book presents recent advances in space and celestial mechanics, with a focus on the N-body problem and astrodynamics, and explores the development and application of computational techniques in both areas. It highlights the design of space transfers with various modes of propulsion, like solar sailing and low-thrust transfers between libration point orbits, as well as a broad range of targets and applications, like rendezvous with near Earth objects. Additionally, it includes contributions on the non-integrability properties of the collinear three- and four-body problem, and on general conditions for the existence of stable, minimum energy configurations in the full N-body problem. A valuable resource for physicists and mathematicians with research interests in celestial mechanics, astrodynamics and optimal control as applied to space transfers, as well as for professionals and companies in the industry.

• Preface.- Introduction.- The Rankine-Hugoniot Equations: Their Extensions and Inversions Related to Blast Waves.- The Friedlander Equations.- Shock Wave Overpressure Measurement: Comparison Between Two Piezoelectric Sensor Materials.- Exploding Wires.- Blast Wave Experiments by Means of a Gaseous Charge.- High Explosive.- TNT Equivalency.- Small Scale Blast Wave Experiments by Means of an Exploding Wire.- Appendix.- Further Reading.- Index.
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This book compiles a variety of experimental data on blast waves. The book begins with an introductory chapter and proceeds to the topic of blast wave phenomenology, with a discussion on Rankine-Hugoniot equations and the Friedlander equation, used to describe the pressure-time history of a blast wave. Additional topics include arrival time measurement, the initiation of detonation by exploding wires, a discussion of TNT equivalency, and small scale experiments. Gaseous and high explosive detonations are covered as well. The topics and experiments covered were chosen based on the comparison of used scale sizes, from small to large. Each characteristic parameter of blast waves is analyzed and expressed versus scaled distance in terms of energy and mass. Finally, the appendix compiles a number of polynomial laws that will prove indispensable for engineers and researchers.
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• Introduction
• Aerodynamics
• Flight of Airplanes and Gliders: Vertical Plane
• Flight of Airplanes and Gliders: Horizontal Plane
• Flapping and Rotary Wing Flight
• Space Flight
• Rocket Flight
• Appendix. Standard Atmosphere.

This book presents flight mechanics of aircraft, spacecraft, and rockets to technical and non-technical readers in simple terms and based purely on physical principles. Adapting an accessible and lucid writing style, the book retains the scientific authority and conceptual substance of an engineering textbook without requiring a background in physics or engineering mathematics. Professor Tewari explains relevant physical principles of flight by straightforward examples and meticulous diagrams and figures. Important aspects of both atmospheric and space flight mechanics are covered, including performance, stability and control, aeroelasticity, orbital mechanics, and altitude control. The book describes airplanes, gliders, rotary wing and flapping wing flight vehicles, rockets, and spacecraft and visualizes the essential principles using detailed illustration. It is an ideal resource for managers and technicians in the aerospace industry without engineering degrees, pilots, and anyone interested in the mechanics of flight. Provides readers with a thorough understanding of the physical principles behind flight mechanics without the need of complicated mathematics; Encompasses all types of flight covered in one book from the biomechanics of birds to airplanes and rockets; Illustrates key properties of flight with many schematic diagrams and examples to highlight important principles; Includes appendices on atmospheric properties as well as basic flight equations for more mathematically inclined readers.

• Foreword.- List of the main abbreviations, definitions, symbols.- Preface by Benito Palumbo.- The unfortunate inventor and the lucky one - the Ur-radar, primordial apparatus.- The owls and the Owl - birth of the Italian radar.- A simultaneous invention - the first developments.- The air defense and the alleged father of radar.- The Second World War and its legacies.- The radar flies: birth and development of airborne radar systems.- The Italian situation in post-war period: SMA, Microlambda, Sindel, Selenia, Contraves, GEM, IDS.- From terrestrial to space-based radar: the adventure of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).- Scops owls and bats - some considerations on the development of radar.- System Integration: final solution for the radar?.- Afterword by Giuseppe Pelosi.- References.- Index of Names.- Appendixes.
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This book offers fascinating insights into the key technical and scientific developments in the history of radar, from the first patent, taken out by Hulsmeyer in 1904, through to the present day. Landmark events are highlighted and fascinating insights provided into the exceptional people who made possible the progress in the field, including the scientists and technologists who worked independently and under strict secrecy in various countries across the world in the 1930s and the big businessmen who played an important role after World War II. The book encourages multiple levels of reading. The author is a leading radar researcher who is ideally placed to offer a technical/scientific perspective as well as a historical one. He has taken care to structure and write the book in such a way as to appeal to both non-specialists and experts. The book is not sponsored by any company or body, either formally or informally, and is therefore entirely unbiased. The text is enriched by approximately three hundred images, most of which are original and have been accessed by detailed searches in the archives.
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• Intro; Foreword; Preface; Donation for Life; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to the Microsatellite Platform; 2 The FLP Platform Operability; 3 Data Handling and Control Concept; 4 Core Data Handling Subsystem; 5 Power Supply Subsystem; 6 Platform Communication Subsystem; 7 Attitude Control Subsystem; 8 Thermal Control Subsystem; 9 Payload Control Subsystem ; 10 Failure Detection, Isolation and Recovery Concept; 11 Satellite Mission Phases and Planning; 12 Stuttgart Mission Control Infrastructure ; 13 Stuttgart/DLR Infrastructure for LEOP.

• 14 Earth Observation Mission Planning15 Flight Procedures; 16 FLP Mission Information Database; 17 Annexes and Data Sheets; References; Index; Abstract; 1.1 The University Small Satellite Program; 1.2 Satellite Orbit; 1.3 Mechanical Design and Launcher Interface; 1.4 Technology and Payloads; 1.5 Platform Re-usability; 1.6 Platform Redundancy Concept; 1.7 Power Subsystem and Electrical Block Diagram; 1.8 Core Data Handling Subsystem; 1.9 FLP Payload Control Computer; 1.10 Attitude Control Subsystem; 1.11 Reaction Control Subsystem; 1.12 Communication Subsystem; 1.13 Thermal Control Subsystem.

• 1.14 Satellite Deorbiting at End of Life1.15 Possible Mechanical Platform Configurations; Abstract; 2.1 Spacecraft Configuration Handling Concept; 2.2 Spacecraft Telecommand and Telemetry Structure; 2.3 Application Process ID Definitions (APIDs); 2.4 PUS Tailoring Concept; 2.5 Spacecraft Commandability and Observability; 2.6 Spacecraft On-board Time Management; Abstract; 3.1 Onboard Software Architecture; 3.2 OBSW Object Types; 3.3 Observability Functions Provided by the OBSW; 3.4 FLP Software Dynamic Architecture; 3.5 Onboard Software Death Report; Abstract.

• 4.1 On-Board Data Handling Subsystem4.2 Combined Data and Power Management Infrastructure; 4.3 Data Management; 4.4 System Boot at Launcher Separation; 4.5 OBSW Controlled Functions; 4.6 Core DHS Subsystem Control; Abstract; 5.1 Subsystem Overview; 5.2 Solar Panels; 5.3 Solar Array Deployment Mechanism; 5.4 Battery; 5.5 Power Control and Distribution Unit; 5.6 Power Subsystem Control; Abstract; 6.1 TTC Subsystem Overview; 6.2 Signal Acquisition Procedure; 6.3 TTC Subsystem Control; Abstract; 7.1 Subsystem Overview; 7.2 Mission Objectives and ACS Subsystem Modes; 7.3 Magnetometers.

• 7.4 Sun Sensor Unit7.5 GPS Receiver System; 7.6 Fiberoptic Gyroscopes; 7.7 Star Tracker; 7.8 Reaction Wheels; 7.9 Magnetotorquers; 7.10 Extensions for FLP Generation 2; 7.11 ACS Subsystem Control; Abstract; 8.1 Thermal Subsystem Overview; 8.2 Sensors, Calibration, Limits; 8.3 TCS Subsystem Control; Abstract; 9.1 Aspects of Payload Control and Data Handling; 9.2 Payload Control on the First FLP Based Satellite; 9.3 Payload Control in Network-Centric Architectures; Abstract; 10.1 General Principles; 10.2 Core DHS FDIR; 10.3 Power FDIR; 10.4 Equipment FDIR; 10.5 TTC FDIR; 10.6 ACS FDIR.

This book represents the Flight Operations Manual for a reusable microsatellite platform - the "Future Low-cost Platform" (FLP), developed at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. It provides a basic insight on the onboard software functions, the core data handling system and on the power, communications, attitude control and thermal subsystem of the platform. Onboard failure detection, isolation and recovery functions are treated in detail. The platform is suited for satellites in the 50-150 kg class and is baseline of the microsatellite "Flying Laptop" from the University. The book covers the essential information for ground operators to controls an FLP-based satellite applying international command and control standards (CCSDS and ECSS PUS). Furthermore it provides an overview on the Flight Control Center in Stuttgart and on the link to the German Space Agency DLR Ground Station which is used for early mission phases. Flight procedure and mission planning chapters complement the book

• Introduction.- Fundamentals of Astronautics.- Keplerian Motion.- Trajectory Correction Maneuvers.- Techniques of Astronautics.- Non-Keplerian Motion.- Spacecraft Rendezvous.- Navigation Techniques and Tools.- Further Study.- Appendix A. A Brief Review of Vector Analysis.- Appendix B: Projects.
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This textbook covers fundamental and advanced topics in orbital mechanics and astrodynamics to expose the student to the basic dynamics of space flight. The engineers and graduate students who read this class-tested text will be able to apply their knowledge to mission design and navigation of space missions. Through highlighting basic, analytic and computer-based methods for designing interplanetary and orbital trajectories, this text provides excellent insight into astronautical techniques and tools. This book is ideal for graduate students in Astronautical or Aerospace Engineering and related fields of study, researchers in space industrial and governmental research and development facilities, as well as researchers in astronautics. This book also: * Illustrates all key concepts with examples * Includes exercises for each chapter * Explains concepts and engineering tools a student or experienced engineer can apply to mission design and navigation of space missions * Covers fundamental principles to expose the student to the basic dynamics of space flight.
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• Overview and Context for Spacecraft Momentum Control.- Agile Spacecraft Dynamics and Control.- Requirements Development for Momentum-Control Systems.- Dynamics of Momentum-Control Devices.- Inner-Loop Control of Momentum-Control Devices.- CMG Arrays.- CMG Singularities.- Steering Algorithms.- Motors in Space.- Bearings and Lubrication in Space.- Integration and Test.- Commercial and Academic Flight Heritage of CMG.- Current State of the Art.
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The goal of this book is to serve both as a practical technical reference and a resource for gaining a fuller understanding of the state of the art of spacecraft momentum control systems, specifically looking at control moment gyroscopes (CMGs). As a result, the subject matter includes theory, technology, and systems engineering. The authors combine material on system-level architecture of spacecraft that feature momentum-control systems with material about the momentum-control hardware and software. This also encompasses material on the theoretical and algorithmic approaches to the control of space vehicles with CMGs. In essence, CMGs are the attitude-control actuators that make contemporary highly agile spacecraft possible. The rise of commercial Earth imaging, the advances in privately built spacecraft (including small satellites), and the growing popularity of the subject matter in academic circles over the past decade argues that now is the time for an in-depth treatment of the topic. CMGs are augmented by reaction wheels and related algorithms for steering all such actuators, which together comprise the field of spacecraft momentum control systems. The material is presented at a level suitable for practicing engineers and those with an undergraduate degree in mechanical, electrical, and/or aerospace engineering.
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• Author's Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Dedication.- Foreword by Colin Burgess.- Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Prologue: Molly Brown is on her way.-
• Chapter 1: Mercury Mark II.-
• Chapter 2: A "Clean and Green" Flying Machine.-
• Chapter 3: Ramming the Atmosphere.-
• Chapter 4: Preparations.-
• Chapter 5: Guts and John.-
• Chapter 6: All Systems Look Go.-
• Chapter 7: Molly Brown "Performing Nicely".-
• Chapter 8: Got Your Seat Belts Hooked?.-
• Chapter 9: The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
• Chapter 10: Gemini Operational.- Appendix I.- Appendix II.- Appendix III.- Bibliography.- About the author.- Other works by the author.- Index.
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In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off, NASA authorized the Project Gemini space program, which gathered vital knowledge needed to achieve the nation's goal. This book introduces the crucial three-step test program employed by the Gemini system, covering: The short unmanned orbital flight of Gemini 1 that tested the compatibility of launch vehicle, spacecraft and ground systems. The unmanned suborbital flight of Gemini 2 to establish the integrity of the reentry system and protective heat shield. The three-orbit manned evaluation flight of Gemini 3, christened `Molly Brown' by her crew. A mission recalled orbit by orbit, using mission transcripts, post-flight reports and the astronauts' own account of their historic journey. The missions of Project Gemini was the pivotal steppingstone between Project Mercury and the Apollo Program. Following the success of its first two unmanned missions and the exploits of Gus Grissom and John Young on Gemini 3, NASA gained the confidence to plan an even bolder step on its next mission, as described in the next book in this series on Gemini 4.
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• Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Dedication.- Prologue.- 1 An Alternative Plan.- 2 The Shuttle-ISS Assembly Missions.- 3 The Human Element.- 4 Putting It All Together.- 5 Getting There.- 6 Crew Transfers and Loadmasters.- 7 Building a Space Station.- 8 Stepping Out.- 9 From Inner to Outer Space.- 10 Getting Back.- Closing Comments.- Afterword.- Abbreviations.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- About the Author.- Other Works By the Author.- Index.
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The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the Space Shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. Assembling and Supplying the ISS is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the Shuttle became the platform which enabled the construction and continued operation of the primary scientific research facility in Earth orbit. Fulfilling an objective it had been designed to complete decades before, 37 Shuttle missions carried the majority of the hardware needed to build the ISS and then acted as a ferry and supply train for early resident crews to the station. Building upon the decades of development and experience described in the companion volume Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations: Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation, this book explores * a purpose-built hardware processing facility * challenging spacewalking objectives * extensive robotic operations * undocking a unmanned orbiter The experience and expertise gained through these missions allows space planners to improve space construction skills in advance of even more ambitious plans in the future.
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• Introduction.- Space Service Environment.- Cable-net Design and Analysis of Cable-truss Structure.- Analysis and Control of Flexible Multibody Deployment Process.- Electrical Properties Analysis and Equivalent of Mesh Reflector Antenna.- Surface Precision Measurement and Adjustment of Cable-truss Structure.- Deployment Reliability Analysis of Cable-truss Antenna.- Development and Experiment of Prototype Antenna.- Integrated Design Software Platform.- Space Deployable Antenna Synthetic Design Software.- Electrostatic Forming Membrane Reflector Antenna. .
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This book discusses the innovative design, cable-net design and analysis, control, deployment, development and applications of large space-deployable antennas. Drawing on the authors' own work in this field, it describes and analyzes various typical deployable antennas, membrane antennas and super-large space-assembled antennas, while chiefly focusing on mesh antennas due to their wide range of applications. It also investigates forming-finding design and the analysis of cable-truss structures for high-precision reflector antennas, as well as deployment process control and deployment reliability based on flexible multibody dynamic analysis. The book covers not only mechanical structure performance, but also electromagnetic performance realization and stability. Lastly, it proposes an electrical equivalent method for mesh reflector antennas and a coupling model for the structural displacement field and electrostatic field. Given the nature of its content, the book is intended for researchers, graduate students and engineers in the field of space antennas.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)