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Overview
Fundamentals of Space Systems was developed to satisfy two objectives: the first is to provide a text suitable for use in an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate course in both space systems engineering and space system design. The second is to be a primer and reference book for space professionals wishing to broaden their capabilities to develop, manage the development, or operate space systems. The authors of the individual chapters are practicing engineers that have had extensive experience in developing sophisticated experimental and operational spacecraft systems in addition to having experience teaching the subject material. The text presents the fundamentals of all the subsystems of a spacecraft missions and includes illustrative examples drawn from actual experience to enhance the learning experience. It included a chapter on each of the relevant major disciplines and subsystems including space systems engineering, space environment, astrodynamics, propulsion and flight mechanics, attitude determination and control, power systems, thermal control, configuration management and structures, communications, command and telemetry, data processing, embedded flight software, survuvability and reliability, integration and test, mission operations, and the initial conceptual design of a typical small spacecraft mission.
Synopsis
In this collection of 16 papers now intended to support a space systems course in this edition, specifically a senior course in which the class project is to design and perhaps build and launch a spacecraft or spacecraft instrument, expert contributors describe systems engineering and management, the space environment, astrodynamics, spacecraft propulsion, launch systems and launch mechanics, spacecraft attitude determination and control, power systems, thermal control, spacecraft configuration and structural design, communications, command and telemetry, computer systems, embedded software systems, reliability, quality assurance, radiation effects, spacecraft integration and test, space mission operations and nanosatellite conceptual design. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR