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Record Nr.

UNINA9910138264203321

Autore

Hall Jason

Titolo

Advances in Spacecraft Technologies / / edited by Jason Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2011

Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , 2011

ISBN

953-51-5973-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (610 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

629.47

Soggetti

Space vehicles - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The development and launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik more than five decades ago propelled both the scientific and engineering communities to new heights as they worked together to develop novel solutions to the challenges of spacecraft system design. This symbiotic relationship has brought significant technological advances that have enabled the design of systems that can withstand the rigors of space while providing valuable space-based services. With its 26 chapters divided into three sections, this book brings together critical contributions from renowned international researchers to provide an outstanding survey of recent advances in spacecraft technologies. The first section includes nine chapters that focus on innovative hardware technologies while the next section is comprised of seven chapters that center on cutting-edge state estimation techniques. The final section contains eleven chapters that present a series of novel control methods for spacecraft orbit and attitude control.