Spacecraft Systems Engineering [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910139607303321
• Autore: Fortescue Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicester, : Wiley, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-24036-X; 9786613240361; 1-118-30298-2; 1-119-97100-4; 1-119-97101-2
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (725 p.)
• Classificazione: TEC002000
• Altri autori (Persone): SwinerdGraham; StarkJohn
• Disciplina: 629.47; 629.474
• Soggetti: Astronautics - Systems engineering; Astronautics -- Systems engineering; Materials -- Congresses; Space vehicles - Design and construction; Space vehicles -- Design and construction; Structural dynamics -- Congresses; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics; Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Applied Sciences; Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; CONTENTS; List of Contributors; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; List of Acronyms; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Payloads and Missions; 1.2 A System View of Spacecraft; 1.3 The Future; 2 THE SPACECRAFT ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON DESIGN; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Pre-Operational Spacecraft ; Environments; 2.3 Operational Spacecraft Environments; 2.4 Environmental Effects on Design; 3 DYNAMICS OF SPACECRAFT; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Trajectory Dynamics; 3.3 General Attitude Dynamics; 3.4 Attitude Motion of Specific Types of Spacecraft3.5 Oscillatory Modes; 3.6 In Conclusion; Appendix: The Inertia Matrix; 4 CELESTIAL MECHANICS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Two-body Problem-Particle Dynamics; 4.3 Specifying the Orbit; 4.4 Orbit Perturbations; 4.5 Restricted Three-body Problem; 5 MISSION ANALYSIS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Keplerian Orbit Transfers; 5.3 Mission Analysis; 5.4 Polar LEO/Remote-Sensing Satellites; 5.5 Satellite Constellations; 5.6 Geostationary Earth Orbits (GEO); 5.7 Highly Elliptic Orbits; 5.8 Interplanetary Missions; 6 PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 6.1 Systems Classification; 6.2 Chemical Rockets6.3 Spacecraft Propulsion; 6.4 Electric Propulsion; 7 LAUNCH VEHICLES; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Basic Launch Vehicle Performance and Operation; 7.3 Spacecraft Launch Phases and Mission Planning; 7.4 The Ariane 5 Launch Vehicle; 7.5 US Crewed Launch Systems; 7.6 Small Launchers and Reusable Sub-Orbital Vehicles; 7.7 Re-Entry into Earth's Atmosphere; 7.8 Specific Launch Costs and Reliability; 8 SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Design Requirements; 8.3 Material Selection; 8.4 Analysis; 8.5 Design Verification; 8.6 Impact Protection; 8.7 Configuration Examples; 8.8 The Future of Space Structures9 ATTITUDE CONTROL; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 ACS Overview; 9.3 The Spacecraft Attitude Response; 9.4 Torques and Torquers; 9.5 Attitude Measurement; 9.6 ACS Computation; 10 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Power System Elements; 10.3 Primary Power Systems; 10.4 Secondary Power Systems: Batteries; 10.5 Power Management, Distribution and Control; 10.6 Power Budget; 11 THERMAL CONTROL OF SPACECRAFT; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 The Thermal Environment; 11.3 Thermal Balance; 11.4 Thermal Analysis; 11.5 Thermal Design; 11.6 Thermal Technology; 11.7 Thermal Design Verification11.8 Example of Satellite Thermal Design-XMM/Newton; 12 TELECOMMUNICATIONS; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Techniques of Radio Communications; 12.3 The Communications Payload; 12.4 Conclusion; 13 TELEMETRY, COMMAND, DATA HANDLING AND PROCESSING; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 System Architecture; 13.3 Telemetry Data Formatting; 13.4 Telecommand; 13.5 Communication Techniques and Protocols; 13.6 On-Board Data Handling (OBDH) and Processing; 13.7 Technology; 13.8 Tools and Controlling Documents; 14 GROUND SEGMENT; 14.1 Introduction; 14.2 The Ground Station; 14.3 Flight Dynamics
• Sommario/riassunto: This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems Engineering title provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the design of spacecraft and the implementation of space missions, across a wide spectrum of space applications and space science. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated, with each chapter authored by a recognized expert in the field. Three chapters - Ground Segment, Product Assurance and Spacecraft System Engineering - have been rewritten, and the topic of Assembly, Integration and Verification has been introduced as a new chapter, filling a gap in p

Individual Choice and State-Led Nationalist Mobilization in China : Self-interested Patriots / / by Wen Zha

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910483732203321
• Autore: Zha Wen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• ISBN: 3-662-46860-3
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2015.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 300; 320.01
• Soggetti: Political science; Political Theory
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Contents; Figure; Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Argument: Individual Choice and State Accumulation; 1.2 Conceptualization and Operationalization; 1.2.1 Outcomes of Mobilization; 1.2.2 Perception of Foreign Threats; 1.2.3 Domestic Institutions; 1.3 Case Selection; 1.4 Nationalism in Present-Day China; 1.5 Book Organization; References; 2 Explaining State-Led Nationalist Movements: Individual Choice and State Mobilization; 2.1 Situating the Theory; 2.1.1 Rational Elites, Emotional Masses; 2.1.2 Is a Mass-Based Instrumentalist Explanation Possible?; 2.1.3 Self-interests and Group Interests2.2 Explaining Mass Nationalist Movements; 2.2.1 Assumptions; 2.2.2 Why Does Nationalism Matter?; 2.2.3 Explaining Participation: What Motivates Individuals to Participate?; 2.2.3.1 Protection; 2.2.3.2 Immediate Economic Payoffs; 2.2.3.3 Future Economic Payoffs; 2.2.4 Explaining Mobilization; 2.2.5 Bringing the Two Components Together; 2.2.5.1 Strong Threat Perceptions, Pro-majority Institutions, and Successful Mobilization; 2.2.5.2 Strong Threat Perceptions, Pro-minority/Pro-state Institutions, and the Limited Success of Mobilization; 2.2.5.3 Weak Threat Perceptions, Pro-majority Institutions, and the Limited Success of Mobilization2.2.5.4 Weak Threat Perceptions, Pro-; minority/Pro-state Institutions, and Failed Mobilization; 2.3 Alternative Explanations; 2.3.1 Cultural Symbols; 2.3.2 Ethnic Animosities; 2.4 Conclusion; References; 3 The New Life Movement in Jiangxi: Weak Threat Perceptions, Pro-minority Institutions, and the Limits of Nationalism; 3.1 Is the New Life Movement a Nationalist Movement?; 3.1.1 The Rationale of the New Life Movement: From Daily Habits to National Revival; 3.1.2 Cleaning Up Cities; 3.1.3 Rehabilitating the Rural Areas3.2 Assessing the Outcome of New Life Mobilization; 3.2.1 Agricultural Production; 3.2.2 State Accumulation; 3.2.3 Cleanliness and Orderliness; 3.3 The Public's Weak Perception of Foreign Threats; 3.3.1 Nationalist Mobilization Without a Foreign Enemy; 3.3.2 Effects on Mobilization; 3.3.2.1 The Urban Areas; 3.3.2.2 The Rural Areas; 3.4 The Restoration of Pro-minority Institutions; 3.4.1 Returning the Land to the Original Owners; 3.4.2 Effects on Mobilization; 3.5 Alternative Explanations; 3.5.1 Policy Implementation by Local Officials; 3.5.2 Domestic Contenders3.5.3 The Superficiality of the New Life Movement; 3.5.4 Top-Down Model; 3.5.5 Customs and Cultural Symbols; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Sichuan During the Sino-Japanese War: Strong Threat Perceptions, Pro-minority Institutions, and the Limited Success of Nationalist Mobilization; 4.1 The Outcome of Nationalist Mobilization: A Limited Success; 4.1.1 Industrial and Agricultural Production; 4.1.2 State Accumulation; 4.1.3 Conscription; 4.2 Strong Perception of Foreign Threats and Mass Participation; 4.2.1 The Industrial Relocation at the Onset of the War; 4.2.1.1 Foreign Threats and State Protection as a Selective Incentive
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents a comparative historical analysis of state-led nationalist movements in Chinese history, which counters current claims that popular nationalism in present-day China is strong enough to sustain costly expansionist wars. Popular nationalism in China has been on the rise since the early 1990s to the concern of many observers. Some have even asked whether China will become another Germany. A comparative historical analysis of pre-war and wartime nationalist mobilization helps us better understand how individuals formulate their opinions under extreme conditions. It concludes that the public's weak perception of foreign threats, taken together with pro-minority domestic institutions, may significantly undermine the state’s efforts at nationalist mobilization and thus limit its capability to pursue external expansion or other strategic goals.