Planetary Spacecraft Navigation

• Main Author: Miller, James (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Space Technology Library ; 37
• Subjects: Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Space sciences.; Software engineering.; Computer science-Mathematics.; Computer mathematics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.; Mathematical Applications in Computer Science.

This textbook introduces the theories and practical procedures used in planetary spacecraft navigation. Written by a former member of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) navigation team, it delves into the mathematics behind modern digital navigation programs, as well as the numerous technol...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Equations of Motion
• Chapter 2: Force Models
• Chapter 3: Trajectory Design
• Chapter 4: Trajectory Optimization
• Chapter 5: Probability and Statistics
• Chapter 6: Orbit Determination
• Chapter 7: Measurement Systems
• Chapter 8: Navigation System
• Chapter 9: Navigation Analysis
• Answers to Exercises
• Index.