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1 online resource (xv, 670 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; v. 8 |
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Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; v. 8.
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Contents |
A. Ascent. Launch-on-Time Analysis for Space Missions ; Application of Pontryagin's Maximum Principle in Determining the Optimum Control of a Variable- Mass Vehicle ; Optimalizing Techniques for Injection Guidance -- B. Space Operations. Station Keeping of Satellites in Rendezvous Compatible Orbits ; Injection Guidance Accuracy as Applied to Lunar and Interplanetary Missions ; Techniques for Error Analysis of Trajectories ; Calculus of Perturbations Applied to Lunar Mission Analysis ; Precision Tracking of Space Vehicles -- C. Descent. Terminal Guidance System for Soft Lunar Landing ; Longitudinal Range Control for a Lifting Vehicle Entering a Planetary Atmosphere ; Automatic Re-Entry Guidance at Escape Velocity -- D. Inertial Navigation ; Application of Sideband Folding Techniques to the Navigation Satellite System ; Damping an Inertial Navigation System ; Multiple Inertial System Operation in Long Term Navigation; Fundamental Limitations on Inertial Measurements -- E. Inertial Components. The King Inertial Navigation Gyro ; Design Features of the G8 Two Degree of Freedom Floated Gyroscope ; Miniature Integrating Gyro Design ; Principles of the Electric Vacuum Gyroscope -- F. Optical Navigation ; Infrared Navigation Sensors for Space Vehicles ; Optical Doppler for Space Navigation ; Noise Consideration in Designing a Traveling Wave Tube Mixer for Optical Heterodyning -- G. Adaptive Systems ; Model Reference Adaptive Systems to Improve Reliability ; Path-Adaptive Mode for Guiding Space Flight Vehicles -- H. Attitude Control. Effects of Solar Radiation Pressure on Satellite Attitude Control ; Momentum Vector Considerations in Wheel-Jet Satellite Control System Design ; Limit Cycles in Reaction Jet Attitude Control Systems Subject to External Torques ; Attitude Control System Using Logically Controlled Pulses ; Generalized Two-Impulse Scheme for Reorienting a Spin Stabilized Vehicle |
Notes |
"A selection of technical papers based mainly on a Symposium of the American Rocket Society held at Stanford University, Stanford, California August 7-9, 1961." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Space vehicles -- Guidance systems -- Congresses
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Space vehicles -- Guidance systems
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Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Roberson, Robert E., editor
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Farrior, James S., editor
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American Rocket Society Symposium (1961 : Stanford, Calif.) issuing body
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LC no. |
62013119 |
ISBN |
9781600862632 |
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1600862632 |
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9780123955869 |
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0123955866 |
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