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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. You know the subsystems. But can you make them work as one spacecraft?Most engineers learn power, thermal, propulsion and communications in separate courses. Then the first real project arrives, and a "small" change to the payload data rate suddenly affects the battery, the radiator, the antenna and the ground schedule. Nobody taught you to see that coming.This book does.The Illustrated Spacecraft Systems Engineering Handbook teaches you to think like the systems engineer in the room. You'll follow one Earth-observation satellite, the RM-1 reference mission, from its first vague mission need to its final disposal burn. Along the way you'll write testable requirements, close mass and power budgets, size solar arrays and batteries, build link budgets, plan verification, and make decisions you can defend.Inside you'll find: More than 110 illustrations, from orbit geometry and spacecraft cutaways to test set-ups and trade-study chartsWorked examples using real numbers, with every step shownPractice problems with full answer keys in all 17 chaptersModern practice: MBSE, constellations, FDIR, commissioning and responsible end of lifeThe proof is in the failures. Mars Climate Orbiter was lost to a units mismatch. Ariane 5 broke apart over reused software. Genesis crashed because sensors were installed upside down. Each of these is a "When It Went Wrong" case in this book, and you'll see exactly which systems engineering discipline would have caught it.Whether you're a student, an early-career engineer, or a specialist stepping into a systems role, this is the satellite design reference you'll keep open on your desk.Your next design review is coming. Scroll up and get your copy now. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What turns a flight dynamics calculation into engineering evidence that another person can reproduce, challenge, and use?The answer requires more than a correct formula. Aircraft behavior emerges from interacting aerodynamics, mechanics, propulsion, atmosphere, sensors, actuators, computation, feedback, and human operation. A useful model must match the decision being made, and a useful control design must account for the limits, delays, uncertainty, and failure behavior that shape the complete system.This practical handbook shows how to connect those elements in a repeatable workflow. Each major topic begins with stated assumptions, develops the governing relationships, and carries the result into numerical implementation, physical interpretation, testing, and acceptance evidence. The approach remains software neutral so the reader can apply the methods in a suitable analysis or simulation environment.What this handbook helps you do: Translate an engineering question into a model boundary, states, inputs, disturbances, parameters, outputs, and a declared validity range.Construct and test nonlinear and linear aircraft models using dimensional checks, limiting cases, conservation relations, independent calculations, and regression cases.Interpret trim, static stability, longitudinal and lateral directional modes, handling qualities, transfer functions, and closed loop behavior across operating conditions.Represent gusts, turbulence, sensors, actuators, uncertainty, saturation, rate limits, timing, and structural interaction in the analysis that needs them.Move from simulation and measured data to parameter estimates, residual analysis, uncertainty bounds, and validation with independent maneuvers.Develop control, guidance, estimation, allocation, and protection functions, then test them through nonlinear, real time, failure, and flight test scenarios.Key topics: aReaders work through coordinate transformations, attitude representation, six degree of freedom motion, force and moment models, propulsion, actuator dynamics, trim maps, linearization, state space models, aircraft modes, atmospheric disturbance response, numerical integration, system identification, classical feedback, autopilots, path guidance, multivariable design, sensor fusion, constrained allocation, uncertainty, flexible aircraft, development assurance, pilot automation interaction, and certification oriented evidence. Four independently constructed reference configurations provide varied examples without being presented as approved aircraft data.This book is written for advanced aerospace students and working engineers who need both derivation and application. It also serves instructors building a flight dynamics or control course, researchers developing simulation and estimation methods, and reviewers who must trace a technical claim back to assumptions, data, configuration, and test evidence.Open the handbook and start applying a disciplined model analyze design verify workflow to the aircraft dynamics and control questions that matter in your study or engineering work. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. You know the subsystems. But can you make them work as one spacecraft?Most engineers learn power, thermal, propulsion and communications in separate courses. Then the first real project arrives, and a "small" change to the payload data rate suddenly affects the battery, the radiator, the antenna and the ground schedule. Nobody taught you to see that coming.This book does.The Illustrated Spacecraft Systems Engineering Handbook teaches you to think like the systems engineer in the room. You'll follow one Earth-observation satellite, the RM-1 reference mission, from its first vague mission need to its final disposal burn. Along the way you'll write testable requirements, close mass and power budgets, size solar arrays and batteries, build link budgets, plan verification, and make decisions you can defend.Inside you'll find: More than 110 illustrations, from orbit geometry and spacecraft cutaways to test set-ups and trade-study chartsWorked examples using real numbers, with every step shownPractice problems with full answer keys in all 17 chaptersModern practice: MBSE, constellations, FDIR, commissioning and responsible end of lifeThe proof is in the failures. Mars Climate Orbiter was lost to a units mismatch. Ariane 5 broke apart over reused software. Genesis crashed because sensors were installed upside down. Each of these is a "When It Went Wrong" case in this book, and you'll see exactly which systems engineering discipline would have caught it.Whether you're a student, an early-career engineer, or a specialist stepping into a systems role, this is the satellite design reference you'll keep open on your desk.Your next design review is coming. Scroll up and get your copy now. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What turns a flight dynamics calculation into engineering evidence that another person can reproduce, challenge, and use?The answer requires more than a correct formula. Aircraft behavior emerges from interacting aerodynamics, mechanics, propulsion, atmosphere, sensors, actuators, computation, feedback, and human operation. A useful model must match the decision being made, and a useful control design must account for the limits, delays, uncertainty, and failure behavior that shape the complete system.This practical handbook shows how to connect those elements in a repeatable workflow. Each major topic begins with stated assumptions, develops the governing relationships, and carries the result into numerical implementation, physical interpretation, testing, and acceptance evidence. The approach remains software neutral so the reader can apply the methods in a suitable analysis or simulation environment.What this handbook helps you do: Translate an engineering question into a model boundary, states, inputs, disturbances, parameters, outputs, and a declared validity range.Construct and test nonlinear and linear aircraft models using dimensional checks, limiting cases, conservation relations, independent calculations, and regression cases.Interpret trim, static stability, longitudinal and lateral directional modes, handling qualities, transfer functions, and closed loop behavior across operating conditions.Represent gusts, turbulence, sensors, actuators, uncertainty, saturation, rate limits, timing, and structural interaction in the analysis that needs them.Move from simulation and measured data to parameter estimates, residual analysis, uncertainty bounds, and validation with independent maneuvers.Develop control, guidance, estimation, allocation, and protection functions, then test them through nonlinear, real time, failure, and flight test scenarios.Key topics: aReaders work through coordinate transformations, attitude representation, six degree of freedom motion, force and moment models, propulsion, actuator dynamics, trim maps, linearization, state space models, aircraft modes, atmospheric disturbance response, numerical integration, system identification, classical feedback, autopilots, path guidance, multivariable design, sensor fusion, constrained allocation, uncertainty, flexible aircraft, development assurance, pilot automation interaction, and certification oriented evidence. Four independently constructed reference configurations provide varied examples without being presented as approved aircraft data.This book is written for advanced aerospace students and working engineers who need both derivation and application. It also serves instructors building a flight dynamics or control course, researchers developing simulation and estimation methods, and reviewers who must trace a technical claim back to assumptions, data, configuration, and test evidence.Open the handbook and start applying a disciplined model analyze design verify workflow to the aircraft dynamics and control questions that matter in your study or engineering work. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …