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Understanding satellite navigation /
This book explains the basic principles of satellite navigation technology with the bare minimum of mathematics and without complex equations. It helps you to conceptualize the underlying theory from first principles, building up your knowledge gradually using practical demonstrations and worked exa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgment; Chapter 1. Introduction to Navigation; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Navigation; 1.3. Referencing a position; 1.4. Radio navigation system; Conceptual questions; Chapter 2. Satellite Navigation; 2.1. Satellite navigation; 2.2. Architectural components; 2.3. Control segment; Conceptual questions; Chapter 3. Satellites in Orbit; 3.1. Kepler''s laws and orbital dynamics; 3.2. Orbital orientation relative to earth; 3.3. Perturbation of satellite orbits; 3.4. Different types of orbit.
- 3.5. Selection of orbital parametersConceptual questions; Chapter 4. Navigation Signals; 4.1. Navigation signal; 4.2. Navigation data; 4.3. Ranging codes; 4.4. Encryption; 4.5. Multiple access; 4.6. Digital modulation; 4.7. Typical link calculations; Conceptual questions; Chapter 5. Navigation Receiver; 5.1. Navigation receiver; 5.2. Functional units of user receivers; Conceptual questions; Chapter 6. Navigation Solutions; 6.1. Fundamental concepts; 6.2. Generation of observation equation; 6.3. Linearization; 6.4. Solving for position; 6.5. Other methods for position fixing.
- 6.6. Velocity estimationConceptual questions; Chapter 7. Errors and Error Corrections; 7.1. Scope of errors; 7.2. Control segment errors; 7.3. Space segment errors; 7.4. Propagation and user segment errors; 7.5. Techniques of error mitigation; 7.6. Effect of errors on positioning; 7.7. Error budget and performances; Conceptual questions; Chapter 8. Differential Positioning; 8.1. Differential positioning; 8.2. Differential correction techniques; 8.3. Implementation of differential systems; Conceptual questions; Chapter 9. Special Topics; 9.1. Kalman filter; 9.2. The ionosphere.
- Conceptual questionsChapter 10. Applications; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Applications overview; 10.3. Specific applications; Appendix 1. Satellite Navigational Systems; Index.