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Understanding pulsars and space navigations / Ping Shuai.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shuai, Ping, author.
- Series:
- Navigation: science and technology ; 2522-0454 volume 11.
- Navigation: science and technology, 2522-0454 ; volume 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pulsars.
- Navigation (Astronautics).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 419 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer ; [China] : National Defense Industry Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book systematically presents the concept, history, implementation, theory system and basic methods of pulsar and space flight, illustrating the characteristics of pulsars. It also describes the classification of spacecraft navigation systems and the autonomous navigation technologies, as well as X-ray pulsar-based navigation systems (XPNAV) and discusses future navigation satellite systems in detail.
- Contents:
- Pulsing Signals from Distant Objects
- A Brief History of Space Flight
- Navigating Approaches to the Moving Body
- Theoretical System for X-ray Pulsar-based Navigation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 23, 2021).
- ISBN:
- 9789811610677
- 9811610673
- OCLC:
- 1247382219
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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