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This book will consist of two parts. One is on modeling of X-ray pulsar signals. The second part explains how X-ray pulsar signals can be used to solve the relative navigation problem. This book formulates the problem, proposes a recursive solution, and analyzes different aspects of the navigation system. This book will be a comprehensive source for researchers. It provides new research results on signal processing techniques needed for X-ray pulsar based navigation in deep space.

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Author:   Amir Abbas Emadzadeh ,  Jason Lee Speyer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.371kg
ISBN:  

9781441980168

ISBN 10:   1441980164
Pages:   118
Publication Date:   02 March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Prologue.- 1.1 Current Spacecraft Navigation Systems.- 1.2 Pulsar-Based Relative Navigation.- 1.2.1 Why Relative Navigation? Why Celestial-Based Systems?- 1.2.2 Pulsars.- 1.2.3 Why Use X-ray Pulsars for Navigation?- 1.2.4 History of Pulsar-Based Navigation.- 1.3 Proposed Navigation System Structure.- 1.4 Thesis Outline.- 2 Signal Modeling.- 2.1 X-ray Detectors.- 2.2 X-ray Pulsar Signal.- 2.2.1 Constant-Frequency Model.- 2.2.2 Time-Dependent-Frequency Model.- 2.3 Discussion.- 2.4 Epoch Folding.- 2.4.1 Effect of Velocity Errors.- 2.5 Generating Photon TOAs.- 2.6 Simulation.- 3 Pulse Delay Estimation.- 3.1 Pulse Delay Estimation.- 3.2 The Cramér-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB).- 3.3 Discussion.- 3.4 Simulation.- 4 Pulse Delay Estimation Using Epoch Folding.- 4.1 Cross Correlation Technique.- 4.2 Nonlinear Least Squares Technique.- 4.3 Simulation.- 5 Pulse Delay Estimation via Direct Use of TOAs.- 5.1 Maximum-Likelihood Estimator (MLE).- 5.2 Numerical Determination of the MLE.- 5.3 Simulation.- 6 Recursive Position Estimation.- 6.1 System Dynamics.- 6.2 Measurements.- 6.3 Discrete-Time Estimation Process.- 6.4 Discussion.- 6.5 Simulation.- 7 Epilogue References.

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Dr. Emadzadeh is a design engineer with Vantage Surgical Systems Inc. As a student he won the UCLA graduate division fellowship award in 2005. Jason Speyer is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with a joint appointment in Electrical Engineering. He received his B.S. degree in (Aeronautics & Astronautics from MIT in 1960 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University in 1965 and 1968. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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