Satellite Systems for Personal Applications Concepts and Technology
by Richharia, Madhavendra; Westbrook, Leslie DavidEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2010-08-23
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
The past two decades have seen a quiet revolution in satellite-based services. Once the preserve of governments, international bodies, public utilities and large corporations, today, the majority of satellite service users are individuals, who can now directly access a wide range of satellite services typically using personal mass-market, hand-held devices. Theses satellite systems now fulfil a variety of personal necessities and aspirations spanning telecommunications, broadcast services, navigation, distress and safety services, remote sensing, in the commercial, military and amateur sectors. It is, therefore , an appropriate time for a book which addresses these services from the perspective of their support for, and functionality delivered to, individual users.Satellite Systems for Personal Applications: Concepts and Technology provides a strong technical foundation towards understanding the basic principles and functioning of these satellite systems for personal communications, navigation, broadcasting and sensing applications. It also reviews the trends in relevant satellite related technology.The book is divided into 5 parts: Common Concepts; Communications; Broadcasting; Navigation; Remote Sensing.
Author Biography
Dr. Madhavendra Richharia, Consultant, Satellite Communications, UK
Dr Richharia has been working in satellite communications for the last thirty years and has gained experience in areas such as hardware/software design and development, systems design, operations, planning, research, project management, consultancy, and education. He holds Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees in electronics and electrical engineering. Richharia’s associations include Inmarsat, University of Surrey and Southampton and ISRO.
Dr Richharia has been working in satellite communications for the last thirty years and has gained experience in areas such as hardware/software design and development, systems design, operations, planning, research, project management, consultancy, and education. He holds Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees in electronics and electrical engineering. Richharia’s associations include Inmarsat, University of Surrey and Southampton and ISRO.
Dr. Leslie David Westbrook, Principle Scientist, QinetiQ Ltd., UK
Dr Westbrook has more than 25 years experience in telecommunications R&D and consultancy, ranging from HF to optical frequencies, encompassing analysis, design, simulation, fabrication and testing of a wide range of communication devices, sub-systems and systems. He is currently a Principle Scientist in the SATCOM and Modem group, Communications Division at QinetiQ Ltd (formerly the Defence Research Agency of the UK Ministry of Defence). His activities at QinetiQ have included applied research and consultancy for UK MoD, and civilian organisations, encompassing Skynet (the UK's military satellite constellation), military ground tactical and airborne SATCOM, VSATs, automated satellite resource management, military use of commercial SATCOM and antenna performance.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Scope | |
| Perspective | |
| Background and Applications | |
| Trends | |
| Overview of this Book | |
| Basic Concepts | |
| Satellites and High Altitude Platforms | |
| Introduction | |
| Satellites | |
| High Altitude Platforms | |
| Spectrum and Propagation | |
| Introduction | |
| Spectrum | |
| Propagation | |
| Antennas and Noise | |
| Introduction | |
| Antennas | |
| Noise | |
| Modulation and Coding | |
| Introduction | |
| Modulation | |
| Error Control Coding | |
| Satellite Access and Networking | |
| Introduction | |
| Satellite Access | |
| Payloads | |
| Networks | |
| Doppler and Pseudo-range (Navigation) | |
| Introduction | |
| Doppler | |
| Pseudo-Ranging | |
| Compression, Speech, Audio and Video Encoding | |
| Introduction | |
| Lossless Data Compression | |
| Digitizing Analogue Signals | |
| Speech Encoding | |
| Audio Encoding | |
| Video Encoding | |
| Techniques and Systems | |
| Digital Broadcasting Techniques and Architectures | |
| Introduction | |
| MPEG Multi-media Standards | |
| Direct To Home Broadcast system | |
| Direct Broadcasts to Individuals and Mobile Users | |
| Military | |
| Broadcast Systems | |
| Introduction | |
| Satellite Radio Systems | |
| Direct multi-media broadcast | |
| Direct to Home Television | |
| Military Multimedia Broadcasts | |
| Communications Architectures | |
| Introduction | |
| Role | |
| Circuit-Switched Services | |
| Packet Switched and Converged Services | |
| Satellite Communications Networks | |
| High Altitude Platform systems | |
| Satellite Communications Systems | |
| Introduction | |
| Mobile Communications | |
| Fixed Communications | |
| Military Communications | |
| Amateur Communications | |
| HAP Communications | |
| Satellite Navigation Techniques | |
| Introduction | |
| Categorisation | |
| Doppler assisted navigation | |
| Range Assisted Navigation | |
| Satellite augmentation system | |
| Navigation-Communication hybrid architecture | |
| Receiver architecture | |
| Distress, Safety and Location based services | |
| Navigation, Tracking and Safety Systems | |
| Introduction | |
| Global Navigation Satellite Systems | |
| Regional Navigation Systems | |
| Satellite-based Augmentation Systems | |
| Distress and Safety | |
| Location based service | |
| Remote Sensing Techniques | |
| Introduction | |
| Remote sensing data | |
| Sensors | |
| Image processing | |
| Image interpretation | |
| System characteristics | |
| Remote Sensing Systems | |
| Introduction | |
| Commercial Imaging | |
| Meteorology | |
| Land observation | |
| The Future | |
| Introduction | |
| Influences | |
| Trend | |
| The Long-term | |
| Satellites and Environment | |
| Conclusion | |
| A List of Personal Applications | |
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