Spacecraft Formation Flying : Dynamics, Control and Navigation

by Pini Gurfil, Kyle T. Alfriend, Srinivas R. Vadali

Book Overview

Space agencies are now realizing that much of what has previously been achieved using hugely complex and costly single platform projects-large unmanned and manned satellites (including the present International Space Station)-can be replaced by a number of smaller satellites networked together. The key challenge of this approach, namely ensuring the proper formation flying of multiple craft, is the topic of this second volume in Elsevier's Astrodynamics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YWBFT2
• ISBN13: 9780750685337
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
• Length: 402 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 9.4"