Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics by Peter Hughes

Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics by Peter Hughes

Modern spacecraft attitude stabilization systems have a deceptively simple purpose: to make a satellite point in the right direction. Yet designing such systems is an enormously complex task - one that requires describing the satellite's orientation, predicting the effects of external influences, and making use of these influences, or neutralizing them to achieve the desired pointing performance. This text/reference offers engineers a comprehensive guide to the analysis and application of modern spacecraft attitude dynamics. From its roots in classical mechanics and reliance on stability theory, to the evolution of practical stabilization ideas over the past quarter of a century, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics treats all aspects of the subject in a unified and coherent manner.

Hughes, Peter: - Peter Hughes was born in Oxford in 1956. He lived in Italy for several years and continues to find inspiration in Italian literature. He currently lives in Wales. For some years he has run Oystercatcher Press, an imprint which has published over 100 pamphlets of exciting poetry. A Selected Poems was published by Shearsman in 2013. Peter's versions of the complete sonnets of Petrarch were published by Reality Street in 2015, and his versions of Cavalcanti, titled Cavalcanty, were published by Carcanet Press.

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ISBN 13	9780471818427
ISBN 10	0471818429
Title	Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
Author	Peter Hughes
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1986-01-01
Number of pages	576
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