Spacecraft Sensors

341 Pages·2005·3.75 MB·English

by  Mohamed M Abid

Spacecraft Sensors
Mohamed M. Abid
University of Southern California (USC), USA
University of California Los Angeles, Extension
(UCLA Ext.), USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA

Spacecraft Sensors

Spacecraft Sensors
Mohamed M. Abid
University of Southern California (USC), USA
University of California Los Angeles, Extension
(UCLA Ext.), USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
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Contents
Preface xiii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Concepts 1
1.2 Spacecraft Sensors Cost 5
1.2.1 Introduction to Cost Estimating 5
1.2.2 Cost Data 7
1.2.3 Cost Estimating Methodologies 8
1.2.4 The Cost Estimating Relationship Method 10
1.2.5 Insurance Cost 12
1.3 Spacecraft Sensors Trade-off 13
1.4 Spacecraft Environment 14
1.4.1 Vacuum 15
1.4.2 Neutral Environment Effects 15
1.4.3 Plasma Environment Effects 17
1.4.4 Radiation Environment Effects 18
1.4.5 Contamination 19
1.4.6 Synergistic Effects 19
1.4.7 Space Junk 19
1.5 Standards 20
1.6 Packaging 23
1.7 Interface and Integration 24
1.7.1 Mil-STD 1553 Interface 25
1.7.2 Proximity Issues 27
1.7.3 Integration 28
1.8 Testing 28
1.8.1 Performance Testing 30
1.8.2 Thermal Testing 30
1.8.3 Corona-arcing 33