Satellite Communication Engineering
Satellite Communication Engineering by Michael Olorunfunmi Kolawole is a comprehensive guide published by CRC Press in 2017. This second edition spans 304 pages and is presented in English, offering a thorough exploration of satellite communication systems. The book covers fundamental concepts in information communications, addressing both engineering aspects and practical issues related to information transmission. It begins with foundational principles of satellite technology and progresses to more complex topics, making it accessible for readers at various levels of expertise.
Readers will find detailed discussions on satellite and Earth station design, global positioning systems, and antenna tracking, among other subjects. The book includes essential tools for calculating orbit characteristics, antenna system features, and system requirements, while also presenting problem sets and mathematical developments. Additionally, it highlights recent advancements in digital information transmission via satellite, making it a valuable resource for students, space agencies, and professionals in telecommunications and engineering fields.
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An undeniably rich and thorough guide to satellite communication engineering, Satellite Communication Engineering, Second Edition presents the fundamentals of information communications systems in a simple and succinct way. This book considers both the engineering aspects of satellite systems as well as the practical issues in the broad field of information transmission. Implementing concepts developed on an intuitive, physical basis and utilizing a combination of applications and performance curves, this book starts off with a progressive foundation in satellite technology, and then moves on to more complex concepts with ease.
What’s New in the Second Edition:
The second edition covers satellite and Earth station design; global positioning systems; antenna tracking; links and communications systems; error detection and correction; data security; regulations and procedures for system modeling; integration; testing; and reliability and performance evaluation.
- Provides readers with the systems building blocks of satellite transponders and Earth stations, as well as the systems engineering design procedure
- Includes the tools needed to calculate basic orbit characteristics such as period, dwell time, coverage area, propagation losses; antenna system features such as size, beamwidth, aperture-frequency product, gain, tracking control; and system requirements such as power, availability, reliability, and performance
- Presents problem sets and starred sections containing basic mathematical development
- Details recent developments enabling digital information transmission and delivery via satellite
Satellite Communication Engineering, Second Edition
serves as a textbook for students and a resource for space agencies and relevant industries.
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