INTRODUCTION Basic Definitions Organization of the Text SECTION I - SYSTEM INTERFACES SENSOR TECHNOLOGY Introduction Objectives Measurement Environment Representative Sensor Technology Smart Sensor Technology MODELING AND CALIBRATION Background Objectives Basics Error Types Statistical Concepts Least Squares Fitting COMPUTER SYSTEMS Introduction Objectives Telemetry Database User Interface Systems Computer Organization SIGNAL PROCESSING Introduction Objectives Sampled versus Continuous Data Signal Types Bandlimiting Sampling Theorem Filter Design Software Filter Design Quantization Sampling Hardware SECTION II - DATA TRANSPORT, TIMING, AND SYNCHRONIZATION TELEMETRY FRAMES AND PACKETS Introduction Objectives Background Telemetry Frames Synchronization Codes Telemetry Frame Design Packet Telemetry MIL-STD-1553 Packets CCSDS Packets Data Networking Packets Command Processor Interface Formatting for Transmission TELEMETRY DATA SYNCHRONIZATION Introduction Objectives Synchronization Process Carrier Synchronization Bit Synchronization Frame Synchronization Error Detection Data Sequencing TIME AND POSITION DETERMINATION Introduction Objectives Definition of Time Time Code Formats Global Positioning System: Determining Time and Position COMMAND SYSTEMS Introduction Objectives Command Composition Command Strategies Verify-and-Execute Command Protocol Operational Considerations Packet Command Systems SECTION III - DATA TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES MODULATION TECHNIQUES Introduction Objectives Analog Modulation Digital Modulation Bandwidth Estimates System Planning Digital Transmission with Analog Modulators MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION Introduction Objectives Background Antenna Basics Free Space Propagation Atmospheric, Sun, and Ground Effects Rain Effects Modeling Mobile Propagation Each chapter also contains References and Problems.