Introduction to PCM Telemetering Systems
Introduction to PCM Telemetering Systems
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Author(s): Horan, Stephen
STEPHEN, Horan
ISBN No.: 9780849342080
Pages: 320
Year: 199211
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 128.34
Status: Out Of Print

INTRODUCTION TO TELEMETERING SYSTEMS. System Definition. Organization of the Text. SYSTEM INTERFACES. TRANSDUCER TECHNOLOGY. The Measurement Environment. Transducer Classes. Position Measures.


MODELING AND CALIBRATION. Calibration Basics. Basic Statistical Measures. Method of Least Squares. Appendix-Error Function and Related Functions. COMPUTER SYSTEMS. Operator Interface Systems. Real-Time Computer Systems.


SIGNAL PROCESSING. Signal Types. Bandlimiting the Signal. The Sampling Theorem. Review of Filter Design. Quantizing. Hardware for Signal Sampling. Delta Modulation Techniques.


DATA TRANSPORT, TIMING, AND SYNCHRONIZATION. TELEMETRY FRAME AND PACKET CONSTRUCTION. Terminology. Synchronization Codes. Telemetry Frame Design. Packet Telemetry. Command Processor Interface. Formatting for Transmission.


TELEMETRY DATA SYNCHRONIZATION. Bit Synchronization. Frame Synchronization. Error Detection. Data Sequencing. TIME AND POSITION DETERMINATION. The Definition of Time. Time Code Formats.


Time and Position Determination Via the GPS. Appendix-PN Code Generation. COMMAND SYSTEMS. Command Composition. Command Strategies. Operational Considerations. Packet Command Systems. HARDWARE SYSTEMS.


MODULATION. Review of Angle Modulation. Review of Digital Modulation. Utilization Issues. Spectrum Control. Hardware Design. Appendix A-IRIG FM Channels. Appendix B-Bessel Functions.


MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION. Microwave Bands. Antenna Basics. Tracking Basics. Link Characterization. Rain Attenuation. Sky Temperature and Antenna Temperature. Radio Wave Propagation Effects.