{"product_id":"9781119904434","title":"Spacecraft Optical Navigation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eJPL Deep-Space Communications and Navigation Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSpacecraft Optical Navigation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam M. Owen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Aeronautics \u0026amp; Astronautics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNIQUE RESOURCE EXPLORING HOW SPACECRAFT IMAGERY PROVIDES PROFESSIONALS WITH ACCURATE ESTIMATES OF SPACECRAFT TRAJECTORY, WITH REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES AND DETAILED ILLUSTRATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpacecraft Optical Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e provides detailed information on the planning and analysis of spacecraft imagery to help determine the trajectory of a spacecraft. The author, an experienced engineer within the field, addresses the entirety of celestial targets and explains how a spacecraft captures their imagery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAimed at professionals within spacecraft navigation, this book provides an extensive introduction and explains the history of optical navigation, reviewing a range of optical methods and presents real world examples throughout. With the use of mathematics, this book discusses everything from the orbits, sizes, and shapes of the bodies being imaged, to the location and properties of salient features on their surfaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecific sample topics covered in \u003ci\u003eSpacecraft Optical Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory of various past spacecraft, including Mariner and Viking, Voyager, Galileo, NEAR Shoemaker, and Cassini, and flight hardware, star catalogs, and stereophotoclinometry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCameras, covering the gnomonic projection (and deviations from it), creation of a digital picture, picture flattening, and readout smears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModeling optical navigation observables, covering apparent directions to an object, star, and limbs or terminators, and orientation of cameras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObtaining optical navigation observables, covering centerfinding for stars and resolved and unresolved bodies, and using opnav data in orbit determination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpacecraft Optical Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal resource for engineers working in spacecraft navigation and optical navigation, to update their knowledge of the technology and use it in their day-to-day. The text will also benefit researchers working with spacecraft, particularly in navigation, and professors and lecturers teaching graduate aerospace courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM M. OWEN JR.\u003c\/b\u003e is an Optical Navigation engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA. He has been a member of the technical staff at Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1979 and has been semi-retired since 2010. He received his PhD in 1990 and is a past member of Division A Fundamental Astronomy, Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 October 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119904434\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.82\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380003696780,"sku":"9781119904434","price":116.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119904434.jpg?v=1780179660","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119904434","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}