Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of symbols
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The phases of a rendezvous mission
- 3 Orbit dynamics and trajectory elements
- 4 Approach safety and collision avoidance
- 5 The drivers for the approach strategy
- 6 The onboard rendezvous control system
- 7 Sensors for rendezvous navigation
- 8 Mating systems
- 9 Space and ground system setup
- 10 Verification and validation
- Appendix A Motion dynamics
- Appendix B Rendezvous strategies of existing vehicles
- Appendix C Rendezvous vehicles of the ISS scenario
- Glossary
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 October 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of symbols
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The phases of a rendezvous mission
- 3 Orbit dynamics and trajectory elements
- 4 Approach safety and collision avoidance
- 5 The drivers for the approach strategy
- 6 The onboard rendezvous control system
- 7 Sensors for rendezvous navigation
- 8 Mating systems
- 9 Space and ground system setup
- 10 Verification and validation
- Appendix A Motion dynamics
- Appendix B Rendezvous strategies of existing vehicles
- Appendix C Rendezvous vehicles of the ISS scenario
- Glossary
- References
- Index
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- Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft , pp. 1 - 7Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003
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