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Includes chapters on orbital mechanics, spacecraft construction, satellite-path radio wave propagation, modulation techniques, multiple access, and a detailed analysis of the communications link.
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This is NOT 'Satellites for Dummies'..........2004-01-18
I recently took a Satellite Communications course at the university I attend and this was the textbook. I must say this book is really expensive for what you're likely to get out of it; as the book doesn't really seem to have much of a point. It isn't very well written/edited for a book you would want to learn the subject matter from if you didn't know anything about satellite communications; and it doesn't include enough usable, pertinent data for keeping as a reference book for experienced users. Mostly the book explains concepts in a convoluted and confusing manner, doesn't fully explain them, or adds all sorts of extraneous material not explained in the book into the review sections (which we used as some of our assignments). If you like taking Microsoft computer certification tests, enjoy brain-teasers and riddles, you're already an electrical engineer/astrophysics major with a few years experience, or your last name is "Hawking" you may find this to be a good book. But, if you know little to nothing about satellite communications (orbital mechanics, transmission encoding methods, frequency spectrums, theory of radio transmissions, etc.) my suggestion is look for another book on the subject and get this one from your local library. If you MUST buy this book like I did, do yourself a favor by getting it 'Used' and save yourself some money. By the way, I was told this book is no longer used for this course for some of these same reasons.
Not a bad book but needs significant improvement.......2003-09-19
I am a lecturer and used this book for my class.
I like the material presented in this book. It contains many examples and discussion on real applications. However the organization of this book is not good. It is just like putting several people's work together without appropriate coordination of the material.
As a second edition of the book, it contains too much errors. You can find many errors in almost each chapter. I have to check carefully before I use their examples, equations and solutions. Otherwise I will get embarassed by letting the students pointing it out in my lecture. It is absolutely a shame.
If you are an engineer who are already familiar with data communications and can tell those errors, this book is a good choice. But if you are a student, I sugget you stay away from it unless it is the textbook chosen by your lecturer.
Great for a beginner.......2000-05-16
I read this book as a reference rather than a formal class textbook. As a self-studying student, the first book I bought to study satellite communications was the famouns 'Digital Satellite Communications' ritten by Dr. Tri t. Ha. It is actually a quite good book. However it was just too much for a eginner. Too much mathmatical fomulars and too less literatual explanation for a new concept. It took 8 months to read just one third of the book during my militarry service. Since I have been assigned to a digital satellite earthstation construction project recently, I needed a new book that explains more practically and easilly. This 'Satellite Communications' by Dr. Timothy Pratt and Dr. Charles W. Bostian.
To cover allmost all area of the satellite communications, the overall composition is simillar to other books. At charper 3, 'SPACECRAFT', I could find fine explanation on the satellite beam and coverage. Especially, this helps me with understanding and analyzing the SRS-CDROM data. This is really great for me. Some basic and important concepts like Noise, C/N and G/T are very well descibed in chapter 4, 'SATELLITE LINK DESIGN'. Freankly, most books tend to jump to mathmatical method to explain concepts. The author spared more pages to explain the concept and the physical meaning of the terminology. I know this is a very eficient and simple way to show the existing and potential meaning of terminology. But there are hundreds of good reasons to have this kind of kind book for a slowly understanding engineer like me. :-) At chapter 5 and 6 to explain the modulation, multiplexing and multiple access, there are less fomulas and more tables and graphs. First, I read over those two chapters and went back to Dr. Ha's book above to learn the mathmatical expression. That's how you can expand the concept to individual field applications. The 'Design of Large Antennas' in chapter 9, 'EARTH STATION TECHNOLOGY' was helpful for me, too. It is pretty hard to find propper information about large antennas ahtough you have to face a bunch of confusing terminologies when you visit antenna company web sites like Vertex, RSI (recently merged to Vertex to make VertexRSI), or Datron.
I believe the combination of this ook, 'Satellite Communications' and 'Digital Satellite Communications' will give you almost all knowledge you need from fundamental to practical level in satellite communications engineering field.
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A good addition to your telecommunication references.......2002-11-29
This book is very useful if you are trying to pave your way into the field of satellite communications.
You will later find out that the book can still serve you as a handy reference when you are already involved and experienced with satellite communications.
"Must have" for anyone in Satellite Communications........1999-09-15
Bruce Elbert's Introduction to Satellite Communications is the very best starting point for learning the basics of communications by satellite. Its scope goes beyond generalities but deals with specific topics from the world of satellite. Well organized and readable, it is an excellent companion to Mr. Elbert's other book, The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook. Both are "must read" and "must have" references for engineers and non-technical types!
Thorough coverage of Satellite Communications.......1999-08-17
This book does a great job of discussing commercial satellite communications. It is up to date, and includes excellent industry examples and technical details. This book will fill in your knowledge gaps.
This book has been updated in 1999.......1999-08-17
Get the newest version from Artech House publishers. It's up to date and very informative.
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VSAT Networks: Second Edition covers all the important issues involved with the installation of VSAT systems.
Since the first edition was published, the VSAT market has continued to expand steadily. VSAT technologies have advanced, prompting an increase in the take-up of VSAT services.
Offering a comprehensive introduction to the topic followed by a detailed exploration of multiple access protocols, delay analysis and system dimensioning, this edition is a highly relevant update of VSAT Networks. Written by a well respected and established member of the satellite community, it will be welcomed be academics and engineers alike.
- Covers important issues of services, economics and regulatory aspects
- Provides a detailed technical insight on networking and radio frequency link aspects, therefore addressing the specific features of VSAT networks at the three lower layers of the OSI Reference Layer Model for data communications
- This timely second edition is fully updated with new figures, improvements and revised chapter on future developments
This book will appeal to students of telecommunications, electronics and computer science. Practising telecommunications engineers and technical managers involved in the planning, design and operation of VSAT networks and systems will also find this book a valuable reference source.
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"VSAT Networks: Second Edition covers all the important issues involved with the installation of VSAT systems.
Since the first edition was published, the VSAT market has continued to expand steadily. VSAT technologies have advanced, prompting an increase in the take-up of VSAT services.
Offering a comprehensive introduction to the topic followed by a detailed exploration of multiple access protocols, delay analysis and system dimensioning, this edition is a highly relevant update of VSAT Networks. Written by a well respected and established member of the satellite community, it will be welcomed be academics and engineers alike.
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This book will appeal to students of telecommunications, electronics and computer science. Practising telecommunications engineers and technical managers involved in the planning, design and operation of VSAT networks and systems will also find this book a valuable reference source. "
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A readable summary of a complex subject.......1997-10-28
Maral has summarised the most important points in a very readable and useful text. For both students and engineers who want to learn more this offers a very good reference. His treatment of link budget elements and system performance analysis is uncluttered and direct. It is not uncommon for engineers to write in a style that just demonstrates their depth of knowledge. Maral demonstrates and shares his knowledge then allows you to learn from it. Thats the real winning point of this book as in other texts he has written.
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The Global Positioning System is finding its way into the surveying and mapping field at an incredible rate. Be prepared with GPS for Land Surveyors, a book written by a land surveyor, for land surveyors. Useful for any surveyor interested in GPS, and for engineers and others who want to enhance their knowledge of GPS technology. From fundamental theory to practical application and advanced technologies, the book covers GPS without being saddled with pages of complicated math, yet it is not over simplified. This user-friendly manual gives you all the tools needed to understand and use GPS in everyday practice. In a concise format, this book teaches the basics of GPS technology, common hardware, surveying methods, survey design, planning and observation, and new chapters have been added on RTK and DGPS. To help the reader fully apply the practical advice in the book, each chapter has helpful review questions and answers. This feature will be particularly useful for seminar teachers, academic instructors and students.
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The GPS Primer - updated.......2001-08-15
I found Mr. Van Sickle's 2nd edition book to be an expansion, correction and update of the 1st edition (previously reviewed). The book now has nine chapters and includes a new one on "real-time". Various corrections and updates have been placed into print which were greatly needed. The book "boils down" GPS into its basic components and explains difficult aspects in a more understandable fashion. The new, larger illustrations are generally more easier to see and of a better quality than before. Mr. Van Sickle has added questions and answers at the end of each chapter making the book more useful in the classroom. Generally, I liked the new book and would recommend it as a basic part of your GPS/Surveying library. I intend to use the book as a textbook for my upcoming semester and I know that the students will like it as much as I have, especially with the new self-checking questions and answers at the end of each chapter.
An excellent guide to an interesting topic.......1999-02-08
Jan, is a very talented individual. From his acting, to his recitals of Shakespeare, this book is a testament to his ability to distill the essence of a deeply scientific subject and reduce it to bite-size chunks of information, suitable for those lesser mortals.
Apart from being an all-round good bloke, Jan has done an excellent job and I would highly recommend it to all readers wanting a deeper understanding of this technology, without their eyes glazing over with complex formulae and math. Well done Jan.
In depth coverage on topics for land surveyors.......1999-02-02
Jan presents a very concise and complete book on the intricate details involved with all aspects of GPS, from the GPS satellite signal structure itself to the applications of the Land Surveyor in implementing this technology. This book is a great learning tool for Land Surveyors interested in learning more about the who,what,where,and why's on GPS Surveying.
A concise and practical treatise on GPS without alot of math.......1998-06-02
I found Mr. Van Sickle's book to be very concisely written yet full of practical "how tos". The flow from concept to concept is well though out. He shows his vast experience and knowledge of the subject on nearly every page. There are however, some large scriveners errors which are too large to be considered typographical errors (sometimes a whole sentence or paragraph is unrecognizable). In some cases these errors detract greatly from the content since it hard to know what he is saying. One aspect of Mr. Van Sickle's style is his ability to explain a concept, albeit difficult for most to understand, using common words and phrases. Generally, I liked the book and would recommend it as a basic part of your GPS library. One should experience various aspects of a subject from all directions to be able to fully understand anything. I will confess to learning a number of things from Mr. Van Sickle's book mostly due to his easy literary style which I had not previously understood. I have used the book as a textbook for two semesters and will continue to do so. I only hope that there is a new corrected edition available soon.
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This completely revised and updated edition of the highly successful UMTS Signaling provides a deep insight into all aspects of UMTS signalling. The chapter structure has been reworked for improved “usability” for readers, as well as including many new features and updates.
The successful trial, deployment, operation and troubleshooting of 3G or UMTS infrastructures and applications is the biggest challenge facing today’s mobile communications. Network element instability, network element and multi-vendor interoperability, configuration and network planning faults are just a few of the challenges affecting performance and profitability that need to be addressed. This book is an invaluable guide to resolving such problems.
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- Covers not only WCDMA, but also TD-SCDMA issues
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- Provides crucial information for network operators and equipment suppliers keen to understand how to handle and analyse UMTS signaling procedures in order to get the network into operation, detect errors and troubleshoot faults
- Uses first hand, real world information to explain issues which are unclear in the standards
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The unified comprehensive approach taken by the authors makes this book essential reading for engineers in network operators, integrators or system suppliers who need to be at the cutting edge of this technology. It will also be an invaluable resource for postgraduates on telecommunications courses, especially those with a focus on signal analysis.
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Disapointing !.......2007-10-02
Good as reference. Bad as explanatory.
At the first time I saw this book over a colleague's desk I got very interested. Finally (I thought)I would get an "easier" approach to 3GPP standards and on understanding basic UMTS message flows !
After buying the book and spending some time on it, I perceived that this book is, in truth, a joint of all processes described on 3GPP, without any relevant improvement on the sense of making UMTS' message flows easier to diggest... Nowadays I use it much more as a reference literature (to know where to learn - on the standards).
Excellent UMTS Book .......2007-09-19
The book excellently covers UMTS signalling and protocols with detailed call setup signal flows, various Radio and packet channel allocation scenarios, HSDPA flows, and MAC flows. A must have reference before going through the various 3GPP documents.
Great Reference Book.......2006-02-24
This is a great reference book for UMTS and does a great job of explaining real world examples of protocol flows. I have all of the other "standard issue" UMTS book both on the RAN and Core, this is the only one that covers all aspects.
The main author Ralf Kreher is very knowledgeable; I have attended a number of his training sessions. His views on KPI's have helped to guide our strategy on UTRAN and Core analysis.
I highly recommend this book...
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Superb.......2006-11-10
I am a novice boater and I recently joined USPS and completed several courses including Seamanship, Piloting and am currently enrolled in Advanced Piloting which includes a section on GPS. This book certainly helped me with this course. I highly recommend it
GPS for Mariners.......2006-02-25
This was a most disappointing book. It was not at all helpful and basically a waste of money.
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This thoroughly updated second edition of an Artech House bestseller brings together a team of leading experts who provide a current and comprehensive treatment of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The book covers all the latest advances in technology, applications, and systems. The second edition includes new chapters that explore the integration of GPS with vehicles and cellular telephones, new classes of satellite broadcast signals, the emerging GALILEO system, and new developments in the GPS marketplace. This single-source reference provides a quick overview of GPS essentials, an in-depth examination of advanced technical topics, and a review of emerging trends in the GPS industry. Engineers can use this book to build GPS receivers and integrate them into navigational and communications equipment. Executives can turn to this book to determine how technology is affecting markets and how best to invest their companies' resources. The book also serves as a handy resource for electrical engineering students looking to advance their studies and careers in GPS.
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GPS uses General Relativity.......2006-05-18
[A review of the SECOND EDITION, 2005.]
In the last 15 years, GPS has moved from an expensive and specialised application to a mass consumer market. There are numerous books on GPS; mostly directly at that mass readership. These typically concern how to use a device with a GPS receiver.
By contrast, this book is meant for the engineer who has to design such a device. It is a compendium of technical papers covering many aspects you are likely to need. And undoubtedly some you won't, which should be reassuring. Because it means that you do not have to read all of this book for it to be useful.
The sensitivity of the GPS satellites and the resultant GPS ground resolution is amazing, as can be appreciated from some of the papers in the book. Due mostly to the stability of the satellites' orbits and their onboard atomic clocks. Chapter 7 describes how GPS requires corrections due to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity! Not just Special Relativity. As a physicist, I found this fascinating. GPS is perhaps the first field where General Relativity is used, not to be tested, but as providing a necessary quantitative model for getting correct results. Akin to how Newton's Equations have been used for 300 years in ballistics. Granted, most readers will be engineers, who might find GR a trifle exotic.
The book also has good coverage of the Russian GLONASS system. Perhaps for those who also want to use this for redundancy. Or to combine the signals from this with GPS for enhanced resolution.
Second edition in December 2005.......2005-10-18
If you are looking at the first edition, please note that the publisher plans to issue a second edition in December 2005.
Great Technical Reference.......2005-08-11
I'm an aerospace professional that is very close to the GPS system. This book is one of the best in depth references that I could recomend. I am not a novice and this text may intimidate some.
Great Book for Developing GPS Tracking Systems.......2003-12-29
This is a great book to read if you plan on developing any type of GPS tracking system. While the book covers the the basics, you'll need some further resources on interfacing GPS receivers and such hardware to real-world devices.
An interesting article entitled "Tracking a Vehicle With GPS" can be read at www.closerworlds.com
A lot of mobile solutions are soon to hit the market such as mobile phones using GSM or GPRS to track a person. This book will help to understand how it all fits together. It would have been nice if the book could have touched on how older communication systems like VHF radios can transmit GPS data. For that you'll have to visit www.closerworlds.com or some other website with such resources.
Clearly the Best General Reference on GPS.......2002-01-31
I've been an engineer and PM working with GPS and GPS systems since the inception of GPS in the mid-80s. While employed by a major DOD research lab I was fortunate enough not only to have access to practically every GPS book and article available, but I also had the opportunity to meet many of the key people responsible for the design and development of the system (many of whom contributed to this text). From system design to receiver architecture, this is by far the best general reference I have found on GPS.
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With GPS and INS hardware becoming ever smaller and less expensive, innovative opportunities for commercial navigation systems are everywhereÑand continue to arise. Integrated GPS/INS systems have some real advantages, in terms of output rate, reliability, and accuracy. The Global Positioning System and Inertial Navigation is the first-ever reference to provide engineers and scientists with a detailed, top-to-bottom look at GPS and INS in a single volume.
This in-depth text provides navigation system designers comprehensive and accurate coverage of such topics as coordinate frames and transformations, Kalman filtering techniques, navigation system performance analysis, GPS receiver ephemeris and pseudo-range processing, differential GPS, carrier phase processing, and attitude determination. Extensively cross-referenced to the literature on advanced navigation system design, this superb engineering reference is ideal for navigation systems designers, analysts, and project managers.
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The Global Positioning System and Inertial Navigation is the first-ever reference to provide engineers and scientists with a detailed, top-to-bottom look at GPS and INS in a single volume.
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Another Reader.......2006-07-21
First let me point out that the "error" mentioned by couple of reviewers are not errors. Perhaps the reviewers misunderstood or missed something.
The NY reviewer wrote
"
dot{\bf{R}}_{b2a}(t) = - \Omega \bf{R}_{b2a}(t)
whic is fine. but then it is concluded that
\bf{R}_{b2a}(t) = exp(-\int_{t0}^t \Omega dt) \bf{R}_{b2a}(t_0)
which is wrong because $\Omega$ is a function of time. "
Actually this last line is in fact correct. I am not sure why reviewer think there is a problem. Perhaps the dummy integration variable t in the integral should have been
denoted by a different letter, but I think this is understood to be the dummy variable and not related to independent variable t. At any rate this equations is perfectly correct.
Also the "errors" pointed out by reviewers with title "Mixed Results" are not errors.
Matrix multiplication representation of the cross product has the right sign per convention that it is representing angular velocity of "a" frame relative to b frame.
Multiplying this by -1, would represent angular velocity of b frame relative to "a" frame.
The mappings from the quaternions to the Euler angles (Chapter 2 equations 2.47 through 2.49) are all correct. Perhaps the reviewer uses a different convention for the signs relative to reference and rotating frame.
The book itself is probably one of the better books if one is not afraid of mathematical rigor (of course Mathematical rigor itself is relative). It does a nice job of blending the inertial navigational with system theory and Kalman filtering methods.
There are fundamental mistakes in the book.......2006-02-23
Page 45 equation 2.60 is wrong. I write in latex form for those who read the book carefully.
In the book it is given
\dot{\bf{R}}_{b2a}(t) = - \Omega \bf{R}_{b2a}(t)
which is fine. But then it concludes that
\bf{R}_{b2a}(t) = exp(-\int_{t0}^t \Omega dt) \bf{R}_{b2a}(t_0)
which is wrong because $\Omega$ is a function of time.
This mistake is propagated.
I have used the book but I corrected the mistakes.
Response to critic of this review (for the benefit of readers): The first thing you learn in linear system theory is that
if
\[
\dot{\bf x}(t) = A(t) {\bf x}(t)
\] then
\[
{\bf x}(t) \ne e^{A(t)} {\bf x}_0
\] unless $A(t)$ is constant,
which both the authors and the critic are not paying attention to.
An aerospace engineering student.......2001-11-05
This is a great book for the student. It goes over the basics of GPS and inertial navigaion. I found the development of the equations and models of the systems invaluable. I have used this book as the basis of many useful functions for transforming from latitude/longitude/altitude to ECEF and others. Overall, a great book for the beginner, although, a bit weak on advanced topics.
Mixed Results.......2000-10-25
I purchased this book mostly for its technical content and less for its descriptive narrative about inertial nav and GPS. My goal was to use the book as a basis for some analysis. Unfortunately, I can't recommend the book to someone who can't re-derive the equations in the book.
One reviewer from New Mexico wrote: "There are some math errors [in Farrell & Barth's book] that are obvious, but when trying to use a text as a reference I don't think it's my job to double check the author's math!" But, lo! I think one NEEDS to check the math in this book because even the most trivial of computations can and do have errors in them. For example, one thing really irksome about the book is that the matrix representation for the cross product operation in Appendix A has an overall factor of (-1) buried in it -- and it's wrong. Then the authors happily propagate this interesting "sign convention" throughout the book, meaning that you have to do a double take each time the book uses it. It's a horrendous mess.
The same NM reviewer also asked: "Can I trust this book as a reference?" I think it's hit or miss. I spent over a week deriving and implementing the equations in Chapter 6. And even though I have some experience with coordinate frames and dynamics in rotating frames, it took a lot of effort to work through everything myself and correct the errors. Luckily most of the final equations are, indeed, correct in Chapter 6 -- save for a sign or two. On the other hand, I'm still trying to find the book's sign errors in the mapping from the quaternions to the Euler angles (Chapter 2). Is there really an error? Or am I doing something stupid? With this book, I'll have to figure it out for myself.
This book has the potential to become an excellent reference and resource for inertial nav and/or GPS nav information. But as it stands, it's a sketch of a book that leaves it up to the reader to wonder whether it's him/her that's missed the point, or the authors who mangled yet another equation.
Who edited this?.......2000-10-03
I have struggled throught the first 2 chapters of this book and can't believe how poorly written this is. Mathematical derivations suffer from "logic leaps" that are not at all intuitive. Coordinate frame definitions are adequate, but more figures are needed. The text references figures with Greek symbols. When you go to the figure the symbol is missing or changed to another symbol. There are some math errors that are obvious, but when trying to use a text as a reference I don't think it's my job to double check the author's math! I contacted McGraw Hill about an errata sheet for the text. They don't have one available, but said they would be glad to accept my inputs. Can I trust this book as a reference? I don't know! I'm a complete novice in the field of Inertial Navigation and I don't feel I'm qualified to "edit" their book for them. This is a poorly written book because it assumes the audience is as well versed in Inertial Navigation and GPS as the author. One final gripe is that Mathematical Notation is referenced in Appendix A of the text. When trying to read the body of text, you must constantly refer to this appendix to try and figure out what the author is trying to convey. It's not bad, but it makes reading tiring and slow! The appendix is fine, but the introductory chapters in a well written text normally introduce the reader to the notation gradually, explaining symbols and conventions. Later chapters can then use less and less explanatory text for notation. This book could really be a "home-run" with some good editing and a second printing.
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