by Lo Man Keung. / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Thesis (M.Ph.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 80-81.

Wong, Wing-ming Eric. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 46-47. / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / ABSTRACT / Chapter Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Advantages and Disadvantages --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Satellite System Engineering --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Channel Allocation Methods --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Outline of this Thesis --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- DELAY BOUNDS --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Packet Satellite System --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3 --- The Idealized Protocol with Contention-Free Reservation --- p.8 / Chapter 2.4 --- Delay Lower Bound for Protocols with Contention-Free Reservation --- p.9 / Chapter 2.5 --- Delay Lower Bound for Protocols with Contention-Based Reservation --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- IN SEARCH OF A MINIMUM DELAY PROTOCOL --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Packet Satellite System --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Transmission Protocol --- p.26 / Chapter 3.4 --- Throughput Analysis --- p.27 / Chapter 3.5 --- Delay Analysis --- p.28 / Chapter 3.6 --- Minimization of DI --- p.31 / Chapter 3.7 --- Minimization of DII --- p.38 / Chapter 3.8 --- Numerical Examples --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.45 / REFERENCES --- p.46 / APPENDIX --- p.48

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 1984. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-99). Also available on the World Wide Web.

In this research, constellations of satellites all having orbits compatible with rotating reference frames are considered. That is to say, no matter how many satellites are considered for the constellation, when viewed from an arbitrarily defined rotating reference frame of interest, they all follow a single, identical relative trajectory. In this regard, one could think of the relative trajectories as ?space trajectories on a rotating reference frame.? In particular, this research concerns itself with reference frames constrained to rotate with the planet under consideration (e.g. the Earth Centered Earth Fixed (ECEF) frame, a frame rotating with the Earth). When the axis of symmetry of these constellations is aligned with the spin axis of the planet, then the ground track as projected onto the planet surface will be repeating. Flower Constellations are identified by eight parameters. Five are integer parameters: the number of petals (Np), the number of sidereal days to repeat the ground track (Nd), the number of satellites (Ns), and two integers to govern the phasing (Fn and Fd). Three are orbit parameters that are generally equal for all satellites: the argument of perigee (w), the orbit inclination (i), and the perigee altitude (hp). Each of these parameters has a unique effect on the overall design of a Flower Constellation. Based upon specific choices of these parameters, some broad categories of constellation types are presented along with some unique cases. Often, a large number of satellites are used to completely visualize these constellations. While Flower Constellations lend themselves to micro- and nano-satellite constellations very easily, they are also readily scalable to any mission requirement. Also investigated are inverse design techniques where the governing equations are solved for the Flower Constellation parameters to achieve a desired final constellation or formation shape. Flower Constellations present beautiful and interesting dynamical features that allow us to explore a wide range of potential applications that include: telecommunications, Earth and deep space observation, global positioning systems, and new kinds of formation flying schemes among others. To demonstrate their potential, some specific Flower Constellations are described and discussed. Finally, the effect of perturbations such as the Earth?s oblateness are investigated and options for mitigating perturbations are discussed.

Texte remanié de: Tesis, 1998. / Bibliogr. p. 401-406.

Thesis (M.S. in Hydrographic Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Wash, C. H. Second Reader: Schnebele, K. J. "September 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on December 22, 2009. DTIC Descriptor(s): Radiometers, Navigation Reference, Interactions, Accuracy, Theses, Identification, Navigation, Images, Searching, Navigation Satellites, Artificial Satellites, Windows, Vector Analysis, Operators(Personnel), Earth(Planet), Birds, Matching, Automatic Pilots, Shores, Position(Location), Global. DTIC Identifier(s): Satellite Navigation, Program Listings. Author(s) subject terms: Image navigation, binary correlation, automatic landmarking. Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-81). Also available in print.

Thèse de doctorat : Electronique, électrotechnique, automatique : Strasbourg 1 : 2008. Tesis doctoral : Electrónica, electrotécnica, automático : Universitat de València : 2008. / Thèse soutenue sur un ensemble de travaux. Thèse soutenue en co-tutelle. Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. 34 p.

Thesis (M.S. in Astronautical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Romano, Marcello ; Horning, Jim. Second Reader: Newman, Jim. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 27, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Electrical Power Subsystem, EPS, CubeSat, TINYSCOPE, solar cell, solar panel, IBPS, depth of discharge, power management and distribution , PMAD, vibration test, thermal-vacuum test. Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-179). Also available in print.

Thesis (Astronautical Engineer and M.S. in Astronautical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Romano, Marcello ; Woo, Hyunwook. Second Reader: Newman, James. "December 2009." Joint authors: Description based on title screen as viewed on January 27, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Kalman filter, Attitude determination, CubeSat, Nano-satellite, IMU, Magnetometer,Star tracker, Gyroscope. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Astronautical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): Brij Agrawal, Marcello Romano. Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102). Also available online.