Optical Payloads for Space Missions (eBook)

Shen-En Qian (Herausgeber)

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2015
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-94527-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Optical Payloads for Space Missions is a comprehensive collection of optical spacecraft payloads with contributions by leading international rocket-scientists and instrument builders.

• Covers various applications, including earth observation, communications, navigation, weather, and science satellites and deep space exploration • Each chapter covers one or more specific optical payload • Contains a review chapter which provides readers with an overview on the background, current status, trends, and future prospects of the optical payloads • Provides information on the principles of the optical spacecraft payloads, missions’ background, motivation and challenges, as well as the scientific returns, benefits and applications

Autor

Shen-En Qian is a senior scientist and technical authority at the Canadian Space Agency. He is an internationally recognized expert in optical spacecraft payloads, space technologies for satellite missions and deep space exploration, remote sensing, satellite signal processing and enhancement, on-board satellite data compression, data handling and international standards for spacecraft data systems. He has 30 years experience in these areas. He holds 17 patents in U.S., Europe, Canada and Australia. Dr. Qian is the sole author of three reference books on optical satellites and their signal processing and a co-author of four other books. He has published 100+ scientific papers and produced 100 unpublished proprietary technical reports. Dr. Qian is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the International Society of Optics and Photonics Engineering (SPIE). He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. He is an adjunct professor at York University.

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Contributors List

Steven G. Ackleson
Section Head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. Ph.D. (Marine Studies), University of Delaware; M.S. (Marine Studies), University of Delaware; B.S. (Earth Science), Millersville State College (Chapter 2).

Maki Akioka
Senior Researcher of the Planning Office, Wireless Network Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan. M.Sc and D.Sc. (Astrophysics), the Kyoto University (Chapter 27).

Hiroaki Akiyama
Professor (Space education), Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Sakaedani, Wakayama, Japan. Ph.D. (Science), the University of Tokyo; B.S. (Agriculture), Kyoto University (Chapter 42).

Amit Angal
Senior Instrument Engineer, Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, MD. M.S. (Electrical Engineering), South Dakota State University; B.S. (Electronics and Telecommunication Engg), University of Pune, India (Chapter 3).

Yoshihide Aoyanagi
Researcher, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo. Ph.D. (Engineering), Hokkaido Institute of Technology; M.S. (Engineering), Hokkaido Institute of Technology; B.S. (Engineering), Hokkaido Institute of Technology (Chapter 36).

André Augusto
Development Engineer, Equatorial Sistemas S.A., São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. B.S. (Engineering Physics), Universidade Federal de São Carlos, SP, Brazil (Chapter 16).

Martin Bachmann
Research Scientist. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Earth Observation Center (EOC), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Ph.D. (Remote Sensing), University of Wuerzburg. Diploma degree (Physical Geography), Technical University of Dresden (Chapter 7).

William L. Barnes
Senior Research Scientist, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland Ph.D. (Physics) Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; M.S. (Physics) North Texas State University; B.S. (Physics) North Texas State University (Chapter 3).

Bruno Berruti
Sentinel-3 Project Manager, European Space Technology Centre, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Ph. D. Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (Chapter 10).

Richard Bessudo
Satellite Project Manager, Thales Alenia Space, Cannes. Master in Electronic Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Electronique et Radioélectricité de Grenoble (Chapter 4).

Jean-Loup Bézy
Head Optical Instruments Section, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Master (Physical Engineering), Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium; Ingénieur SupOptique, École Supérieure d’Optique, Orsay, France (Chapter 4).

Gail E. Bingham
Chief Scientist, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah State University Research Foundation, North Logan, UT, 84341, Ph.D. (Micrometeorology), Cornell University; B.S. (Biometeorology), Utah State University (Chapter 22).

Alessandro Bini
SELEX ES, Via A. Einstein 35, I-50013 Campi Bisenzio (FI), Italy, M.S. (Physics), University of Florence (Chapter 8).

Adam E. Bourassa
Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. B.Sc. (Engineering Physics), B.Sc. (Computer Science), University of Saskatchewan, M.Sc. (Engineering Physics), University of Saskatchewan, Ph.D. (Engineering Physics), University of Saskatchewan (Chapter 31).

Ludovic Bourg
Senior research engineer, Optical Remote Sensing Department, ACRI-ST, Sophia-Antipolis, France. Ph.D. (Remote Sensing), University of Paris- Denis Diderot; M.S. (Physics), University of Paris-Denis Diderot; B.S. (Physics), University of Paris-Denis Diderot (Chapter 4).

Jeffrey H. Bowles
Research Physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. Ph.D. (Physics), University of California, Irvine; M.S. (Physics), University of California, Irvine; B.S. (Physics), California State University, Northridge (Chapter 2).

Henry L. Buijs
Chief Technical Officer, ABB measurement products, Quebec, QC. Ph.D. (Molecular Physics), University of British Columbia; M.Sc. (Physics), University of Toronto; B.A.Sc. (Engineering Physics), University of Toronto (Chapters 19, 20).

Dwight Caldwell
Senior Member of Technical Staff, COM DEV International Ltd., Cambridge, Ontario. M.S (Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Waterloo (Chapter 29).

Humberto P. Cardoso
Thermal Engineer & Project Manager, Equatorial Sistemas S.A., São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. Ph.D. (Thermal Sciences), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil; M.S. (Thermal Sciences), Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica, S.J. Campos, SP, Brazil; B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brazil (Chapter 16).

Sidney L. A. Carrara
Technical Director, Equatorial Sistemas S.A., São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering), Stanford University; M.S. (Electrical Engineering), Stanford University; B.S. (Electronics Engineering), ITA – Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, S.J.Campos, SP, Brazil (Chapter 16).

Monica Chaumont
Integration and Test Engineer, Space Flight Laboratory. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M.A.Sc. (Aerospace Engineering) University of Toronto; B.A.Sc. (Engineering Science), University of Toronto (Chapter 39).

Kai Chen
Research Assistant, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. M.S. (Micro Electronics), Tianjin University; B.S. (Micro Electronics), Tianjin University (Chapter 5).

Weibiao Chen
Professor, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Ph.D, M.S. and B.S (Physics), Ocean University of China (Chapter 24).

Christian Chlebek
Project Manager. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Space Administration, Bonn, Germany. Diploma (Physics), University Bonn (Chapter 7).

Peter Coppo
Optical payload System Engineer, Selex-ES, Florence, Italy. “Laurea” degree (Physics), University of Florence (Chapter 32).

Michael R. Corson
Research Physicist, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. Ph.D. (Physics), Boston University; A.B. (Physics), Bowdoin College (Chapter 2).

Michael G. Daly
Associate Professor, Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario Canada. B.Sc. (Engineering Physics), Queens University; M.Eng. (Engineering Physics), McMaster University; Ph.D. (Engineering Physics), McMaster University (Chapter 23).

Curtiss O. Davis
Professor, Senior Research, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Ph.D. (Oceanography), University of Washington; M.S. (Oceanography), University of Washington; B.S. (Zoology), University of California, Berkeley (Chapter 2).

Doug A. Degenstein
Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. B.Sc. (Computer Science), University of Saskatchewan; B.Sc. (Engineering Physics), University of Saskatchewan; Ph.D. (Engineering Physics), University of Saskatchewan (Chapter 31).

Yves Delclaud
Project Manager of OLCI instrument on Sentinel 3, Thales Alenia Space, Cannes. Optical Engineer – Ecole Supérieure d’Optique de Paris Orsay (Chapters 4, 10).

Steven M. Delwart
Engineer ESA-ESRIN, Frascati Italy. MSc (Optics), DIC, FRCS; B.Sc (Physics), Imperial College London University (Chapter 4).

José Dias de Matos
Senior Engineer, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. M.S. (Electronics and Telecommunications), INPE; B.S. (Electrical Engineering), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil (Chapter 16).

André O. de Oliveira
Development Physicist, R&D Department – Opto Eletrônica S/A, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. M.S. (Physics), Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo – IFSC – USP; B.S. (Physics), IFSC – USP, Brazil (Chapters 14, 16).

Donna-Lee Desaulniers
Consultant/Contractor in Space Optical Systems, Ottawa, Canada. M.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Queen’s University; B.Sc (Physics), McGill University (Chapter 18).

Oleg Djazovski
Senior Optical Engineer, Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada. Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) Tottori University; M.S. (Solid State Physics) and B.S. (Electrical Engineering) Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University (Chapter 37).

Craig Donlon
Sentinel-3 Mission Scientist, European Space Technology Centre, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. PhD (Oceanography), University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Chapter 10).

Eyal Ben Dor
Director- Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University, Head- Remote Sensing Laboratory, Geography Department, Tel Aviv University, Ph.D. (Soil Science), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; M.Sc. (Agriculture),...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: Aeronautic & Aerospace Engineering • Applications • communications • components • detector • detector arrays • Earth observation • Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik • Energie • Energieeffizienz • Energy • energy efficiency • focal plane arrays • Fourier transform • Fourier transform spectrometer • Future • Global • hyperspectral • Hyperspectral Imaging • Instrument • Lidar • Lidar and active optical sensors • Luft- u. Raumfahrttechnik • Mars Rover • Maschinenbau • mechanical engineering • Miniaturized satellite • Mission • Multispectral • Multispectral sensor • Navigation • Optical • Optical Payloads • Optical spacecraft payload • Overview • panchromatic • payloads • Performance • Prospects • Radiometer • Satellite platform • Satellites • sounder • space • space exploration • space mission • Space Missions • Spectrometer • spectroradiometer • spectroscopy • Systems Engineering & Management • Systemtechnik u. -management • Trends • Weather
• ISBN-10: 1-118-94527-1 / 1118945271
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-94527-8 / 9781118945278