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1.1.1 Definition of Telemetry and Telecommand |
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1.1.3 Pulse Code Modulation Definition |
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1.3 Organization Of The Text |
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SECTION I SYSTEM ELEMENTS |
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Chapter 2 Measurement Technology |
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19 | (1) |
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2.3 Measurement Environment |
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22 | (9) |
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2.3.2 Measurement Definitions |
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2.3.2.2 Input-Output Relationship |
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2.3.2.3 Precision, Accuracy, and Reproducibility |
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29 | (2) |
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2.3.2.4 Absolute Measurement and Differential Measurement |
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31 | (1) |
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2.4 Representative Sensor Technology |
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31 | (27) |
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32 | (1) |
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2.4.1.1 Pressure, Strain, or Force Measurements |
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33 | (2) |
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2.4.1.2 Temperature Measurements |
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35 | (3) |
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2.4.1.3 Light Measurements |
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38 | (1) |
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2.4.1.4 Position Measurements |
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39 | (1) |
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2.4.2.1 Capacitive Rain Gauge |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Physical Effect Sensors |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (6) |
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2.4.3.2 Piezoelectric Effect |
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47 | (2) |
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2.4.4 Semiconductor Sensors |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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2.4.4.2 Temperature Sensors |
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2.4.5 Digital Time Measurement |
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51 | (4) |
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55 | (3) |
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2.5 Smart Sensors And Rfid Sensors |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Modeling And Calibration |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (8) |
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3.3.1.1 Capacitive Rain Gauge Calibration Example |
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3.3.1.2 Calibration Range |
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3.3.1.3 Measurement Calibration Process |
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3.3.1.4 Calibration Curve Variables |
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3.3.1.5 Difference between Calibration and Usage |
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3.3.2.1 Difference between Calibration and Data Modeling |
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3.3.2.2 Modeling as Filtering |
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3.5.1 Measurement Mathematical Model |
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81 | (1) |
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3.5.2 Probability Concepts |
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81 | (1) |
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3.5.2.1 Relative Frequency |
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82 | (1) |
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3.5.2.2 Probability Density |
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3.5.2.3 Cumulative Distribution Function |
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3.5.2.4 Gaussian Probability Density Function and Noise Model |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (1) |
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3.5.2.6 Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation Estimates |
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89 | (2) |
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3.5.3 Measurement Uncertainty |
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91 | (1) |
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3.5.3.1 Uncertainty Definition |
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3.5.3.2 Confidence Intervals |
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3.5.3.3 Number of Measurements Required |
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94 | (1) |
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3.5.3.4 Combined Uncertainty and Uncertainty Budget |
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94 | (3) |
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3.6 Least Squares Fitting |
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3.6.1 Least Squares Definition |
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97 | (1) |
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3.6.2 Linear Least Squares --- Mean Square Error Basis |
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98 | (1) |
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3.6.3 Linear Least Squares --- Statistical Basis |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (2) |
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3.6.5 Correlation Coefficients |
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103 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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3.6.6.1 Parametric Models |
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3.6.6.2 Power Series Models |
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106 | (2) |
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3.6.7 Cautions with Least Squares |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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3.6.7.3 Over-fitting the Model |
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113 | (6) |
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Chapter 4 Computing System Elements |
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119 | (62) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (16) |
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4.3.1 Real-Time Computing Definition |
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4.3.1.1 Interrupt Characteristics |
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122 | (2) |
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4.3.1.2 Software Characteristics |
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124 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Computer Input-Output Interfaces |
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125 | (1) |
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4.3.2.1 Serial Interfaces |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (2) |
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4.4 User Interface Systems |
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4.4.1 Processing State Diagram |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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4.4.2.1 Database Architecture |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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4.4.2.4 Telemetry Processing Levels and Unit Conversion |
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142 | (2) |
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4.4.2.5 Telemetry Packet Processing |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (3) |
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4.4.3.1 Telemetry Data Partitioning |
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148 | (2) |
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4.4.3.2 Telemetry Status Indicators |
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150 | (1) |
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4.4.3.3 Display Interaction with the Telemetry Database |
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150 | (1) |
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4.4.3.4 Balloon Experiment Telemetry Display Example |
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151 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Telecommand Interfaces |
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152 | (1) |
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4.4.4.1 Command Dictionary |
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153 | (1) |
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4.4.4.2 Command Data Input |
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154 | (2) |
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4.4.4.3 Command Processing |
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156 | (2) |
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4.4.4.4 Balloon Experiment Telecommand Interface Example |
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158 | (2) |
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4.5 Payload Computer Systems |
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160 | (8) |
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4.5.1 Payload Command Processing State Diagram |
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163 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Payload Command Processing |
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164 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Payload Telemetry Processing |
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165 | (1) |
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4.5.3.1 Payload Data Master Equipment List |
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166 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Balloon Payload Computing System Example |
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167 | (1) |
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4.6 Secure Communications |
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168 | (8) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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4.6.4 Communications Error Effects |
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174 | (1) |
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4.6.5 Secure Hardware Systems |
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175 | (1) |
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4.6.6 Secure Software Systems |
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176 | (1) |
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178 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Signal Processing |
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181 | (136) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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5.3 Transmitting Sampled Versus Continuous Data |
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183 | (5) |
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5.3.1 Continuous Analog Transmission |
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183 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Multiplexed Analog Transmission |
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183 | (2) |
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5.3.3 Pulse Code Modulation Transmission |
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185 | (3) |
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188 | (1) |
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5.4.1 Pulse Code Modulation Signals |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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5.5.1.1 Transform Definition |
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190 | (1) |
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5.5.1.2 Magnitude and Phase Spectra |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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5.5.2 Bandlimited Signals |
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192 | (2) |
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5.5.2.1 Essential Bandwidth Definition |
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194 | (5) |
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5.5.3.2 Signal Bandlimiting Architecture |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (6) |
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201 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Oversampling the Nyquist Rate |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (18) |
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5.7.1 Reasons for Filtering |
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205 | (1) |
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5.7.2 Filter Types and Parameters |
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205 | (2) |
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5.7.3 Filter Transfer Functions |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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5.7.3.2 Butterworth Filters |
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209 | (1) |
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5.7.3.3 Chebyshev Filters |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (3) |
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5.7.4 Analog Filter Design Method |
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214 | (1) |
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5.7.4.1 Low Pass Building Block |
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215 | (3) |
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5.7.4.2 Filter Type Determination |
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218 | (1) |
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5.7.4.3 Filter Order Determination |
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218 | (1) |
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5.7.4.4 Resistor and Capacitor Selection |
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218 | (1) |
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5.7.4.5 Sample LPF Design |
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219 | (1) |
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5.7.4.6 Conversion to High-Pass Design |
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220 | (1) |
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5.7.4.7 Conversion to Band-Pass Design |
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221 | (2) |
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5.8 Software Filter Design |
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223 | (4) |
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5.8.1 Digital Filter Equivalents |
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223 | (1) |
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5.8.2 Data Processing Filtering |
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224 | (1) |
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5.8.2.1 Moving Average Filter |
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224 | (1) |
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5.8.2.2 Moving Least Squares Filter |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (6) |
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5.9.1 Quantization Process |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (1) |
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5.9.3 Quantization Noise and Resolution |
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230 | (1) |
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5.9.4 Quantization Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
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230 | (2) |
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5.9.5 Total Transmitted Data |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (84) |
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233 | (1) |
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5.10.2 Sample-and-Hold Amplifiers |
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234 | (2) |
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5.10.3 Analog-to-Digital Converters |
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236 | (1) |
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5.10.3.1 Successive Approximation Converters |
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236 | (1) |
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5.10.3.2 Flash Converters |
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237 | (2) |
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5.10.3.3 Dual Conversion Flash Converters |
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239 | (1) |
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5.10.3.4 Sigma-Delta Analog-to-Digital Conversion |
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240 | (77) |
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Chapter 7 Data Synchronization |
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317 | (40) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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7.3 Synchronization Process |
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319 | (1) |
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7.4 Carrier Synchronization |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (7) |
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321 | (2) |
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7.5.2 Data Clock Extraction |
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323 | (1) |
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7.5.2.1 Open-Loop Clock Extractors |
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323 | (1) |
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7.5.2.2 Closed-Loop Clock Extractors |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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7.6 Protocol Data Unit Synchronization |
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327 | (10) |
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7.6.1 Telemetry Frame Synchronization |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (3) |
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330 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Packet Synchronization |
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331 | (3) |
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7.6.3 Network Synchronization |
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334 | (1) |
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7.6.4 Statistical Measures |
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334 | (1) |
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7.6.4.1 False Lock Probability |
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334 | (2) |
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7.6.4.2 Missed Synchronization Probability |
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336 | (1) |
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7.7 Channel Error Detection |
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337 | (12) |
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7.7.1 Probability of Error |
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338 | (1) |
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7.7.2 Post-Processing Error Correction |
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339 | (1) |
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7.7.3 Error Detection and Correcting Codes |
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340 | (1) |
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7.7.3.1 Error Detection Codes |
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340 | (1) |
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7.7.3.2 Block Error Correction Codes |
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341 | (4) |
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7.7.3.3 Convolutional Codes |
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345 | (1) |
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7.7.3.4 Concatenated Codes |
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346 | (1) |
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7.7.4 Channel Improvement |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (2) |
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349 | (3) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Time And Position Determination |
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357 | (40) |
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357 | (2) |
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359 | (1) |
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359 | (5) |
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360 | (1) |
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8.3.1.1 International Atomic Time |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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8.3.1.4 Coordinated Universal Time |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (18) |
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8.4.1 International Organization for Standardization |
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364 | (2) |
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8.4.2 Inter-Range Instrumentation Group |
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366 | (1) |
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8.4.2.1 Inter-Range Instrumentation Group Time Frame Formats |
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366 | (6) |
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8.4.2.2 Inter-Range Instrumentation Group Pulse Code Modulation Timing Word Format |
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372 | (3) |
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8.4.2.3 Inter-Range Instrumentation Group MIL-STD-1553 Time Formats |
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375 | (1) |
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8.4.3 National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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375 | (5) |
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8.4.4 Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems |
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380 | (2) |
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8.5 Global Positioning System Time And Position |
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382 | (10) |
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8.5.1 Global Positioning System Definition |
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383 | (2) |
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8.5.2 Time and Position Determination |
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385 | (4) |
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8.5.3 National Marine Electronics Association Navigation Sentences |
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389 | (3) |
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392 | (3) |
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395 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Telecommand Transmission Systems |
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397 | (36) |
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397 | (2) |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (5) |
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9.4 Command Transmission Strategies |
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404 | (6) |
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9.4.1 Repeat-arid-Execute Command Protocol |
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406 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Verify-and-Execute Command Protocol |
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407 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Open-Loop Command Protocol |
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407 | (1) |
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9.4.4 Command Packaging Examples |
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408 | (2) |
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9.5 Operational Considerations |
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410 | (13) |
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9.5.1 Command Synchronization |
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410 | (2) |
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9.5.2 Command Verification |
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412 | (2) |
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9.5.3 Subsystem Command Rates |
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414 | (1) |
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9.5.4 Pre-event Commanding |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (1) |
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9.5.7 Command Error Rates |
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417 | (1) |
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9.5.7.1 Command Reception Error Probability |
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417 | (2) |
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9.5.7.2 Parity Error Detection Strategies |
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419 | (1) |
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9.5.7.3 Repeat Command Strategies |
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420 | (2) |
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422 | (1) |
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9.6 Packet Command Systems |
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423 | (2) |
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425 | (1) |
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425 | (8) |
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SECTION III DATA TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES |
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Chapter 10 Modulation Techniques |
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433 | (64) |
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433 | (2) |
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435 | (1) |
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435 | (13) |
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10.3.1 Phase and Frequency Definition |
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436 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Frequency Modulation |
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437 | (4) |
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441 | (3) |
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10.3.4 Signal-to-Noise Performance |
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444 | (2) |
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10.3.5 Relative Performance of FM and PM |
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446 | (2) |
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448 | (21) |
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10.4.1 Phase Shift Keying |
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449 | (1) |
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10.4.1.1 Binary Phase Shift Keying and Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
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449 | (4) |
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10.4.1.2 Offset Quadrature Phase Shift Keying or Staggered Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
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453 | (2) |
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10.4.2 Frequency Shift Keying |
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455 | (2) |
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10.4.3 Pulse-Shaped Modulation Techniques |
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457 | (1) |
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10.4.3.1 Minimum Shift Keying and Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying |
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457 | (2) |
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10.4.3.2 Shaped Offset Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
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459 | (1) |
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10.4.4 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
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460 | (3) |
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10.4.5 Subcarrier Modulation |
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463 | (2) |
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10.4.6 Bit Error Rate Performance |
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465 | (4) |
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469 | (8) |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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10.5.2.1 Phase Shift Keying |
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471 | (1) |
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10.5.2.2 Frequency Shift Keying |
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472 | (2) |
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10.5.2.3 Minimum Shift Keying, Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying, and Shaped Offset Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
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474 | (1) |
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10.5.2.4 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
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474 | (1) |
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10.5.3 Spectrum Control Issues |
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474 | (3) |
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477 | (13) |
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10.6.1 Telemetry Frequency Allocations |
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478 | (1) |
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10.6.1.1 Telemetry Stations and Services |
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479 | (3) |
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482 | (1) |
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483 | (1) |
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10.6.2 Emission Standards |
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483 | (1) |
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10.6.2.1 Necessary Bandwidth |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (2) |
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10.6.3 Intermodulation Effects |
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486 | (1) |
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10.6.4 Unequal Data Rates |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (2) |
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10.7 Digital Over Analog Transmission |
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490 | (1) |
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491 | (3) |
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494 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Microwave Transmission |
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497 | (104) |
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497 | (2) |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (5) |
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500 | (1) |
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11.3.2 Structure of the Atmosphere |
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501 | (2) |
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11.3.3 Radio Propagation Modes |
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503 | (2) |
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11.3.4 Band Characteristics |
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505 | (1) |
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11.4 Radio Frequency Devices |
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505 | (18) |
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11.4.1 Transmitters and Receivers |
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506 | (3) |
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11.4.2 Radio Frequency Components |
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509 | (1) |
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11.4.2.1 Radio Frequency Cabling |
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509 | (1) |
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11.4.2.2 Active and Passive Devices |
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509 | (4) |
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513 | (1) |
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11.4.3.2 Antenna Radiation Pattern |
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514 | (3) |
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517 | (3) |
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520 | (1) |
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11.4.4 Software Defined Radio |
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521 | (2) |
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11.5 Free Space Propagation |
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523 | (20) |
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11.5.1 Friis Transmission Relationship |
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524 | (2) |
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526 | (1) |
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526 | (2) |
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528 | (1) |
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11.5.3.2 Effective Temperature Computation |
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529 | (1) |
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11.5.3.3 Antenna Temperature Computation |
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530 | (1) |
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11.5.3.4 System Temperature Computation |
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531 | (4) |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (7) |
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11.6 Atmospheric, Sun, And Ground Propagation Effects |
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543 | (10) |
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11.6.1 Gaseous Attenuation |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (2) |
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546 | (3) |
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11.6.4 General Terrain Fade Margin |
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549 | (1) |
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550 | (2) |
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552 | (1) |
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11.7 Rain Effects Modeling |
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553 | (10) |
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553 | (3) |
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11.7.2 International Telecommunications Union Model |
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556 | (1) |
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11.7.2.1 Satellite Link Path Attenuation |
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557 | (4) |
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11.7.2.2 Terrestrial Link Path Attenuation |
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561 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (8) |
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563 | (1) |
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564 | (3) |
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11.8.3 Multiple-ray Model |
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567 | (1) |
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567 | (3) |
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570 | (1) |
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571 | (5) |
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576 | (5) |
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Appendix A Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols |
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A.1 Acronyms And Abbreviations |
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581 | (7) |
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A.2 Functions, Symbols, Units, And Variables |
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588 | (7) |
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Appendix B Supporting Tables |
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595 | (6) |
Index |
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