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Peaceful Uses of Automation in Outer Space

Proceedings of the First IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in the Peaceful Uses of Space, held June 21–24, 1965, in Stavanger, Norway

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Table of contents (46 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Panel Discussion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Panel Discussion on “The Problems of Control of the Space Flight in the Future”

      • A. M. Letov, Charles Draper, A. I. Lur’e, Dean Gillette, E. A. Fedosov, Panel and Audience
      Pages 3-11
  3. Launch and Midcourse Guidance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Piloted Guidance and Control of the Saturn V Launch Vehicle

      • Robert W. Gunderson, Gordon H. Hardy
      Pages 33-50
    3. Optimization of Midcourse Velocity Corrections

      • Robert G. Stern, James E. Potter
      Pages 70-84
    4. Optimization of Spacecraft Flight Control

      • A. K. Platonov, A. A. Dashkov, V. N. Kubasov
      Pages 85-94
  4. Specific Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
    2. Control of the Syncom Communication Satellite

      • Donald D. Williams
      Pages 132-140
    3. Use of Single-Axis Orientation for Artificial Earth Satellites

      • R. F. Appazov, V. P. Legostaev, B. V. Raushenbakh
      Pages 141-151
    4. Fine Solar Alignment System for Operation in Stabilised Vehicles

      • W. S. Black, D. B. Shenton
      Pages 152-159
  5. Attitude Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
    2. On One Class of Systems for Controlling the Orientation of Artificial Earth Satellites

      • V. A. Bodner, K. V. Alekseev, G. G. Bebenin
      Pages 163-175
    3. Investigation of Earth Satellites with Magnetic Attitude Stabilization

      • F. Mesch, G. Schweizer, K. Stopfkuchen
      Pages 176-210
    4. Spin Control for Earth Satellites

      • Robert E. Fischell
      Pages 211-218

Editors and Affiliations

  • TRW Systems, Houston, USA

    John A. Aseltine

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Peaceful Uses of Automation in Outer Space

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the First IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in the Peaceful Uses of Space, held June 21–24, 1965, in Stavanger, Norway

  • Editors: John A. Aseltine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6411-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1966

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-6203-4Published: 01 January 1966

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6411-3Published: 27 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 577

  • Number of Illustrations: 133 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Engineering, general

  • Industry Sectors: Aerospace, IT & Software

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