Satellite Systems for Personal Applications

Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Scope 1.2 Perspective 1.3 Background and Applications 1.4 Trends 1.5 Overview of this Book I Basic Concepts 2 Satellites and High Altitude Platforms 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Satellites 2.3 High Altitude Platforms 3 Spectrum and Propagation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Spectrum 3.3 Propagation 4 Antennas and Noise 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Antennas 4.3 Noise 5 Modulation and Coding 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Modulation 5.3 Error Control Coding 6 Satellite Access and Networking 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Satellite Access 6.3 Payloads 6.4 Networks 7 Doppler and Pseudo-range (Navigation) 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Doppler 7.3 Pseudo-Ranging 8 Compression, Speech, Audio and Video Encoding 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Lossless Data Compression 8.3 Digitizing Analogue Signals 8.4 Speech Encoding 8.5 Audio Encoding 8.6 Video Encoding II Techniques and Systems 9 Digital Broadcasting Techniques and Architectures 9.1 Introduction 9.2 MPEG Multi-media Standards 9.3 Direct To Home Broadcast system 9.4 Direct Broadcasts to Individuals and Mobile Users 9.5 Military 10 Broadcast Systems 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Satellite Radio Systems 10.3 Direct multi-media broadcast 10.4 Direct to Home Television 10.5 Military Multimedia Broadcasts 11 Communications Architectures 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Role 11.3 Circuit-Switched Services 11.4 Packet Switched and Converged Services 11.5 Satellite Communications Networks 11.6 High Altitude Platform systems 12 Satellite Communications Systems 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Mobile Communications 12.3 Fixed Communications 12.4 Military Communications 12.5 Amateur Communications 12.6 HAP Communications 13 Satellite Navigation Techniques 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Categorisation 13.3 Doppler assisted navigation 13.4 Range Assisted Navigation 13.5 Satellite augmentation system 13.6 Navigation-Communication hybrid architecture 13.7 Receiver architecture 13.8 Distress, Safety and Location based services 14 Navigation, Tracking and Safety Systems 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Global Navigation Satellite Systems 14.3 Regional Navigation Systems 14.4 Satellite-based Augmentation Systems 14.5 Distress and Safety 14.6 Location based service 15 Remote Sensing Techniques 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Remote sensing data 15.3 Sensors 15.4 Image processing 15.5 Image interpretation 15.6 System characteristics 16 Remote Sensing Systems 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Commercial Imaging 16.3 Meteorology 16.4 Land observation 17 The Future 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Influences 17.3 Trend 17.4 The Long-term 17.5 Satellites and Environment 17.6 Conclusion A A List of Personal Applications