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DIY instruments for amateur space, Sandy Antunes

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DIY instruments for amateur space, Sandy Antunes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

DIY instruments for amateur space

Nature of contents

bibliographyhandbooks

Oclc number

888988862

Responsibility statement

Sandy Antunes

Summary

Whether your picosatellite is watching the Earth or gazing at the stars, you need to know what you're sensing. This do-it-yourself guide explains what you can measure---and the constraints on those measurements---when you're orbiting the Earth. Learn exactly what physical quantities you can measure, and how to plan your sensor loadout. The perfect follow-up to DIY Satellite Platforms (our primer for designing and building a picosatellite), this book takes you beyond just flying a camera in space and shows you what data you can gather and play with using your own personal satellite. Learn about all the sensors you can select for your mission; get acquainted with key electronic communications protocols; I2C, TTL, SPI, analog, and digital; find out how much more your instruments can "see" when they're above the atmosphere; Understand how to calibrate sensors and how to pick the signal out of the noise; determine the optimal data acquisition rate for your available bandwith; [and] look at off-the-shelf sensor hardware and CPU choices (such as Arduino)

Table Of Contents

Understanding measurement -- Introduction to instruments -- By wavelength -- Fundamental detector types -- Detectors and instruments and sensors, oh my! -- Colors and brightness -- Resolution, by the numbers -- Noise -- Calibration -- Protocols -- Instrument modes -- Off-the-shelf sensor hardware -- Committing, freezing, moving forward

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Do it yourself instruments for amateur space

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