A wireless addressing interface circuitry for microthruster array applications

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 628-634

  Zhang, K L ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Ang, S S ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Circuits; Space technology; Wireless

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SOLID PROPELLANTS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MICROSPACECRAFT; MICROTHRUSTER; WIRELESS ADDRESSING INTERFACE CIRCUITRY;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 35548951783     PISSN: 00022667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00022660710829827     Document Type: Article

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