Engineering Mastering Rocket Telemetry: Books for Electronic Design and Data Transmission

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The discussion centers on the need for resources related to spacecraft attitude determination and control, specifically focusing on the design of electronic components, measuring devices, and software for data compression and transmission. A recommended starting point is "Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications" by B. Sklar, which serves as a foundational text on modern communications techniques. For those interested in data compression, "A Concise Introduction to Data Compression" by D. Salomon is suggested. It is noted that communications theory differs from circuit design, with the ARRL Handbook being a useful resource for practical circuit construction, particularly in the context of ham radio.
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I picked up the book Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control (F Landis Markley and J.L Crassidis), but this is quite a theoretical reference and I'm also trying to research the design of the electronic components and measuring devices and also how to write the software for compressing and transmitting the collected data back to Earth. On google I have found a few books that look promising*, but this is well out of my zone of familiarity so I do not know which are to be recommended:

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B Sklar. Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd Edition). Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN: 0130847887.
D Salomon. "A concise introduction to data compression". Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.
 
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Sklar is the classic undergrad text on modern communications techniques. Start there and move to more advanced treatments focusing specifically on compression and error correction later, if needed.
 
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Note that comms theory and circuit design/construction are different fields. For the latter, I suggest books on ham radio like the ARRL Handbook.
 
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