Orbital mechanics for engineering students
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Orbital mechanics for engineering students
（Elsevier aerospace engineering series）
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Orbital mechanics is a cornerstone subject for aerospace engineering students. However, with its basis in classical physics and mechanics, it can be a difficult and weighty subject. Howard Curtis - Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle University, the US's #1 rated undergraduate aerospace school - focuses on what students at undergraduate and taught masters level really need to know in this hugely valuable text. Fully supported by the analytical features and computer based tools required by today's students, it brings a fresh, modern, accessible approach to teaching and learning orbital mechanics. A truly essential new resource.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Dynamics of Point Masses
- The Two Body Problem
- Orbital Position as a Function of Time
- Orbits in Three Dimensions
- Preliminary Orbit Determination
- Orbital Maneuvers
- Relative Motion and Rendezvous
- Interplanetary Trajectories
- Rigid Body Dynamics
- Satellite Attitude Dynamics
- Rocket Vehicle Dynamics
- Physical Data
- Numerical Integration of the N-Body Equations of Motion
- MATLAB Algorithms
- Gravitational Potential Energy of a Sphere
- Solutions Manual
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