Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
By- Howard Curtis, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA
- Howard Curtis, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA
* A complete, stand-alone text for this core aerospace engineering subject
* NEW: updated throughout, with new coverage of perturbations, Lambert's problem, attitude dynamics, and techniques for numerically integrating orbits
* NEW: more examples and homework problems, more Matlab algorithms
* NEW: improved support material, including instructor solutions manual and lecture PowerPoint slides.
Audience
Undergraduate students in aerospace, astronautical, mechanical engineering and engineering physics. Related professional aerospace and space engineering fields.
Hardbound, 744 Pages
Published: October 2009
Imprint: Butterworth Heinemann
ISBN: 978-0-12-374778-5
Contents
- 1. Dynamics of Point Masses;
2. The Two-Body Problem;
3. Orbital Position as a Function of Time;
4. Orbits in Three Dimensions;
5. Preliminary Orbit Determination;
6. Orbital Maneuvers;
7. Relative Motion and Rendezvous;
8. Interplanetary Trajectories;
9. Rigid-Body Dynamics;
10. Satellite Attitude Dynamics;
11. Rocket Vehicle Dynamics;
Appx A. Physical Data;
Appx B. A Road Map;
Appx C. Numerical Integration of the n-Body Equations of Motion;
Appx D. Matlab Algorithms;
Appx E. Gravitational Potential Energy of a Sphere
