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By
Howard Curtis, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA
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Aerospace Engineering,
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.
Audience
Undergraduate students in aerospace, astronautical, mechanical engineering and engineering physics. Widely applicable to taught Masters
level courses in similar subjects. Ideal for courses in orbital mechanics, including astronomy, cosmology, general mechanical engineering
courses with options in space or satellite engineering, and various mathematics disciplines. Related professional aerospace and space
engineering fields. Space, rocket and satellite systems engineering form key divisions of most major aeronautical groups, including organisations
such as NASA, the European Space Agency, and commercial organisations such as Boeing, BAe Space Systems, etc.
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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Hardbound, 704 pages, publication date: DEC-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6169-0
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6169-0
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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