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Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
Revised Reprint
Includes all the necessary tools to learn orbital mechanics in one volume - theory, practical examples, and MATLAB incorporated throughout
Howard D. Curtis (Author)
9780128240250, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 4 September 2020
780 pages
23.5 x 19 x 4.7 cm, 1.22 kg
Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Fourth Edition, is a key text for students of aerospace engineering. While this latest edition has been updated with new content and included sample problems, it also retains its teach-by-example approach that emphasizes analytical procedures, computer-implemented algorithms, and the most comprehensive support package available, including fully worked solutions, PPT lecture slides, and animations of selected topics. Highly illustrated and fully supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work, this book provides all the tools needed to fully understand the subject.
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. Lunar Trajectories 10. Introduction to Orbital Perturbations 11. Rigid Body Dynamics 12. Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics 13. Rocket Vehicle Dynamics Appendix A Physical Data B A Road Map C Numerical Integration of the N-Body Equations of Motion D MATLAB Scripts E Gravitational Potential of a Sphere F Computing the Difference Between Nearly Equal Numbers G Direction Cosine Matrix in Terms of the Unit Quaternion
Subject Areas: Astronautics [TTDS]
