Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students (Aerospace Engineering) - Hardcover

Curtis, Howard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123747783 ISBN 13: 9780123747785

Publisher: Academic Press, 2009

Synopsis

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Second Edition, provides an introduction to the basic concepts of space mechanics. These include vector kinematics in three dimensions; Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation; relative motion; the vector-based solution of the classical two-body problem; derivation of Kepler’s equations; orbits in three dimensions; preliminary orbit determination; and orbital maneuvers. The book also covers relative motion and the two-impulse rendezvous problem; interplanetary mission design using patched conics; rigid-body dynamics used to characterize the attitude of a space vehicle; satellite attitude dynamics; and the characteristics and design of multi-stage launch vehicles.

Each chapter begins with an outline of key concepts and concludes with problems that are based on the material covered. This text is written for undergraduates who are studying orbital mechanics for the first time and have completed courses in physics, dynamics, and mathematics, including differential equations and applied linear algebra. Graduate students, researchers, and experienced practitioners will also find useful review materials in the book.

• NEW: Reorganized and improved discusions of coordinate systems, new discussion on perturbations and quarternions
• NEW: Increased coverage of attitude dynamics, including new Matlab algorithms and examples in chapter 10
• New examples and homework problems

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All the necessary tools to learn Orbital Mechanics in one volume -- theory, practical examples, and computational tools.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0123747783
• ISBN 13: 9780123747785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 720