Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students

Howard D. Curtis - Collection Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series

673 pages, parution le 30/12/2004

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Résumé

The complete introductory orbital mechanics text for students

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students is a foundation text for this cornerstone aerospace subject. It offers a rigorous and contemporary introduction to the physical phenomena and analytical procedures required to understand and predict the behavior of orbiting spacecraft. Structured to cover the requirements of one and two semester courses in orbital mechanics, it is also a springboard to more advanced study.

Key Features:

Straightforward teach-by-example approach
Assumes no prior experience; delivers the detail to ensure that concepts are grasped on the first reading, leaving nothing to the reader's imagination
Supported by an unusually large number of worked examples, computer-based tools and extensive end of chapter exercises
Accompanying website with Instructor's Solutions Manual and downloadable MATLAB code for project work

Written for undergraduate students of aerospace engineering, astronautical engineering, engineering mechanics and engineering physics who have completed first courses in physics, vector dynamics and mathematics (through to differential equations and linear algebra), it will also be appropriate for graduate students new to the subject. The book otherwise assumes no previous experience and is self-contained. All of the required basic dynamics principles are developed in detail so that neither student nor instructor will have to refer to other sources.

L'auteur - Howard D. Curtis

Dr Howard D. Curtis, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a licensed Professional Engineer, is Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA.

Sommaire

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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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Elsevier
Auteur(s)	Howard D. Curtis
Collection	Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series
Parution	30/12/2004
Nb. de pages	673
Format	19 x 25
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1447g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750661690
ISBN13	978-0-7506-6169-0