Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
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Dealing with orbital mechanics, this book covers perturbations, Lambert's problem, attitude dynamics, and techniques for numerically integrating orbits. It includes examples and homework problems, and Matlab algorithms. It provides discussions of coordinate systems, and a discussion on perturbations and quarternions.
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Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students by Howard D Curtis
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.
Professor Curtis is former professor and department chair of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is a licensed professional engineer and is the author of two textbooks (Orbital Mechanics 3e, Elsevier 2013, and Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis, McGraw Hill 1997). His research specialties include continuum mechanics, structures, dynamics, and orbital mechanics.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780123747785 |
| ISBN 10 | 0123747783 |
| Title | Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students |
| Author | Howard D Curtis |
| Series | Aerospace Engineering |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division |
| Year published | 2009-12-07 |
| Number of pages | 744 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |