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Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students Howard Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA)

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students By Howard Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA)

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Highly illustrated and supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work, this book provides all the tools needed to fully understand the subject. It is suitable for students of aerospace engineering.

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Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students Summary

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students by Howard Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA)

Written by Howard Curtis, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle University, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students is a crucial text for students of aerospace engineering. Now in its 3e, the book has been brought up-to-date with new topics, key terms, homework exercises, and fully worked examples. 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.

About Howard Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA)

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Dynamics of Point Masses Chapter 2: The Two-Body Problem Chapter 3: Orbital Position as a Function of Time Chapter 4: Orbits in Three Dimensions Chapter 5: Preliminary Orbit Determination Chapter 6: Orbital Maneuvers Chapter 7: Relative Motion and Rendezvous Chapter 8: Interplanetary Trajectories Chapter 9: Rigid Body Dynamics Chapter 10: Satellite Attitude Dynamics Chapter 11: Rocket Vehicle Dynamics Chapter 12: Introduction to Orbital Perturbations Appendix A: Physical Data Appendix B: A Road Map Appendix C: Numerical Integration of the N-Body Equations of Motion Appendix D: MATLAB Algorithms Appendix E: Gravitational Potential Energy of a Sphere Appendix F: Computing the Difference Between Nearly Equal Numbers

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CIN0080977472G
9780080977478
0080977472
Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students by Howard Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA)
Used - Good
Hardback
Elsevier Science & Technology
20131127
768
N/A
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