Orbital Mechanics
For Engineering Students
- 1st Edition - May 28, 2011
- Latest edition
- Author: Howard D. Curtis
- Language: English
Orbital mechanics is a cornerstone subject for aerospace engineering students. However, with its basis in classical physics and mechanics, it can be a difficult and weighty… Read more
Orbital mechanics is a cornerstone subject for aerospace engineering students. However, with its basis in classical physics and mechanics, it can be a difficult and weighty subject. Howard Curtis - Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle University, the US's #1 rated undergraduate aerospace school - focuses on what students at undergraduate and taught masters level really need to know in this hugely valuable text. Fully supported by the analytical features and computer based tools required by today's students, it brings a fresh, modern, accessible approach to teaching and learning orbital mechanics. A truly essential new resource.
- A complete, stand-alone text for this core aerospace engineering subject
- Richly-detailed, up-to-date curriculum coverage; clearly and logically developed to meet the needs of students
- Highly illustrated and fully supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work; with fully worked examples throughout, Q&A material, and extensive homework exercises.
Undergraduate students in aerospace, astronautical, mechanical engineering and engineering physics. Widely applicable to taught Masters level courses in similar subjects. Ideal for courses in orbital mechanics, including astronomy, cosmology, general mechanical engineering courses with options in space or satellite engineering, and various mathematics disciplines. Related professional aerospace and space engineering fields. Space, rocket and satellite systems engineering form key divisions of most major aeronautical groups, including organisations such as NASA, the European Space Agency, and commercial organisations such as Boeing, BAe Space Systems, etc.
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
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 28, 2011
- Language: English
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Howard D. Curtis
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA