The general practice in this book is to provide numerical solutions for all discussed topics and problems. This could be the orbit determination by the orbital elements, Lagrange's perturbation equations for disturbed Earth's orbits,the flight of a mass point in flight path coordinates (three degree of freedom), and the flight of a controlled space vehicle in body fixed coordinates (six degree of freedom). This book has been written not only for graduate and doctoral students but also for non-specialists who may be interested in this subject or concerned with space flight mechanics. Presents numerical solutions of the governing equations of space flight mechanics Enables the reader to understand the compicated physics behing Incl. FORTRAN and MATLAB codes as well as solutions to problems INDICE: Coordinate Transformations.- Transformations Between often used Coordinate Systems.- Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion and Newton’s Celestial Mechanics.- The Two-Body Problem.- General Equations form Planetary Flight.- A Resume of the Aerothermodynamics of Space Flight Vehicles.- Three and Six Degree of Freedom Trajectory Simulations.- Numerical Applications of the General Equations for Planetary Flight.- The Earth Atmosphere.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-13582-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 310
- Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés