Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
Author:   Howard D. Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780123747785


Pages:   744
Publication Date:   07 December 2009
Replaced By:   9780080977478
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Howard D. Curtis (Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.370kg
ISBN:  

9780123747785


ISBN 10:   0123747783
Pages:   744
Publication Date:   07 December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780080977478
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

1. Dynamics of Point Masses; 2. The Two-Body Problem; 3. Orbital Position as a Function of Time; 4. Orbits in Three Dimensions; 5. Preliminary Orbit Determination; 6. Orbital Maneuvers; 7. Relative Motion and Rendezvous; 8. Interplanetary Trajectories; 9. Rigid-Body Dynamics; 10. Satellite Attitude Dynamics; 11. Rocket Vehicle Dynamics; Appx A. Physical Data; Appx B. A Road Map; Appx C. Numerical Integration of the n-Body Equations of Motion; Appx D. Matlab Algorithms; Appx E. Gravitational Potential Energy of a Sphere

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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.

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