Authors: William E. Wiesel
ISBN-13: 9781452879598, ISBN-10: 1452879591
Format: Paperback
Publisher: CreateSpace
Date Published: June 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Designed for undergraduate courses in Spacecraft Dynamics and Orbital Mechanics, this new edition offers a three-dimensional treatment of dynamics discussions of rigid body dynamics, rocket trajectories, and the space environment. An expert in his field, author William E. Wiesel presents a wealth of information in an easy-to-understand manner without the daunting mathematical rigor of graduate texts. Reference is made to actual flight vehicles and satellites to give students background on the type of work currently being done in this field.
1 | Particle Dynamics | 1 |
2 | The Two-Body Problem | 44 |
3 | Earth-Satellite Operations | 73 |
4 | Rigid-Body Dynamics | 97 |
5 | Satellite-Attitude Dynamics | 125 |
6 | Gyroscopic Instruments | 165 |
7 | Rocket Performance | 192 |
8 | Reentry Dynamics | 228 |
9 | The Space Environment | 254 |
10 | The Restricted Three-Body Problem | 278 |
11 | Interplanetary Trajectories | 297 |
A | Vectors and Matrices | 315 |
B | Linear Systems | 319 |
C | Astrodynamic Constants | 323 |
Index | 325 |