Computational Space Flight Mechanics

• Main Author: Weiland, Claus (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Fluid mechanics.; Automotive engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Automotive Engineering.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

The mechanics of space flight is an old discipline. Its topic originally was the motion of planets, moons and other celestial bodies in gravitational fields. Kepler's (1571 - 1630) observations and measurements have led to probably the first mathematical description of planet's motion. New...

Table of Contents:

• 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 for Planetary Flight
• A Resumé 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
• Solution of Problems
• Our Planetary System
• FORTRAN Codes
• MATLAB Codes
• Constants, Relations, Units and Conversions.