Computational Space Flight Mechanics

by Claus Weiland

Book Overview

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 Resum? 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642432115
• ISBN13: 9783642432118
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"