Course | Postgraduate |
Semester | Sem. I |
Subject Code | AE613 |
Subject Title | Spaceflight Mechanics |
Dynamics of Particles: reference frames and rotations, energy, angular momentum – Two BodyMotion: equations of motion, Kepler laws, solution to two-body problem, conics and relations,vis-viva equation, Kepler equation, orbital elements – orbit determination: Lambert problem,satellite tracking, different methods of solution to Lambert problem – Non-Keplerian Motion: per-turbing acceleration-earth aspherical potential, oblateness, third body effects, atmospheric drageffects, application of perturbations – Orbit Maneuvers: Hohmann transfer, inclination changemaneuvers, combined maneuvers, bi-elliptic maneuvers – Lunar/Interplanetary Trajectories:sphere of influence, methods of trajectory design, restricted three body problem, Lagrangianpoints – Rigid Body Dynamics: attitude control of spinning and non-spinning spacecrafts
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