Orbital Mechanics
Slides
Syllabus
Course Code: AE313 (BTech 5th Semester) AE613 (MTech 1st Semester)
Dynamics of point masses- Newton’s inverse square law - n-body equation- Kepler’s law- eqn of conic- types of conics- flight path angle- Vis-Viva eqn- orbital position as a function of time- Kepler’s eqn- orbits in three dimensions-different coordinate frames- conversion of state vector to orbital elements-coordinate transformation between different frames- earth’s oblateness- ground tracks- preliminary orbit determination- Julian date- topocentric coordinate frame- angle and range measurements- orbit maneuvers- impulse transfer-Hohmann- bielliptic-phasing maneuvers-non-Hohman transfers-chase maneuvers- plane change maneuvers- lunar transfer trajectories
Text Book
Howard D.Curtis,’Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, ELSEVIER, Reference Book
References
Richard H.Battin, ‘An introduction to the Mathematics and Methods of Astrodynamics, Revised Edition’, AIAA Education Series (Most rigorous and comprehensive book. Only touch it if want to practice Orbital Mechanics life long.)
David A Vallado, ’Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers (Interesting treatment of the material.)
Francis J Hale, ‘Introduction to Space Flight’, Prentice Hall (Good for Gravity assist and interplanetary trajectories)
V A Chobotov,’ORBITAL MECHANICS’. AIAA EDUCATION SERIES (Has chapters on Space Debris and low-thrust optimal transfer)