Aerospace Engineering
Prerequisites: EGN 3321 Dynamics and MAP 2302 Differential Equation
TEXTBOOK:
David A. Vallado, Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Application, 2nd Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers
REFERENCE:
Jerry J. Sellers, Understand Space-An Introduction to Astronautics, McGraw-Hill, 1994.
William E. Wiesel, Spaceflight Dynamics, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1995.
INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Kuo-Chi "Kurt" Lin, P.E.
PREREQUISITES BY TOPICS:
- Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies.
- Analytical Geometry and Differential Equation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the fundamentals of two-body problem.
- Understand the fundamental of orbital equation.
- Understand the definition and the formulas to calculate orbital elements.
- Understand the principles of orbital transfer.
- Understand the principles of satellite operation.
TOPICS:
- Particle Dynamics
- Two-Body Problem
- Earth Satellite Operations
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