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Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Review of central force motion; Hohmann and other coplanar transfers, rotation of the orbital plane, patched conic method. Orbital perturbations due to the earth's oblateness, solar-lunar attraction, solar radiation pressure and atmospheric drag. Attitude dynamics of a rigid spacecraft; attitude stabilization and control; attitude manoeuvers; large space structures.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Misra, Arun K (Fall)
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MECH 220. Corequisite: MECH 412 or MECH 419