AE40005: Space Dynamics
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| Course name | Space Dynamics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offered by | Aerospace Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L-T-P | 3-0-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semester | Autumn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Prerequisites: AE21003 3 - 0 - 0: 3 Credits N-body problem, ideal two-body equation of motion, Orbit established from initial conditions, Orbital elements, determination of orbits from position and velocity vectors, and from two and three-position vectors, effect of small impulses on orbital elements, Ballistic missile trajectories and performance low acceleration orbit transfers; Equations of motion of a rigid rocket, powered flight trajectory, trajectory optimization, multi-staging and optimization of number of stages. Disturbing forces and control forces, motion of spinning and fin-stabilized rockets, general theory of orbital perturbation and orbit decay, error analysis, Altitude dynamics, Restricted 3-body problem, stability of liberation points, Lunar transfer of orbits, Interplanetary flight.
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Time Table
| Day | 8:00-8:55 am | 9:00-9:55 am | 10:00-10:55 am | 11:00-11:55 am | 12:00-12:55 pm | 2:00-2:55 pm | 3:00-3:55 pm | 4:00-4:55 pm | 5:00-5:55 pm | |
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| Monday | 2nd Year Class Room | 2nd Year Class Room | ||||||||
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