Orbital Mechanics detailed syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engg) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aerospace Engg students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aerospace Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aerospace Engg 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Aerospace Engg Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of orbital mechanics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION
Celestial sphere, Ecliptic, Right ascension and Declination, Vernal equinox, Solar time and Sidereal time, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, Keplerian Orbital elements.
Unit II
TWO-BODY PROBLEM AND ORBIT PERTURBATIONS
Two-body problem, Orbit equation, Orbital velocity and Orbital energy, Kepler’s equation and Time of flight, Orbit perturbations, Special and General Perturbation methods.
Unit III
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Unit IV
INTERPLANETARY AND LUNAR TRAJECTORIES
Sphere of Influence, Patched conic approximation with simplified example, Realistic interplanetary mission, Locating the planets, Design of departure and arrival trajectories, Gravity-assist maneuvers, Design of departure and arrival lunar trajectories.
Unit V
APPLICATION OF ORBITAL MECHANICS TO BALLISTIC MISSILES
General ballistic missile problem, Geometry of ballistic missile trajectory, Free flight range, Flightpath angle, Maximum range trajectory, Time of free flight, Effect of launching errors, Influence coefficients, Effect of earth rotation.
Course Outcomes:
After successful completion of this course, the students will be able to
- Apply the concepts of orbital mechanics to find the trajectory/orbit of a space vehicle or a satellite.
- Discuss the perturbation of satellite orbits and its mathematical background.
- Calculate the delta-v required for transferring a spacecraft from one orbit to another.
- Design an approximate trajectory for interplanetary and lunar spacecraft.
- Apply the concepts of orbital mechanics to free flight phase of ballistic missiles
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