Space Mechanics detailed syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engg) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University 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.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SPACE ENVIRONMENT
Peculiarities of space environment and its description- effect of space environment on materials of spacecraft structure and astronauts- manned space missions – effect on satellite life time
Unit II
BASIC CONCEPTS AND THE GENERAL N- BODY PROBLEM
The solar system – reference frames and coordinate systems – terminology related to the celestial sphere and its associated concepts – Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and proof of the laws -Newton’s universal law of gravitation – many body problem – Lagrange-Jacobi identity – circular restricted three body problem – libration points – general N-body problem – two body problem -relations between position and time.
Unit III
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Unit IV
INTERPLANETARY TRAJECTORIES
Two-dimensional interplanetary trajectories – fast interplanetary trajectories – three dimensional interplanetary trajectories – launch of interplanetary spacecraft – trajectory estimation about the target planet – concept of sphere of influence – Lambert’s theorem
Unit V
BALLISTIC MISSILE TRAJECTORIES
Introduction to ballistic missile trajectories – boost phase – ballistic phase – trajectory geometry -optimal flights – time of flight – re-entry phase – position of impact point – influence coefficients.
Course Outcomes:
- Apply understandings to perform satellite injection, satellite perturbations and trajectory control
- Apply orbital mechanics to control ballistic missile.
- Identify the trajectory/orbit of a space vehicle or a satellite in a suitable coordinate system.
- Solvethe delta-v required for transferring a spacecraft from one orbit to another.
- Make use of orbit perturbation analysis for satellite orbits.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Sutton, G.P., “Rocket Propulsion Elements”, Wiley, New York, 9th Ed., 2017.
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