Space Mechanics detailed Syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (AS), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all other VTU AS 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU AS 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for space mechanics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Module 1
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.
Module 2
Basic Concepts and Two 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, motion of body under central force field, two body problem, relations between position and time, orbital elements, orbit types.
Module 3
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Module 4
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.
Module 5
Ballistic Missile Trajectories: Introduction to ballistic missile trajectories, boost phase, the ballistic phase, trajectory geometry, optimal flights, time of flight, re-entry phase, the position of impact point, influence coefficients.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Rocket Propulsion and Space Dynamics Cornelisse, J.W W.H. Freeman&co 1984
- Introduction to Space Dynamics Thomson Dover Publications Revised edition,2012
Reference Books:
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