NPTEL :: Aerospace Engineering - Space Flight Mechanics

Modules / Lectures

Some basic definitions
- Some basic definitions
- Some Basic Definitions (Contd.)
Kinematics of a particle
- Kinematics of a particle
Conic section
- Conic section
Kepler’s Laws
- Kepler’s Laws
Gravitational central force motion dynamics
- Gravitational central force motion dynamics
- Gravitational central force motion dynamics (Contd.)
- Gravitational central force motion dynamics (Contd.)
Determination of the orbit parameters from the burn out data
- Determination of the orbit parameters from the burn out data (currently only semi-major axis, eccentricity and the true anomaly)
An alternate way of finding the equation of conic section for motion under gravity
- An alternate way of finding the equation of conic section for motion under gravity
Orbit Determination
- Orbit Determination
Solving Kepler’s Equation
- Solving Kepler’s Equation
3-Body Problem
- 3-Body Problem
Solving Equation of Motion
- Solving Equation of Motion
General threeâ€body problem
- General three?body problem
- General three?body problem (Contd.)
- General three?body problem (Contd.)
- General three?body problem (Contd.)
- General three?body problem (Contd. )
- General three?body problem ( Contd. )
TRAJECTORY TRANSFER
- Trajectory Transfer
- Trajectory Transfer (Contd.)
- Trajectory Transfer (Contd..)
How do we choose the mode of transfer: (2 impulses)
- How do we choose the mode of transfer: (2 impulses)
Comparing Hohmann and Bielliptic transfers
- Comparing Hohmann and Bielliptic transfers
- Comparing Hohmann and Bielliptic transfers (Contd.)
- Comparing Hohmann and Bielliptic transfers (Contd.. )
- Comparing Hohmann and Bielliptic transfers (Contd.. )
- Comparing Hohmann and Bielliptic transfers (Contd.. )
- Comparing Hohmann and Bielliptic transfers (Continued)
Rendezvous between two vehicles in non coplanar orbits
- Rendezvous between two vehicles in non coplanar orbits
Introduction to Satellite Attitude Dynamics
- Introduction to Satellite Attitude Dynamics
- Introduction to Satellite Attitude Dynamics (Contd.)
Principal Moments of Inertia and Principal Directions
- Principal Moments of Inertia and Principal Directions
Principal Moments of Inertia
- Principal Moments of Inertia
Moments of Inertia
- Moments of Inertia
Euler’s Dynamical Equation
- Euler’s Dynamical Equation
Sequential orthogonal rotations
- Sequential orthogonal rotations
- Sequential orthogonal rotations (Contd.)
- Sequential orthogonal rotations ( Contd.)
- Sequential orthogonal rotations (Contd.)
Dynamics of Rocket
- Dynamics of Rocket
Performance of a single stage rocket
- Performance of a single stage rocket
- Performance of a single stage rocket (Contd..)
- Performance of a single stage rocket ( Contd..)

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