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Instructors: Dr. rer. nat. Markus Landgraf
Event type:
Exercise
Org-unit: Dept. 16 - Mechanical Engineering
Displayed in timetable as:
Space Flight Mech
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
1
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Course Contents:
Contents:
- The Two-Body Problem
- The Kepler Problem
- Coordinate Frames and Time
- Trajectories in Space
- The Perturbed Kepler Motion
- The Geostationary Orbit
- The Rocket Equation and Staging
- Impulsive Transfers
- Relative Motion
General Information:
The lecture is targeted towards students of the fields mechanical and process engineering, mechanics, mathematics, and physics, as well as all other faculties. For students of the faculty of mechanical engineering this course can be credited in the block elective courses (Master branch) or compulsory optional courses (Diplom branch). In mechanics the course can be credited as consolidation course in dynamics or as (not-consolidating) mechanics course. Students of other faculties are asked to check independently the possibilities for integration and crediting of the course in their itineraries. There are good experiences with in the faculties of mathematics and physics. There are no formal preconditions for attendance, but we recommend knowledge in mathematics and mechanics that are expected of a student of engineering of the fifth semester. Also, basics of programming celestial mechanics problems will be discussed in the lecture. Therefore, basic programming knowledge is valuable. The language in the lecture as well as for the written exam is English. In case of successful examination, you will be credited 6CP (according to the crediting system of the faculty of mechanical engineerin). The course is offered in the winter semester only. In the frame of the lecture there will be exercises (one double-session every two weeks). A script (in German language) is available free of charge. There will be an excursion to the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt for intersted students, scheduled in the second half of the semester.
Literature:
A list of references can be found in the script, which will be distributed in the first week
Preconditions:
It is recommended to have knowledge in mathematics and mechanics, that corresponds to the level of a student in mechanical engineering, mechanics, mathematics, or physics in the fifth semester. Basic programming knowledge is helpful.
Expected Number of Participants:
35
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