Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
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Product Details
Author:
Peter C. Hughes
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
592
Publisher:
Dover Publications (December 17, 2004)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780486439259
ISBN-10:
0486439259
Weight:
28.24oz
Dimensions:
6.14" x 9.21"
Case Pack:
14
Series:
Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering
File:
Dover-Dover_08042026_P10435224_onix30_Complete-20260803.xml
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$34.95
Publisher Identifier:
P-DOVER
Discount Code:
D
Audience:
College/higher education
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Dover Publications
Folder:
Dover
Overview
Pointing a satellite in the right direction requires an extremely complex system — one that describes the satellite's orientation and at the same time predicts and either uses or neutralizes external influences.
From its roots in classical mechanics and reliance on stability theory to the evolution of practical stabilization ideas, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics offers comprehensive coverage of environmental torques encountered in space; energy dissipation and its effects on the attitude stability of spinning bodies; motion equation for four archetypical systems derived and used repeatedly throughout the text; orientation parameters (not limited to Euler angles); illustrations of key concepts with on-orbit flight data; and typical engineering hardware, with examples of the implementation of dynamic ideas.
Suitable as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this unified treatment is also a valuable reference for professional engineers studying the analysis and application of modern spacecraft attitude dynamics. The sole prerequisites are a fundamental knowledge of vector dynamics and matrix algebra. Over 250 diagrams appear throughout the text, along with extensive problem sets at the end of each chapter, 350 references (cited, interpreted, and placed in perspective to reinforce the material), and two helpful appendixes.
