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Orbital Mechanics and Astrodynamics Techniques and Tools for Space Missions
Now in an updated second edition, this classroom-tested textbook covers fundamental and advanced topics in orbital mechanics and astrodynamics...
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Relative Orbital Mechanics
We introduce relative orbital mechanics concepts in the context of orbital rendezvous and present a derivation of the general dynamic equations of...
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MULTIPLICATIVE QUATERNION ERROR FEEDBACK FOR ORBITAL MANEUVERS
Quaternion parameterizations for the orientation of reference frames that are relevant to orbital motion are presented. The resultant dynamics are...
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Unified plastic limit analysis of the cap periphery formation in orbital drilling of titanium alloy
The cap geometry and formation mechanism play a key role in influencing the hole-making quality on the bore exit side and must be the focus of...
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Mechanics Reborn
The fifteenth century produced the first great scientific development in mechanics after the Middle Ages with the publication of Nicolas Copernicus’...
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Orbital radius kee** of floating partial space elevator in cargo transposition
A floating partial space elevator (PSE) is a PSE with a floating main satellite. This work aims to keep the orbital radius of the main satellite of a...
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Quantum Mechanics
In Chap. 14 , we covered the topic of relativity, which is concerned primarily with very large length scales in...
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Newton’s Mechanics Lectures in Cambridge
The publication of the correspondence between Newton (1642–1727) and Roger Cotes (1682–1716), reviewer and editor of the second edition of the...
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Decoupling and quasi-linearization methods for boundary value problems in relative orbital mechanics
Accurate and real-time orbit computational methods are highly required in space tasks of the space vehicles. A decoupling method and a...
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Orbital Maneuvers
A spacecraft performs propulsive maneuvers to adjust orbital parameters. There are two categories of such maneuvers: statistical (often called...
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Spacecraft Orbits and Orbital Dynamics
The trajectory of a spacecraft’s center of mass in space is called its orbit, which entails physical features such as position, velocity,...
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On-ground validation of orbital GNC: Visual navigation assessment in robotic testbed facility
CubeSats have become versatile platforms for various space missions (e.g., on-orbit servicing and debris removal) owing to their low cost and...
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Retrospective Proposals for the Orbital Correction of GSAT0201 & GSAT0202
On August 22, 2014, the first two Full Operational Capacity satellites of the Galileo constellation were launched from Kourou on a Soyuz ST-B rocket....
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Orbital Dynamics, Chaotic Orbits and Jacobi Elliptic Functions
Bertrand theorem’s states that, among central-force potentials with bound orbits, there are only two types of central-force scalar potentials with...
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Co-orbital transition of 2016 HO3
In this paper, we investigate the orbital behavior of the transition between the quasisatellite (QS) and horseshoe (HS) motions of 2016 HO 3 . Based on...
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Modeling Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Impact on Composite Truss Tubes
The growing congestion of space with large satellite constellations and the growing capabilities of on-orbit servicing assembly and manufacturing...
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Geophysical and orbital environments of asteroid 469219 2016 HO3
Asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa, also named 2016 HO3, is a small-size fast-rotating near-Earth asteroid, which is a potential target for future...
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Satellite Orbital Dynamics
Orbital dynamics is primarily concerned with the motion of orbiting celestial and man-made bodies. A well-studied specific orbital dynamics problem...
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The Natural Oscillations Theoretical Studies of Symmetric Physical Orbital Pendulum
The article is devoted to the theoretical study of metrological characteristics and calculation of the free natural oscillations period of a...
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Positron-Enabled Atomic Orbital Search Algorithm for Improved Reliability-Based Design Optimization
Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is an essential process in designing reliable engineering systems. However, most metaheuristic...