AERE 4510: Astrodynamics II
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: AERE 3510
Orbit determination and prediction using Gibb's and Gauss' methods. Advanced orbit maneuvers, triple-, and fixed-impulse; universal variables; Kepler's problem. Earth gravity field models and gravity harmonics, orbit perturbations, advanced dynamics, variational methods, relative orbital mechanics, and Clohessy-Wiltshire equations.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)