Spacecraft attitude dynamics /

From its roots in classical mechanics and reliance on stability theory to the evolution of practical stabilization ideas, this volume covers environmental torques encountered in space; energy dissipation; motion equations for four archetypical systems; orientation parameters; illustrations of key co...

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Main Author: Hughes, Peter C. (Peter Carlisle), 1940-
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2004.
Series:Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering Ser.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:From its roots in classical mechanics and reliance on stability theory to the evolution of practical stabilization ideas, this volume covers environmental torques encountered in space; energy dissipation; motion equations for four archetypical systems; orientation parameters; illustrations of key concepts with on-orbit flight data; and typical engineering hardware. 1986 edition.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 570 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-557) and index.
ISBN:9780486140131
048614013X
9781621986010
1621986012
0486439259
9780486439259