Turma 2024 - Engenharia Aeroespacial / USP (presencial) Presenting my book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, with a special guest message at the end !
Presenting my book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, with a special guest message at the end ! Transcript and Lesson Notes
This book can be found on Amazon: https://a.co/d/g8B1tX0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDAMENTALS OF
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This book can be found on Amazon: https://a.co/d/g8B1tX0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDAMENTALS OF
Key Takeaways
- Review the core idea: This book can be found on Amazon: https://a.co/d/g8B1tX0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDAMENTALS OF
- Understand how engineering fits into Presenting my book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, with a special guest message at the end !.
- Understand how aerospace fits into Presenting my book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, with a special guest message at the end !.
- Understand how aerospace engineering fits into Presenting my book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, with a special guest message at the end !.
- Understand how space exploration fits into Presenting my book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, with a special guest message at the end !.
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Full Transcript
This book can be found on Amazon: https://a.co/d/g8B1tX0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Content ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPACE EXPLORATION 1.1 the development of the rocket: a history of dream, achievement and terror 1.2 the era of space stations and the occupation of near space ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2 ROUTES TO THE COSMOS OR BREAKING FREE FROM EARTH'S GRAVITATIONAL SHACKLES 2.1 newton's space cannon and the tyranny of the rocket equation 2.2 tsiolkovsky's space elevator 2.3 self-propelled orbital launchers – rockets and the spaceplane ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3 THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A ROCKET AND OPTIMIZATION OF ITS LAUNCH TRAJECTORY 3.1 staging strategies for a rocket 3.1.1 determination of optimal staging – numerical method 3.1.2 determination of optimal staging – analytical method 3.2 optimization of orbital launch trajectory 3.2.1 the optimization problem and the quasi-flat earth model 3.2.2 the optimization problem and the quasi-spherical earth model ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4 ENGINES AND FUELS FOR THE PROPULSION OF ORBITAL LAUNCHERS 4.1 the main components of a rocket propulsion system 4.2 convergent-divergent nozzles – the "wheels" of the rocket 4.3 hacking the engine of the vergeltungswaffe v2 4.4 hacking the space shuttle engine ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5 THE ORBITAL REENTRY PROBLEM OR HOW TO RETURN FROM SPACE WITHOUT CRASHING ON EARTH 5.1 the aerobraking process and the "seven minutes of terror" 5.2 soft landing – zeroing orbital energy 5.3 the retropropulsive landing ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6 ORBITAL MECHANICS – DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS 6.1 understanding orbital motions and a system consisting of a single massive central body (mono-stellar) 6.1.1 circular and elliptical orbits 6.1.2 parabolic and hyperbolic orbits 6.1.3 basic formulas for orbital trajectory analysis 6.2 escaping the gravitational prison 6.3 time calculation for interplanetary trajectories 6.4 active orbital maneuvers 6.4.1 generalized hohmann transfer maneuvers 6.4.2 direct transfer maneuvers (non-hohmann) 6.4.3 orbital plane rotation 6.5 passive and combined orbital maneuvers 6.5.1 orbital rendezvous – analyzing (hacking) the trajectory of the mars reconnaissance orbiter 6.5.2 orbital flybys – hacking the trajectory of voyager 1
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What is Presenting my book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, with a special guest message at the end ! about?
This book can be found on Amazon: https://a.co/d/g8B1tX0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDAMENTALS OF
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The lesson covers engineering, aerospace, aerospace engineering, space exploration, rocket.
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