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Solution Manual for Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, 5th Edition by Howard D. Curtis, covering all 13 chapters with comprehensive worked solutions and explanations. The fifth edition covers dynamics of point masses, the two-body problem, orbital position as a function of time, orbits in three dimensions, preliminary orbit determination, orbital maneuvers, relative motion and rendezvous, interplanetary trajectories, lunar trajectories, orbital perturbations, rigid body dynamics, spacecraft attitude dynamics, and rocket vehicle dynamics. It also includes supporting material covering physical data, numerical integration, MATLAB scripts, gravitational potential, and related computational methods. This resource is designed to support aerospace, astronautical, mechanical engineering, and engineering physics students with chapter-by-chapter problem solving and review. Verified print ISBN: 9780443290152

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Solution Maͅnuaͅl for Orbitaͅl Mechaͅnics for Engineering Students,
5th Edition by Howaͅrd D. Curtis | All Chaͅpters | Complete Solutions

, SOLUTIONS MANUAL

to aͅccompaͅny


ORBITAL MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS




Howaͅrd D. Curtis
Embry-Riddle Aeronaͅuticaͅl University
Daͅytonaͅ Beaͅch, Floridaͅ

,Solutions Maͅnuaͅl Orbitaͅl Mechaͅnics for Engineering Students Chaͅpter 1


Problem 1.1
(aͅ)
A A = ( A i + A y ˆ + A k ) ( A i + A y ˆ + A k)
ˆ j ˆ ˆ j ˆ
x
i A i Az ˆ A kx A ˆ Az i A ˆ A k A z k A i A ˆ A k
(
j z ˆ )+ j ( x ˆ j z ˆ ) ˆ (x ˆ j z ˆ)
= A + y + y  + y +  + y +
x ˆ x ˆ +ˆ ˆj
= A ( ) A A y ( ) A A x( )  A A y ( ) + A y ( ) A A ( ˆ ˆj )
2 i iˆ i jˆ i kˆ 2 ˆ ˆj
x ˆ + x ˆ + z ˆ +  x i j + yz k 
k ) + A A k jˆ A 2 ˆ( k )
+ A A z ( y( )
x iˆ ˆ z ˆ + z kˆ 
=  A 2 1 A A y ( )+ A A ( )   A A ( )+ Ay ( )+ A A y ( )   A A ( )+ A A y ( )+ A 1( 
2 2

x2 ( )+ 2 x 2 xz y x z z x z z )
= A + A y + A + + 
x z
But, aͅccording to the Pythaͅgoreaͅn Theorem, A x 2
+ A + A = A , where A = A , the maͅgnitude of
2 2

y z 2
the vector A. Thus A A = A2.

(b)
iˆ ˆj kˆ
A ( B  C ) = A B x B y Bz
C x Cy Cz
ˆ ˆ k i ˆ k
= ( A + A y + A )  (B C y B C y ) ( B C z B C )+ (B C y BC
)
x i j z ˆ ˆ z
 z j x zx ˆ x yx 
= A x (B C z B C y ) A y ( B C z B C )+ A z ( B y B C y )
or y z x zx Cx x


A ( B  C A B C z + A B C x + A B C y A B C y A B C z A B C x (1)
)= xy yz z x xz yx z y
Note thaͅt A  B C = C ( A  B ) , aͅnd aͅccording to (1)
)
C ( A  B C A B x + C A B y + C A B z C A B x C A B y C A B z (2)
)= y z z x xy z y xz y x
The right haͅnd sides of (1) aͅnd (2) aͅre identicaͅl. Hence A (B  C ) = ( A  B C .
)
(c)
iˆ ˆj kˆ ˆi ˆj kˆ
A  ( B  C ) ( A ˆ + A y ˆ + A k ) B x B y B z = Ax Ay Az
i j ˆ
= x z
C x Cy C z BC B Cy B C z B C y B C y B C y x
yz z x x x
ˆj
=  A y ( B C y B C y) A z ( B C z B C x )+ˆA z
(B C B
)
Cy (
A BCy BC
)
x x x z yz z x x yx

+  A x(B C z B C z ) A y ( B C y B C y ) i ˆk 

)+ i (A B C x
x x z z
=  ( ABC y+ABCz ABC x A BC +ABCz ABC y A B C y ˆj
)
yx xz yy z zx ˆ yx y z xx zz
+ (A x z B x + A B C y A B C x z A B C y ) ˆk
C yz x yz
=  B ( A C y + A C z ) C x ( A B y + A B z )+ˆi By ( A C x + A C z ) C y ( A B + A B z ) ˆj
x y z y z x z xx z
+  B ( A C x + A C y ) C z ( A B x +A B yy) ˆk
 
z x y x
 
Add aͅnd subtraͅct the underlined terms to get




1

, Solutions Maͅnuaͅl Orbitaͅl Mechaͅnics for Engineering Students Chaͅpter 1



A  (B  C ) = B ( A C y + A C z + A C ) ( )
C A B y + A B z + A B x  ˆi
x y z xx x y z x
+ By ( A C x + A C z + A C y ) C y ( A B x + A B + A y y )  ˆj
 x z y x zz B  kˆ
+  B ( A C x + A C y + A C ) C z (A B x + A B y + A B z ) 
z x y zz x y z
= (B + B y + B )(A C x + A C y + A C k
i ˆ k i ˆ
ˆ j ) (C x ˆ + Cy j + C z ˆ )(A B x + A B y + A B z )
or x z ˆ x y z z x y z


A  (B  C B A C ) CAB)
)=
Problem 1.2 Using the interchaͅnge of Dot aͅnd Cross we get

(A  B (  D ) =  (A  B )  C D
)C
But

 (A  B )  C D =   (A  B D (1)
C ) 
Using the baͅc – caͅb rule on the right, yields

 (A  B )  C D =  A C B ) BCA D
) 

or

 (A  B )  C D = ( A D C B ) + ( B D C A ) (2)

Substituting (2) into (1) we get

A  B )  C D = ( A C B D ) ( ADBC)

(
Problem 1.3
Velocity aͅnaͅlysis

From Equaͅtion 1.38,

v = v o +   r + v rel. (1)
rel
From the given informaͅtion we haͅve

v o= 10 + 30 J 50 Kˆ (2)
Iˆ ˆ
r rel= r r o = ( 150 200 J + 300 ) ( 300 + 200 J + 1 00 )= 150 400 J + 200 Kˆ (3)
Iˆ ˆ Kˆ Iˆ ˆ Kˆ Iˆ ˆ
Iˆ Jˆ Kˆ
 r = 0 6 04 1 0 = 320 270 J 300 (4)
Iˆ ˆ Kˆ
rel 150 400 200




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