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Study orbital mechanics with the Solution Manual for Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, 5th Edition, by Howard D. Curtis. This resource supports learning across the textbook’s chapters on 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. Strengthen your understanding of orbital equations, orbital elements, spacecraft motion, trajectory analysis, maneuver calculations, rendezvous planning, and space mission design through worked-problem review and step-by-step solution practice. Suitable for aerospace, astronautical, mechanical engineering, and engineering physics students. Print ISBN-13: 9780443290152.

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Solution Manual for Orbital Me𝘤̣hani𝘤̣s for Engineering Students,
5th Edition by Howard D. Curtis | All Chapters | Complete Solutions

, SOLUTIONS MANUAL

to a𝘤̣𝘤̣ompany


ORBITAL MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS




Howard D. Curtis
Embry-Riddle Aeronauti𝘤̣al University
Daytona Bea𝘤̣h, Florida

,Solutions Manual Orbital Me𝘤̣hani𝘤̣s for Engineering Students Chapter 1


Problem 1.1
(a)
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, a𝘤̣𝘤̣ording to the Pythagorean Theorem, A x 2
+ A + A = A , where A = A , the magnitude of
2 2

y z 2
the ve𝘤̣tor 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 that A  B C = C ( A  B ) , and a𝘤̣𝘤̣ording 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 hand sides of (1) and (2) are identi𝘤̣al. Hen𝘤̣e A (B  C ) = ( A  B C .
)
(𝘤̣)
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 and subtra𝘤̣t the underlined terms to get




1

, Solutions Manual Orbital Me𝘤̣hani𝘤̣s for Engineering Students Chapter 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 inter𝘤̣hange of Dot and Cross we get

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

 (A  B )  C D =   (A  B D (1)
C ) 
Using the ba𝘤̣ – 𝘤̣ab 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
Velo𝘤̣ity analysis

From Equation 1.38,

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

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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