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Author Hughes, Peter C. (Peter Carlisle), 1940-

Title Spacecraft attitude dynamics / Peter C. Hughes
Published Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 570 pages) : illustrations
Series Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering Ser
Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering Ser
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-557) and index
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Subject Space vehicles -- Attitude control systems.
Space vehicles -- Dynamics.
Astrodynamics.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Astrophysics.
Astrodynamics
Space vehicles -- Attitude control systems
Space vehicles -- Dynamics
Raumflugkörper
Stabilisierung
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780486140131
048614013X
9781621986010
1621986012
0486439259
9780486439259