| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 326 pages) |
| Series |
Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering |
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Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering.
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| Contents |
Space Shuttle Performance Estimates -- Columbia Shuttle Accident Analysis -- Reentry and Landing of the Orbiter -- Hubble Space Telescope Design -- Solenoid Robot Kicker Design using BotE Techniques |
| Summary |
Engineers need to acquire Back-of-the-Envelope survival skills to obtain rough quantitative answers to real-world problems, particularly when working on projects with enormous complexity and very limited resources. In the case studies treated in this book, we show step-by-step examples of the physical arguments and the resulting calculations obtained using the quick-fire method. We also demonstrate the estimation improvements that can be obtained through the use of more detailed physics-based Back-of-the-Envelope engineering models. These different methods are used to obtain the solutions to a number of design and performance estimation problems arising from two of the most complex real-world engineering projects: the Space Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope satellite |
| Analysis |
Engineering |
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Astrophysics |
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Engineering design |
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Astronautics |
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Aerospace Technology and Astronautics |
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Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences |
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ontwerp |
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design |
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ruimtewetenschap |
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space science |
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ruimtevlucht |
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space flight |
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Engineering (General) |
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Techniek (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Aerospace engineering.
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Astrophysics.
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astrophysics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics.
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Aerospace engineering
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783642225376 |
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3642225373 |
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3642225365 |
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9783642225369 |
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1280795115 |
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9781280795114 |
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9786613705501 |
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6613705500 |
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