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This book presents a new approach to aerospace flight vehicle equations of motion based on a unifying tensor-based formulation. Covering the fundamental concepts of the geometry of space, applied mechanics, and aerospace engineering analysis, the author builds on these flight mechanics essentials to describe the motion of aircraft and space vehicles. Concepts are amplified by the presentation of aerospace applications in use today and that are tied directly to the material presented.The basic concepts of Cartesian analysis are developed along with the application of tensor notation to engineering analysis. Tensor notation (the Einstein summation convention) is introduced to give the reader exact component equations and to demonstrate its value in multi-variable analysis.By applying the summation notation in the analysis, the author believes that a more complete description of the dynamic problems of aerospace vehicle motion can be offered, and that this approach is already finding applications in aerospace engineering technologiesAbout the Author:David M. Henderson developed a keen interest in physics, aerodynamics and astrodynamics while in high school in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated with a BA in physics and minor studies in aeronautical engineering from The University of Wichita, now WSU, in May 1959. He worked at Boeing there until entering the U.S. Air Force where his experience was enhanced at the Vandenberg satellite tracking station as a data processing officer. He continued to work in aerospace at Cape Kennedy, in Seattle in supersonic aerodynamics and in Houston supporting NASA contracts. He also learned to fly in 1955 and became a flight instructor in1976, logging over 6000 flying hours. He has retired after 42 years of working in the field of vehicle flight dynamics. He currently lives in Lago Vista, Texas. |
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