Aerospace Dynamics

Lecture Notes

LEC #	Topics
1	Aerospace Dynamics (PDF - 1.1 MB)
2	Coriolis “Demystified” (PDF - 2.4 MB)
3	Dynamics (PDF - 1.3 MB)
4	Introduction to Multiple Intermediate Frames (PDF)
5	Momentum, Angular Momentum, and Dynamics of a System of Particles (PDF)
6	Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Differential Equations (PDF - 1.4 MB)
7	Lagrange’s Equations (PDF)
8	Examples Using Lagrange’s Equations (PDF)
9	Virtual Work and the Derivation of Lagrange’s Equations (PDF)
10	Friction in Lagrange’s Equations (PDF)
11	Kinematics of Rigid Bodies (PDF - 1.6 MB)
12	Rigid Body Dynamics (PDF - 2.8 MB)
13	Axisymmetric Rotations (PDF - 2.4 MB)
14	Gyroscopes (PDF - 1.2 MB)
15	Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics (PDF - 1.4 MB)
16	Aircraft Dynamics (PDF)
17	Aircraft Longitudinal Dynamics (PDF)
18	Aircraft Lateral Dynamics (PDF - 1.5 MB)