Course detail

Principles of Space Flight

FSI-OZ0 Acad. year: 2016/2017 Winter semester

The beginnings of principles of astronautics. Basic principles of celestial mechanics. Kepler's laws. Manoeuvres at a Keplerian orbit. Methods used to study motions of vehicles in Space. Interplanetary trajectories. Rockets. Reusable space transportation system (Space-shuttle).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Vladimír Daněk, CSc.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Learning basic principles of celestial mechanics. Acquiring knowledge of aerospace technique (multi-reusable space transportation system, space shuttle).

Prerequisites

The basics of mathematics – differential and integral calculus, common differential equations. The basics of common mechanics – force effect on a body, kinematics, dynamics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Obtaining the classified credit of this compulsory subject: attendance at lectures (about 75%) and the final test. Classification fulfils FME BUT rules.

Aims

The goal is to familiarize students with the branch of the area of aeronautical and cosmic means of transport that develops in a progressive way and with main problems of space flights.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Compulsory subject. Lectures are optional. Compensation is done individually by self-study of recommended literature.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme M2I-P: Mechanical Engineering, Master's
branch M-LPR: Aeronautical Traffic, compulsory

Programme M2I-P: Mechanical Engineering, Master's
branch M-STL: Aircraft Design, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vladimír Daněk, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to astronautics.
2. Basic problems of space flight.
3. Definition and classification space vehicles.
4. Coordinate systems in mechanics of space flight.
5. Kepler´s laws.
6. Characteristic cosmic speeds.
7. Orbit satellites. Orbit manoeuvres.
8. Re-entry problems.
9. Interplanetary space flight.
10. Rockets engines. Launch rockets.
11. Tsiolkovsky equations.
12. Structure of launch rockets.
13. Multi-reusable space transportation system.