Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics
By Peter H. Zipfel

List of Figures

Chapter 1: Overview

Figure 1.1: Hierarchy of modeling and simulation.

Chapter 2: Mathematical Concepts in Modeling

Figure 2.1: Frame A and coordinate system ] A.
Figure 2.2: Vector triangle.
Figure 2.3: Radius vector.
Figure 2.4: Radius vector addition.
Figure 2.5: Displacement vector.
Figure 2.6: Vector triangle.
Figure 2.7: Vector product.
Figure 2.8: Right handedness.
Figure 2.9: Rhombus-shaped field.
Figure 2.10: Vector projection.
Figure 2.11: Missile displacement.
Figure 2.12: Line geometry.
Figure 2.13: Flight line.
Figure 2.14: Plane.
Figure 2.15: Helicopter landing patch.
Figure 2.16: Calculation of u.
Figure 2.17: Normal form of plane.
Figure 2.18: Distance measuring.
Figure 2.19: Plane projection.
Figure 2.20: Reflection.
Figure 2.21: Control forces.

Chapter 3: Frames and Coordinate Systems

Figure 3.1: Frame relationship.
Figure 3.2: Location.
Figure 3.3: Orientation.
Figure 3.4: Heliocentric frame of reference.
Figure 3.5: Inertial reference frame.
Figure 3.6: Earth frame.
Figure 3.7: Body frame.
Figure 3.8: Triad A.
Figure 3.9: Direction cosines.
Figure 3.10: Tracking coordinate system.
Figure 3.11: UAV B tracking target T with antenna A and uplinking to satellite S.
Figure 3.12: Heliocentric and inertial coordinate systems.
Figure 3.13: Orange peels of heliocentric wrt inertial coordinate systems.
Figure 3.14: Earth and inertial coordinate systems.
Figure 3.15: Geographic wrt Earth coordinates.
Figure 3.16: Body wrt geographic coordinate systems.
Figure 3.17: Wind wrt body coordinate systems.
Figure 3.18: Aeroballistic wind wrt body coordinate systems.
Figure 3.19: Spherical triangle.
Figure 3.20: Velocity wrt geographic coordinates.

Chapter 4: Kinematics of Translation and Rotation

Figure 4.1:...
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