THE DYNAMICS OF ROCKET-POWERED VEHICLES,

Abstract

The report presents a set of differential equations describing the motion of a rocket-powered vehicle. These equations are derived from Newton's second and third laws of motion. The treatment implicitly includes the effects of aerodynamics, bending, and fuel sloshing. However, for application to particular problems, the theory of elasticity and of fluid dynamics (which can be found in standard texts) must be combined with the theory of rocket-powered motion. Also presented, in the form of appendices, is some of the mathematical background found to be useful in the derivation of the equations for rocket-powered motion. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0605686

Entities

People

  • John A. Thorpe
  • Richard C. Hutchinson

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamics
  • Aeroelasticity
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Elastic Properties
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Control Systems Engineering.