PSAS "Rocket Science" Page

This page is meant for general science and research related to rockets and rocket flight.

See also: (mathematical notation) (coordinate conventions)

The Atmosphere

A Simple equation relating atmospheric pressure to altitude. Derived from the ICAO international standard atmosphere model PressureAltitude Derived.pdf ( v1.03 42k )

Geodesy

Conversion of Geodetic coordinates to the Local Tangent Plane Latitude to LocalTangent.pdf

Vehicle Dynamics

Rocket Simulator

Aerodynamics

Conversion Table for Common Pressure Units

Motor Physics

Stuff

Control

Kalman Filter Introduction

Electronics

Thermistors For Temperature Measurements

Other sources

The MIT Open Courseware project has some good aerospace related course materials available online for free. Check these out:

Aerospace page: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/index.htm
Propulsion: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-512Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
Optimal Control: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-323Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm