The Simulations of Rocket Flight Trajectory in Standard Atmosphere
Keywords:
rocket, standard atmosphere, Runge-Kutta fourth-order Method, Radau MethodAbstract
This article presents the simulated results of rocket flight trajectories in standard atmosphere with numerical methods, including Runge-Kutta fourth-order Method and Radau Method. These simulations give agreeable results. After studying various factors such as thrust force, angle of launcher, rocket size as well as atmospheric factors, the researcher found that altitude and velocity will rise when the thrust force is increased. The angle of launcher affects movement direction provided that the distance increases while altitude will be lowered when angle of launcher is reduced. Furthermore, the altitude of the rocket will be lessened when rocket size is enlarged. The result of adding atmosphere and altitude of rocket can make the simulation even more precise and reliable.
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