What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

There are 4 modules in this course

After this course, you will be able to... * Describe relative motion using rectilinear or curvilinear Hill frame coordinates, using relative orbit elements, as well as using differential orbit elements. * Develop the differential equations of relative motion for both near circular and highly elliptical chief motions * Predict the impact of perturbations on the relative motion * Understand how to setup relative orbits that remain bounded to the chief. Please note: this is an advanced course, best suited for working engineers or students with college-level knowledge in mathematics and physics. The material covered is taking from the book "Analytical Mechanics of Space Systems" available at https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/book/10.2514/4.105210.

Variation of Parameters

Spacecraft Formation Flying

Bounded Relative Motion

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