Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Specialization

Explore a Career in Spacecraft Attitude Analysis.. Master the theories and concepts of spacecraft attitude dynamics.

Instructor: Hanspeter Schaub

What you'll learn

  •   Apply transport theorem to differentiate vectors, derive frame dependent velocity and acceleration vectors, and solve kinematic particle problems,
  •   Translate between sets of attitude descriptions; add and subtract relative attitude descriptions for the movement of rigid bodies
  •   Apply the static stability conditions of a dual-spinner configuration to derive equations of motion for rigid bodies with momentum exchange devices
  •   Apply Lyapunov method to argue stability and convergence on a range of systems, analyze rigid body control convergence with unmodeled torque

    • Skills you'll gain

  •   Mechanics
  •   Torque (Physics)
  •   Applied Mathematics
  •   Engineering Calculations
  •   Numerical Analysis
  •   Mathematical Modeling
  •   Visualization (Computer Graphics)
  •   Verification And Validation
  •   Matlab
  •   Differential Equations
  •   Control Systems
  •   Advanced Mathematics

    • Specialization - 4 course series

    The capstone project integrates the analytical skills you build through the courses into a Mars mission concept where the attitude pointing of a small satellite is developed for different mission requirements. Numerical simulations are developed to validate the predicted closed loop attitude control.

    Kinetics: Studying Spacecraft Motion

    Control of Nonlinear Spacecraft Attitude Motion

    Spacecraft Dynamics Capstone: Mars Mission

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