Includes rigid body kinematics and spacecraft attitude descriptions, torque-free attitude dynamics, static attitude determination, motion and stability due to gravity gradient torque and spinning craft, passive and active methods of attitude control, nonlinear regulator and attitude tracking feedback controlaws. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 3200, ASEN 3700, or equivalent and good knowledge of linear algebra, vector calculus, basics of ordinary differential equations.
instructor(s)
Schaub, Hanspeter
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2024
