This Specialization on advanced spacecraft dynamcis and control is intended for experienced spacecraft dynamics and GNC engineers and researchers. It is assumed the viewer has completed the prior spacecraft dynamics specialization already. Through 3 courses we cover the topics of momentum-based attitude dynamics and control, we derive analytical methods to model complex spacecraft systems, and finally conclude with a captstone project course. After this course you will be prepared to model the dynamics of spacecraft systems with time varying components (reacton wheels, CMS, deployable panels, etc.).
Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Specialization
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Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Specialization
Launch your Career in Spacecraft Attitude GNC. Master Complex Spacecraft Dynamics Modeling
Instructor: Hanspeter Schaub
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4.8
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Advanced level
Recommended experience
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Modeling spacecraft with angular momentum exchange devices
Analytical methods to derive equations of motion
How to apply Holonomic and Pfaffian constraints to a dynamical description
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Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
Developing spacecraft equations of motion with momentum exchange devices
Writing and validating complex spacecraft simulations
Exploiting momentum device nullmotion to avoid singularities.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Control Systems
Category: Torque (Physics)
Category: Linear Algebra
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Differential Equations
Category: Mechanics
Category: Simulations
Category: Vibrations
Category: Angular
Category: Calculus
Category: Engineering Analysis
What you'll learn
Use virtual work methods to develop equations of motion of mechanical systems.
Understand how to use Lagrange multipliers to study constrained dynamical systems.
Be able to derive the equations of motion of a spacecraft with flexible sub-components.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Mechanics
Category: Differential Equations
Category: Applied Mathematics
Category: Calculus
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Engineering Analysis
Category: Finite Element Methods
Category: Vibrations
Category: Linear Algebra
What you'll learn
How to create and validate a simulation of a spacecraft with a hinged panel.
Investigate spacecraft dynamics with a time varying geometry.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Differential Equations
Category: Torque (Physics)
Category: Mechanics
Category: Control Systems
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Mechanical Engineering
Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
Category: Engineering Calculations
Category: Vibrations
Category: Engineering Analysis
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