Spacecraft Dynamics & Control Specialization
In this online engineering specialization, you will master the theories and concepts of spacecraft attitude dynamics through three main topic areas: Kinematics, Kinetics, and Control.
By completing this specialization, you will be able to:
- Apply transport theorem to differentiate vectors, derive frame-dependent velocity and acceleration vectors, and solve kinematic particle problems
- Translate between sets of attitude descriptions
- 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
Courses
- Kinetics: Studying Spacecraft Motion
- Kinematics: Describing the Motions of Spacecraft
- Control of Nonlinear Spacecraft Attitude Motion
- Spacecraft Dynamics Capstone: Mars Mission