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AE 403 - Spacecraft Attitude Control
Spring 2025
Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
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Spacecraft Attitude Control | ONC | 76245 | OLC | 3 | - | Hongrui Zhao | ||
Spacecraft Attitude Control | ONL | 62470 | ONL | 3 | - | Hongrui Zhao |
Course Description
Theory and applications of spacecraft attitude dynamics and control; Euler angles, direction cosines, quaternions, and Gibbs-Rodrigues parameters; attitude sensors and control actuators; spin, three-axis active, reaction wheel, control moment gyro, and gravity gradient control systems; and environmental effects are covered in this course.
Credit Hours
3 or 4 hours
Prerequisites
Subject Area
- Aerospace Engineering