AAE 44000 - Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics

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Purdue University-Main Campus

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Credit Hours: 3.00. Description of orientation, angular velocity, and angular acceleration in terms of direction cosines, Euler parameters, and angles. Forces and moments acting on space vehicles. Attitude stability of various types of satellites in circular and elliptic orbits. Spin stabilization and gravity gradient torques. Gyroscopic devices and energy dissipation. Introduction to attitude control. Typically offered Spring. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture School of Aero and Astro Engr College Aeronautics & Astronautics Department Course Attributes: AE Dynamics & Control, Upper Division

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.purdue.edu

Phone Number:

(765) 494-4600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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