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4.00 Credits
Aerothermodynamics of propulsion systems, power plant selection and design, on-off design performance, component characterization, component design, component matching, optimization, and introduction to power plant and airframe integration systems for aircraft. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: AERO 401, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Fundamental principles of flight control design and the application of the Cooper-Harper test and evaluation tool to modern aerospace vehicles. Human factors, issues, and automation, case study of the space shuttle. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 420, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Principles of Global Positioning Satellite navigation systems. Kalman filter design and application to integrated navigation and guidance systems. Statistical evaluation and test methods in aerospace. Interactive computer simulations. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 420, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Model following and digital control of aerospace craft, including dynamic estimation of vehicle states using Kalman filters and adaptive compensation. Team-centered projects involving optimal attitude control in deep space, hovering vehicles, and aeroelastic systems. Survey of non-linear, fuzzy, and neural net controllers for aerospace applications. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: AERO 420, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced linear control theory techniques and analytic and computational analysis. State space system representation, solutions to linear dynamic systems, stability analysis, full-state and output feedback, controllability and observability and advanced control topics. Computational methods applied to problems in stability and control of dynamic systems. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 320, graduate standing or consent of instructor. 2007-2009 Cal Poly Catalog
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4.00 Credits
Flying qualities prediction from flight test data and reduced-order analytical models of vehicles, systems, and human pilots. Application of the Cooper- Harper flight test scale to fly-by-wire aircraft, the space shuttle, and remotely controlled vehicles include rotorcraft. Team-centered projects, reports, and presentations are required. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: AERO 420.
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4.00 Credits
Orbit determination and control. Orbit maneuvering and rendezvous. Attitude control of rigid spacecraft via reaction wheels, control moment gyros and thrusters. Modeling, analysis and control of flexible spacecraft. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 420, AERO 452, AERO 553, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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2.00 Credits
Space vehicle integration requirements and procedures. Clean room requirements and operations. Quality control and inspection. Qualification and acceptance testing requirements. Test equipment. Vibration and shock testing. Space environment and thermal-vac testing. Development of test procedures. 1 lecture, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 446. AERO 450 recommended. Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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2.00 Credits
Launch operations and vehicle integration with launch vehicle. In-orbit operations and maneuvers. Spacecraft tracking. Telemetry and command. Ground systems. Failure detection and identification. Emergency operations. 1 lecture, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 446. AERO 450 recommended. Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Application of advanced analytic engineering methods to aircraft design problems. Analysis and synthesis of advanced topics related to design of aircraft. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 522, AERO 530 and AERO 550, graduate standing or consent of instructor. Concurrent: AERO 520.
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