Legacy Course Catalog
A&AE 440 - Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
| Effectivity: | 01/07/2008 - Fall 2007 *** @ Purdue West Lafayette Traditional |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Instructional Types: | Lec |
| Usually Offered: | spr |
| Short Title: | Spacecraft Att Dynam |
| Description: | 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. |
| School: | Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering |
| Department: | Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Credit By Exam: | NO |
| Repeatable Flag: | NO |
| Temporary Flag: | NO |
| Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
| Honors Flag: | NO |
| Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.
