Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing of Military Spacecraft

Course #AE4818

Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months

Overview

This course covers acquisition, tracking, and pointing (ATP) design for military systems, such as spacecraft and laser beam control systems. It covers effects of structural flexibility and jitter on ATP performance, jitter control, acquisition system, tracking algorithms, laser beam control, laser beam aberration due to atmosphere and its correction by using adaptive optics, and spacecraft attitude control. The course will also cover laboratory examples of ATP designs for military systems.

Included in degrees & certificates

  • 299

Prerequisites

  • Knowledge of dynamics
  • control
  • consent of instructor
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Application Deadlines

  •  01 Apr 2024

    Summer Quarter applications due

  •  08 Jul 2024

    Fall Quarter applications due

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