AE4818: Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing of Military Spacecraft - NPS Online
Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing of Military Spacecraft
Course #AE4818
Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months
POC: NPS Online Support
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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Academic Calendar
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09 Jun 2023
Spring quarter last day of classes
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13 Jun 2023
Spring quarter final examinations begin
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15 Jun 2023
Spring quarter final examinations end