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

Application Deadlines
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08 Jan 2024
Spring Quarter applications due
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01 Apr 2024
Summer Quarter applications due
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08 Jul 2024
Fall Quarter applications due
Academic Calendar
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08 Dec 2023
Last day of classes
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12 Dec 2023 – 14 Dec 2023
Fall Quarter final examinations
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15 Dec 2023
Fall Quarter graduation
See NPS Academic Calendar for more dates.