| ENGG 199 / ENGS 85: Lecture Schedule |
Topics Covered
Fundamentals of Space Systems |
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Class Time |
Mondays 3-5 pm, Thursdays 2-3:50 pm; X-hour Wed 4:15-5:05 pm; STK tutorials on select Tuesdays 2-3:50 pm |
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Classroom |
Cummings 200 |
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Instructors |
William Lotko (lead) wlotko@dartmouth.edu Cummings 217b |
| Oliver Brambles ojbrambles@darmouth.edu Cummings 215a | |
| Jeremy Ouellette jeo@dartmouth.edu Cummings 209a | |
| Bin Zhang bzhang@dartmouth.edu Cummings 215a | |
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Evaluation |
Weekly Problem Sets (40%); Midterm Design Review (20%); Final Design Review: Written (20%), Oral (20%) |
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Textbook |
Fundamentals of Space Systems, 2e. edited by Vincent L. Pisacane, Oxford University Press, 2005 (required) Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD. Space Technology Library, Vol. 28. edited by James R. Wertz, David F. Everett, Jeffery J. Puschell, Microcosm Press 2011 (optional but very useful for the design project) |
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1 |
Overview of Space Systems |
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Thu Jan 5 |
Course introduction; overview of space missions, space mission analysis and space system design |
Notes |
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2 |
Systems Engineering and Management |
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Mon Jan 9 |
Introduction to systems engineering and its concepts; the space system development process |
2.1-2.4 2.5.1 |
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The Space Environment |
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Thu Jan 12 |
Intro to the space environment: The sun; gravity; Earth’s atmosphere and ionosphere; geomagnetic field and its distortions in space |
2.1-2.4 2.5.1 |
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Mon Jan 16 |
Geospace and the interplanetary medium; variability and space weather; spacecraft charging; radiation environment |
2.6-2.7 Notes |
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Astrodynamics |
Project Initiation |
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Thu Jan 19 |
Introduction to dynamics and two-body central force motion |
3.1-3.3
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Mon Jan 23 |
Trajectory perturbation theory; Coordinate and time reference systems |
3.6-3.7 3.4-3.5 |
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Thu Jan 26 |
Orbit determination and spacecraft coverage |
3.8-9
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5 |
Spacecraft Propulsion, Launch Systems, and Launch Mechanics |
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Mon Jan 30 |
Launch vehicles and systems, liquid/gas propellant,
solid propellant, other propellants; |
4.7-4.10 4.2-4.4 |
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Thu Feb 2 |
Thermodynamics of rockets |
4.2
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Mon Feb 6 |
Launch flight mechanics (gravity turn, effects of
launch site, aerodynamics); |
4.5-4.6
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Thu Feb 9 |
Midterm Design Review |
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Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control |
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Mon Feb 13 |
Attitude representations, kinematics and dynamics |
5.1-5.3 5.6 |
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Thu Feb 16 |
Attitude measurements, estimation |
5.4-5.5 |
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Mon Feb 20 |
Attitude actuators and controllers; mission examples |
5.7-5.9
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Space Communications |
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Thu Feb 23 |
Introduction to space communication; propagation of radio waves; modulation system and data rate |
9.1-9.4
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Mon Feb 27 |
Space communication link design/ground station |
9.5
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Space Power Systems |
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Thu Mar 1 |
Space environment and orbital considerations; energy sources; solar cell arrays; energy storage devices; space power systems |
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Mon Mar 5 |
Final Design Review (?) |
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ENGG
199/ENGS 85 Course Information |
Thayer School of
Engineering |
Dartmouth
College
Questions? Comments? Contact
William.Lotko@Dartmouth.edu
| Phone: 6-3485