University of Toronto
Institute for Aerospace Studies

AER1503H Spacecraft Dynamics and Control II
Winter 2020

This course is a continuation of Spacecraft Dynamics and Control I and primarily deals with the attitude control of rigid spacecraft and the dynamics and control of flexible spacecraft.

  • General Information
  • Course Outline
  • Assessment
  • Project

    • GENERAL INFORMATION

     Instructor 
    C. Damaren, UTIAS 172, 416-667-7704, damaren@utias.utoronto.ca

    Lectures 

    Wednesdays, 3-5pm (UTIAS Staff Lounge)

    COURSE OUTLINE

     
    No.	Topic	Notes

A       INPUT-OUTPUT and STATE-SPACE CONTROL THEORY
1       Input-Output Stability s1.pdf               
2	Lyapunov Stability Analysis s2.pdf         
3       Rigid Spacecraft Attitude Control s3.pdf
                                          s4.pdf        
4	Linear Systems s5.pdf                      
5       Observer-Based Compensator Design    
B       FLEXIBLE SPACECRAFT DYNAMICS
1       Equations of Motion (Elastic Continua) s6.pdf
2	Spatial Discretization s6b.pdf	              
3	Modal Equations                       
4	Constrained/Unconstrained Modes       
5	Modal Identities                      
C	SPACECRAFT CONTROLLER DESIGN
1	General Issues: Spillover              
2       LQG Design s7a.pdf        	               
3	H-Infinity Design s8.pdf                      
4       Positive Real Design s9.pdf

    ASSESSMENT

     
    Assignments           15%
Midterm Test          25%
Final Exam            30%	
Project Report        20%
Project Presentation  10%

    PROJECT

     Students will select a spacecraft system to model and design a control system for it. The design should be supported by analysis and simulation results. Courses projects can be selected by the student (perhaps based on a journal paper) or selected from a short list of projects provided by the instructor. A detailed written report should be handed in and students will be expected to make a half-hour presentation based on their report.
    Last updated January 7, 2020.