University of Toronto
Institute for Aerospace Studies

AER506H Spacecraft Dynamics and Control I
Fall 2010

This course is a core course for fourth-year Engineering Science students in the Aerospace Option. It presents a detailed look at spacecraft orbital and attitude dynamics and control.


  • General Information
  • References
  • Course Outline and Notes
  • Assessment
  • Homework
  • Midterm Test
  • Exam

    GENERAL INFORMATION

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

    Teaching Assistant

    Stephen Takacs    UTIAS                  takacs@utias.utoronto.ca
    

    Lectures

    Mon, 2-4pm 
    Tue, 9-11am 
    

    REFERENCES

    The primary reference is the lecturer's notes.
    Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics, P. C. Hughes, John Wiley 1986.
    Spaceflight Dynamics, W. E. Wiesel, McGraw-Hill, 1989.
    Orbital Mechanics, V. A. Chobotov, AIAA Education Series, 1991.
    Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, R. R. Bate, D. D. Mueller, J. E. White, Dover 1971.
    Modern Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, M. H. Kaplan, John Wiley, 1976.
    Introductory Orbital Dynamics, F. P. J. Rimrott, Vieweg, 1989. 
    Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control, J. R. Wertz, Kluwer, 1978.
    Design of Geosynchronous Spacecraft, B. N. Agrawal, Prentice-Hall, 1986.
    

    COURSE OUTLINE AND NOTES

    No.	Topic	Notes
    
    A       Rigid Body Kinematics and Dynamics
    1       Kinematics of a Rigid Body notes1.pdf
    2	Rigid Body Dynamics        notes2.pdf
             
    B       Orbital Dynamics and Control
    3       The Two Body Problem       
    4	Orbital Perturbations	  
    5	Orbital Maneuvers         
    6	Interplanetary Trajectories                                                   
    7	The Restricted Three Body Problem
      
    C	Attitude Dynamics and Control    
    8	Torque-Free Motion                 
    9	Spin-Stabilization                 
    10	Dual-Spin Stabilization           
    11      Disturbance Torques                
    12      Gravity-Gradient Stabilization    
    13      Spin Stabilization Revisited       
    14      Active Spacecraft Attitude Control 
    15	Bias-Momentum Stabilization        
      
    

    ASSESSMENT

    Assignments      15%
    Midterm Test     25%
    Final Examinaton 60%
    

    HOMEWORK


    MIDTERM TEST


    EXAM


    Last updated January 11, 2011.