Courses Category: Private Courses

Synopsis:

This short course presents a coherent and unified framework for mathematical modeling, analysis, and control of advanced space vehicles. Spacecraft dynamics and control problems of practical interests are treated from a dynamical systems point of view. This course is based on the second edition of the AIAA textbook “Space Vehicle Dynamics and Control,” which includes over 260 pages of new material on the recent advances in dynamic modeling and control of complex spacecraft such as agile imaging satellites equipped with control moment gyros, solar sails, and very large space solar power satellites. In particular, this course will focus on a comprehensive treatment of advanced spacecraft control problems and their practical solutions obtained by applying the fundamental principles and techniques emphasized throughout the textbook. The dynamic modeling, guidance, and flight control design problem of advanced launch vehicles as well as the spacecraft dynamics and control problem of asteroid deflection missions will also be covered.

Key Topics:

• Fundamentals of orbital, attitude, and structural dynamics of space vehicles
• Classical and advanced control design methods for complex space vehicles
• Modeling and control of advanced space vehicles for future space missions
• Advanced space vehicle examples include: agile imaging satellites equipped with CMGs; large solar sails for future science missions; solar-sail missions for asteroid deflection; kinetic impactors and gravity tractors for asteroid deflection; advanced launch vehicles; and very large space solar power satellites
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Who Should Attend:

Dynamics and control analysts, space systems engineers, space mission designers, and technical managers involved with preliminary or detailed design of advanced space vehicles will find this course useful. Control researchers and graduate students will also benefit from this course that emphasizes practical control problems of complex space vehicles.

Synopsis:
High-performance Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs) have been utilized in the aerospace industry for many years, providing for inherently safe, lightweight and cost-effective storage for pressurized fluids. COPVs are commonly used for the storage of fluids for propellants in spacecraft and launch vehicles. They are also used for the storage of nitrogen and oxygen in environmental and life support systems.

Typically, the stored energy for pressurized systems in aerospace applications is equal to several pounds of trinitrotoluene (TNT) with the magnitude depending on the quantity, pressure and fluid contained. In addition to the release of this energy, the consequences of a COPV failure contain the fluid include the release of potentially hazardous fluids and the loss of the contained fluid that is no longer available for its intended purpose.

The emergence of a commercial space industry has reinforced the need for efficient and safe pressure vessels.  Safety and high reliability are achieved by adhering to rigorous processes throughout the lifecycle of a pressure vessel, including the design, manufacture, testing, handling, and operation phases.

This 2-day course introduces the basic principles governing the design and operation of Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPV). The comprehensive overview of current technological understanding will provide both engineering mechanics fundamentals and practical applications.

The course focuses on the implementation of the aerospace industry consensus standards:
ANSI/AIAA S-080A-2018 Space Systems – Metallic Pressure Vessels, Pressurized Structures, and Pressure Components
ANSI/AIAA S-081B-2018 Space Systems—Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels

Synopsis:

This course “Introduction to Space Systems” provides an introduction to the concepts and technologies of modern space systems. Space systems combine engineering, science, and external phenomena. We concentrate on scientific and engineering foundations of spacecraft systems and interactions among various subsystems. These fundamentals of subsystem technologies provide an indispensable basis for system engineering. The basic nomenclature, vocabulary, and concepts will make it possible to converse with understanding with subsystem specialists. This introductory course is designed for engineers and managers – of diverse background and varying levels of experience – who are involved in planning, designing, building, launching, and operating space systems and spacecraft subsystems and components. The course will facilitate integration of engineers and managers new to the space field into space-related projects.

Key Topics:

• Space environment and interactions
• Orbital mechanics and space mission geometry
• Overview of space mission design and applications
• Space propulsion and launch systems
• Attitude determination and control
• Communications, power, and thermal control subsystems

Who Should Attend:

The course is for engineers, scientists, and managers of diverse background and varying levels of experience, including those new to space programs, who are involved in planning, designing, building, launching, and operating space systems and spacecraft subsystems and components. The course requires a Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering.

Instructed by Bong Wie, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University